The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin
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| Studio album by Aretha Franklin | ||||
| Released | August 13, 1962 | |||
| Recorded | April 27; May 4–5; May 11, 1962 at Columbia Recording Studios, (New York City, New York) |
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| Genre | Jazz, Soul, traditional pop | |||
| Length | 35:21 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Robert Mersey | |||
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The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin is the fourth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, Released on August 13, 1962 by Columbia Records. It was her first album to achieve any commercial success, reaching #69 on the Billboard pop album charts. Unlike its predecessor, however, it did not have a hit single. The album was recorded at Columbia Recording Studios, 799 Seventh Avenue, New York.
"Aretha is a natural. No matter what she sings - new songs like Without the One You Love (which she herself wrote) and Don't Cry, Baby or time-tested standards like Try a Little Tenderness and I Apologize - she is completely free, uninhibited and thrilling", Billy James, said.
"...Every step of the way, Aretha has grown. She has developed strength, assurance and style. She can be tender and moving, and she can swing. But there are none of the phony "hup's", "hey's" and "ho's" that are used liberally by performers anxious to tell the world that they are swingers. Instead, Aretha uses something else: talent. In a word, is a natural."
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