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Nearly every music legend leaves behind a slew of unreleased songs, alternate takes of released tunes, and live and demo material. To collectors, such detritus from the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and others is manna from heaven. Aretha Franklin's first six years with Atlantic Records generated its own sheaf of unreleased songs and rarities, lovingly compiled into a chronological two-CD collection. Raw 1966 demos of her first Atlantic hit "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" and "Dr. Feelgood" from her debut album open the gates to an embarrassment of riches from 1967 to 1973, most eventually recorded for other albums. The explosive, gospel-flavored "The Letter" and "It Was You," recorded during the Aretha Arrives sessions, are masterpieces, as is her extraordinary spin on the Beatles' "The Fool on the Hill," given to Franklin by Paul McCartney and released on Magical Mystery Tour only after her version never appeared. Her soulful take on "My Cup Runneth Over" renders Ed Ames's syrupy '60s-pop version irrelevant and it's difficult to see why the down-and-dirty blues "Do You Know" from her Other Side of the Sky sessions never appeared. A live duet with Ray Charles on Duke Ellington's "Ain't But the One" from a 1973 Ellington salute on CBS is followed by an eloquent takes on Etta James's hit "At Last" and Nat King Cole's "Love Letters." With knowing, poignant reminiscences from Atlantic's legendary Jerry Wexler, Franklin's producer during these years, it's an overdue, eminently fulfilling journey beyond her classics. - amazon.com

Including art work.

DISC 1:
01. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
02. Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business)
03. Sweet Bitter Love
04. It Was You
05. The Letter
06. So Soon
07. Mr. Big
08. Talk To Me, Talk To Me
09. The Fool On The Hill
10. Pledging My LoveThe Clock
11. You're Taking Up Another Man's Place
12. You Keep Me Hangin' On
13. I'm Trying To Overcome
14. My Way
15. My Cup Runneth Over
16. You're All I Need To Get By (Take 1)
17. You're All I Need To Get By (Take 2)
18. Lean On Me

DISC 2:
01. Rock Steady
02. I Need A Strong Man
03. Heavenly Father
04. Sweetest Smile And The Funkiest Style
05. This Is
06. Tree Of Life
07. Do You Know
08. Can You Love Again
09. I Want To Be With You
10. Suzanne
11. That's The Way I Feel About Cha
12. Ain't But The One
13. The Happy Blues
14. At Last
15. Love Letters
16. I'm In Love
17. Are You Leaving Me