Satisfaction/You Are My Sunshine/Never Let Me Go/96 Tears/Prove It/Night Life/That’s Life/I Wonder/Ain’t Nobody (Gonna Turn Me Around)/Going Slow Down/Baby I Love You
A quick follow up LP from Aretha Franklin to capitalize on the success of her debut Atlantic album, Aretha Arrives includes the US No. 4 hit single Baby I Love You. (US:5)
"No one can deny the great talent which is Aretha Franklin. Her voice, her personality make you feel the songs - this is soul music at its best. Aretha Arrives does not include any of her best known songs, but it's a great album to listen to when you're fed up with Aretha's overplayed tracks."
"Aretha Arrives was released to keep up the momentum, which explains the large number of cover songs here. Her version of The Rolling Stones Satisfaction gets right down to business; a frantic, upbeat stomper with Aretha turning it into a crazed, gospel, rock & soul joint."
"This record was released a few months after her more famous debut for Atlantic Records, and because of this has been unfairly overlooked by critics, and the record buying public. In 1967 Aretha Franklin, was at the height of her powers, and this shows the way she turns a ragbag collection of songs into a soul masterpiece. The musical arrangements are perfect, admirably complementing Aretha's vocals."
"The covers are well chosen and often very different sounding than the usual versions we've all heard. The new songs like Baby I Love You and Prove It are pretty awesome as well, showing off her vocal greatness in myriad ways. She can lay down a unique interpretation or she can just belt it."
"Its got much to recommend it, furiously funky versions of Satisfaction and 96 Tears. She really lays it out on That's Life and the hit Baby I Love You. You Are My Sunshine exhibits her love for Ray Charles with a version verging on the apocalyptic."
"Aretha Arrives is the equal to any classic soul album and deserves to be remembered as such."
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