Aretha Franklin - Aretha (1961) [2008, Remastered with Bonus Tracks]
R&B, Soul, Jazz, Blues, Vocal | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 45:12 | 333,20 Mb
Label: Blue Label/SPV GmbH (Germany) | Cat.# SPV 42892 CD | Released: 2008-09-08 (1961-02-27)
"Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo" is the second studio album by American singer songwriter, Aretha Franklin, released on February 27, 1961 by Columbia Records. The album is Aretha's first release for Columbia, and is also known under its working title "Right Now It's Aretha" and sometimes simply as "Aretha". Following in the footsteps of her close friend Sam Cooke, Aretha was "discovered" by famed Columbia Records producer John H. Hammond, who on the cover notes of the 1973 edition of "The Great Aretha Franklin: The First 12 Sides" mentions, that she was in fact recommended by the composer Curtis Reginald Lewis. With the support of her father, Reverend C.L. Franklin, Aretha ventured out to New York City's Columbia Record Studios to record her debut album for the label.