Aretha in Paris
{{Short description|1968 live album by Aretha Franklin}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = Aretha in Paris
| type = live
| artist = Aretha Franklin
| cover = Aretha In Paris.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 1968
| recorded = May 7, 1968
(Paris, France)
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Deep soul, Southern soul, soul, R&B
| length =
| label = Atlantic (#8207),
Atco Remasters
| producer = Jerry Wexler
| prev_title = Aretha Now
| prev_year = 1968
| next_title = Soul '69
| next_year = 1969
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = studio
| cover = Aretha_In_Paris_UK.jpg
| border =
| alt = A Photo of Aretha Franklin performing live, used for the UK cover
| caption = UK cover
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/aretha-in-paris-mw0000123471|title=Aretha in Paris - Aretha Franklin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}
|rev2 =
|rev2score =
|rev3 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
|rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=262}}
}}
Aretha In Paris is a live album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released in 1968, by Atlantic Records. The album was recorded in Paris, France, on May 7, 1968. It reached the top 20 of Billboard{{'}}s album chart.{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/aretha-franklin/chart-history/tlp/|title=Aretha Franklin|website=Billboard}} It was reissued on compact disc through Rhino Records in the 1990s.
Track listing
- "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
- "Don't Let Me Lose This Dream" (Franklin, Teddy White)
- "Soul Serenade" (Luther Dixon, Curtis Ousley)
- "Night Life" (Willie Nelson, Walt Breeland, Paul Buskirk)
- "Baby, I Love You" (Jimmy Holiday, Ronnie Shannon)
- "Groovin'" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere)
- "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler)
- "Come Back Baby" (Ray Charles)
- "Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business)" (Franklin, Teddy White)
- "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (Franklin, Teddy White)
- "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (Ronnie Shannon)
- "Chain of Fools" (Don Covay)
- "Respect" (Otis Redding)
Personnel
- Aretha Franklin - vocals, piano
- Carolyn Franklin - background vocals
- Charnessa Jones - background vocals
- Wyline Ivey - background vocals
- Jerry Weaver - guitar
- Gary Illingworth - piano
- George Davidson - drums
- Ron Jackson - trumpet
- David Squire - baritone saxophone
- Donald "Buck" Waldon - tenor saxophone
- Charlie Gabriel - tenor saxophone
- Donald Townes - trumpet
- Little John Wilson - trumpet
- Miller Brisker - tenor saxophone
- Rene Pitts - trombone
- Rodderick Hicks - bass
- Russell Conway - trumpet
Charts
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scope="col"| Chart (1968)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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{{album chart|Billboard200|13|artist=Aretha Franklin|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 6, 2022}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|2|artist=Aretha Franklin|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 6, 2022}} |
References
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Category:Albums produced by Jerry Wexler
Category:Aretha Franklin live albums
Category:Atlantic Records live albums
Category:Atco Records live albums
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