{"product_id":"pre-order-aretha-franklin-aretha-now-analogue-productions-45rpm-lp","title":"Aretha Franklin - Aretha Now - Analogue Productions 45rpm LP","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"description\" class=\"tab-pane fade active in\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnalogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCelebrating the 75th Anniversary of Atlantic Records!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes the knockout anthem \"Think\"!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e180-gram 45 RPM double LP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original master tape\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePressed at Quality Record Pressings\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTip-on old style gatefold double pocket jacket by Stoughton Printing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAretha Franklin had some modest success as a singer of standards and torch songs, during her tenure with Columbia Records in the early- and mid-'60s, but it wasn't until she signed with Atlantic Records in 1967 that she found her true voice, becoming, in essence, the Aretha Franklin the world came to love — the Queen of Soul!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1968 was a watershed year for Franklin. In January, she released\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLady Soul\u003c\/em\u003e, one of her finest and most popular albums — a No. 2 record that featured her take on Carole King's \"(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman\" and the immortal \"Chain of Fools.\" She closed out the year with her first live album,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAretha In Paris\u003c\/em\u003e, performing some of her best Atlantic material in a concert setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSandwiched between those two records was\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAretha Now\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, a continuation of the great, grooving R\u0026amp;B she'd made her own since signing with Atlantic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide One is a flat-out classic. It starts with \"Think,\" the timeless empowerment anthem, with its gospel call and response and \"Freedom!\" refrain-truly one of the '60s great soul songs. A reinvention of the Bacharach\/David hit \"I Say a Little Prayer\" follows, as Franklin both leads and yields to the Sweet Inspirations, whose harmonies define this new version of the Dionne Warwick hit. A slinky take on \"See Saw\" leads into Franklin's brassy cover of \"The Night Time is the Right Time,\" taking the sweaty Nappy Brown\/Ray Charles bedroom come-on to church, as only Franklin could do it. She also takes a spritely stroll through Sam Cooke's \"You Send Me,\" ending the side on a romantic high.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake a breath before flipping over to Side Two — you're going to need it, not just to recover from the string of knockouts on Side One, but also to marshal the energy you'll need to dance through the up-tempo stunners to come. Roger Hawkins' drums are the first thing you hear when the needle hits the groove-the count in to \"You're a Sweet, Sweet Man,\" which gets the head bobbing. By the time Franklin sprints through the Clyde Otis tune \"A Change,\" you'll be shimmying across whatever floor you happen to be standing on. It all leads up to the album closer, the simmering \"I Can't See Myself Leaving You,\" an R\u0026amp;B chart smash with an understated vocal that should be considered among Franklin's finest performances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAretha Now\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas a hit album in its own right, but it's sometimes overlooked, standing as it does in the shadow of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLady Soul\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eStill\u003cem\u003e, Aretha Now\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an effortless-sounding showcase of her range and versatility; portraying her talent for not only elevating any song she sang, but to make it completely hers in such a way that it's impossible to imagine anyone else singing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis definitive deluxe 180-gram 45 RPM 2LP Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series) reissue of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAretha Now \u003c\/em\u003e, is mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original master tape, and is pressed on 180-gram double LP at Quality Record Pressings. Housed in a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etip-on old style gatefold double pocket jacket by Stoughton Printing\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"tracks\" class=\"tab-pane fade active in\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 1 Side A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Think\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. I Say A Little Prayer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. See Saw\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 1 Side B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Night Time Is The Right Time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. 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