【収録曲】
SIDE ONE
1.SPANISH HARLEM
(By Jerry Leiber & Phil Spector ; Hill & Range-Trio,BMI.Time : 3:30)
Recorded at Atlantic South,Criteria Studios,Miami,Florida
Recording engineers : Ron Albert & Chuck Kirkpatrick
Strings & horns arranged by Arif Mardin.
PRODUCED BY JERRY WEXLER,TOM DOWD & ARIF MARDIN
2.CHAIN OF FOOLS
(By Don Covay ; Pronto-14th Hour,BMI.Time : 2:45)
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studio,New York,N.Y.
Recording engineer : Tom Dowd
PRODUCED BY JERRY WEXLER
3.DON’T PLAY THAT SONG
(By Ahmet Ertegün & Betty Nelson ; Hill & Range,BMI.Time : 2:48)
Recorded at Atlantic South-Criteria Studios,Miami,Florida
Recording engineers : Ron Albert & Chuck Kirkpatrick
Horns arranged by Tom Dowd.
Strings arranged by Arif Mardin.
PRODUCED BY JERRY WEXLER,TOM DOWD & ARIF MARDIN
4.I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER
(By Burt Bacharach & Hal David ; Blue Seas-Jac,ASCAP. Time : 3:30)
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studio,New York,N.Y.
Recording engineer : Tom Dowd
PRODUCED BY JERRY WEXLER
5.DR.FEELGOOD
(By Aretha Franklin & Ted White ; Pronto-14th Hour,BMI.Time : 3:18)
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studio,New York,N.Y.
Recording engineer : Tom Dowd
Horns arranged by Tom Dowd,King Curtis & Arif Mardin.
PRODUCED BY JERRY WEXLER
6.LET IT BE
(By John Lennon & Paul McCartney ; Maclean,BMI. Time : 3:28)
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studio,New York,N.Y.
Recording engineers : Adrian Barber & Jerome Gasper
PRODUCED BY JERRY WEXLER,TOM DOWD & ARIF MARDIN
7.DO RIGHT WOMAN-DO RIGHT MAN
(By Dan Penn & Chips Moman ; Press,BMI. Time : 3:15)
Recorded at Fame Recording Studios,Muscle Shoals,Alabama
Recording engineer : Rick Hall
PRODUCED BY JERRY WEXLER

SIDE TWO
1.BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
(By Paul Simon ; Charing Cross,BMI. Time : 5:31)
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studio,New York,N.Y.
Recording engineer : Gene Paul
PRODUCED BY JERRY WEXLER,TOM DOWD & ARIF MARDIN
2.RESPECT
(By Otis Redding ; East/Memphis-Time-Redwal,BMI. Time : 2:26)
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studio,New York,N.Y.
Recording engineer : Tom Dowd
Horns arrangement by Tom Dowd , King Curtis & Arif Mardin.
PRODUCED BY JERRY WEXLER
3.BABY I LOVE YOU
(By Ronnie Shannon ; Pronto-14th Hour , BMI. Time : 2:39)
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studio,New York,N.Y.
Recording engineer : Tom Dowd
Horns arrangement by Arif Mardin.
PRODUCED BY JERRY WEXLER
4.(You Make Me Feel Like) A NATURAL WOMAN
(By Gerry Goffin , Jerry Wexler & Carole King ; Screen Gems-Columbia , BMI . Time : 2:39)
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studio,New York,N.Y.
Recording engineer : Tom Dowd
Strings & Horns arranged by Ralph Burns
PRODUCED BY JERRY WEXLER
5.I NEVER LOVED A MAN (The Way I Love You)
(By Ronnie Shannon ; Pronto-14th Hour , BMI. Time : 2:47)
Recorded. at Fame Recording Studios , Muscle Shoals , Alabama
Recording engineer : Rick Hall
Horns arranged by Charles Chalmers.
PRODUCED BY JERRY WEXLER
6.YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY
(By Nickolas Ashford & Valerie R. Shimpson ; Jobete , BMI . Time : 3:34)
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studio,New York,N.Y.
Recording engineer : Gene Paul
Strings arranged by Arif Mardin.
PRODUCED BY JERRY WEXLER & ARIF MARDIN
7.CALL ME
(By Aretha Franklin ; Pundit , BMI . Time : 3:18)
Recorded at Atlantic South,Criteria Studios,Miami,Florida
Recording engineers : Ron Albert , Chuck Kirkpatrick & Lewis Hahn
Strings & horns arranged by Arif Mardin.
PRODUCED BY JERRY WEXLER , TOM DOWD & ARIF MARDIN
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Cover Photo : Ken Cunningham
Cover design : Loring Eutemey

オリジナル盤は1971年リリース。
僕が購入したものはジャケットに貼られているラベルを見る限り、2016年に再発売されたものではないかと思われる。
2021年に公開された映画「Respect」に感銘を受けて購入。
1967年から所属していたアトランティック・レコード時代の楽曲がまとめられているようだ。

アレサ・フランクリンは、1942年3月25日生まれ、2018年8月16日に逝去したアメリカの歌手である。
音楽性はジャンルで言うと、ゴスペル・ソウル・R&Bのブラック・ミュージックである。
父親が教会の牧師であったため、教会で歌われていたゴスペルがルーツとなっている。
1961年にポップス歌手としてデビューしたが売れず、1966年にゴスペルをベースとしたソウルに転向しブレイク。生涯にわたり「ソウルの女王」の異名を持つ代表的な歌手となった。

現代のポピュラー音楽に多大な影響を与えたブラック・ミュージックを知る足掛かりとして、本作は申し分ない１枚と言える。