Az 1952-ben alapított brit könnyűzenei szaklap, a New Musical Express (NME) összegyűjtötte és rendszerezte a legjobb koncertalbumokat The 50 Greatest Live Albums Ever cím alatt. Ez az album a 16-ik a listán.
The recording was made at the Fillmore West concert hall, the storied rock venue in San Francisco, over three nights, March 5, 6 and 7 in 1971. The album opens with Aretha’s best-known song, her version of Otis Redding’s “Respect”. The album features Aretha’s take on many “hippie” anthems as Aretha and Atlantic Records executive/album producer Jerry Wexler wanted to reach out to the expected hippie audience in San Francisco. Covers include the Bread song “Make it With You”, the Stephen Stills song, “Love the One You’re With”, Diana Ross’ “Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)”, the Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” and Simon and Garfunkel’s “Bridge over Troubled Water”.
Disc: 1 – (1971)
01. Respect (Otis Redding)
02. Love The One You’re With (Stephen Stills)
03. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Paul Simon)
04. Eleanor Rigby (Lennon–McCartney)
05. Make It With You (David Gates)
06. Don’t Play That Song (Ahmet Ertegün, Betty Nelson)
07. Dr. Feelgood
08. Spirit In The Dark
09. Spirit In The Dark (Reprise)
10. Reach Out And Touch (Somebody’s Hand) (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson)
Disc: 2 – Alternates and Unused Songs (2006)
01. Respect
02. Call Me
03. Mixed-up Girl
04. Love The One You’re With
05. Bridge Over Troubled Water
06. Share Your Love With Me (Alfred Braggs, Deadric Malone)
07. Eleanor Rigby
08. Make It With You
09. You’re All I Need To Get By
10. Don’t Play That Song
11. Dr. Feelgood
12. Spirit In The Dark
13. Spirit In The Dark (Reprise)
Aretha Franklin – vocals, Fender Rhodes
Cornell Dupree – guitar
Jerry Jemmott – bass
Truman Thomas – piano
Billy Preston – organ
Bernard Purdie – drums
Pancho Morales – congas
King Curtis – saxophone, orchestra leader
Memphis Horns – horns
Brenda Bryant, Margaret Branch, Pat Smith – backing vocals
Arif Mardin – horn arrangements
Larry Wilcox – horn arrangement on “Make It With You”
Tom Dowd – horn arrangement on “Don’t Play That Song”
Ray Charles – piano on “Spirit in the Dark”
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Találatok: 65
Publication author
/Vásáry Tamás/
