Aretha Franklin - Take It Like You Give It + Take A Look (2021)

Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin's late 1967 album for Columbia is back on 2-in-1! This CD couples "Take It Like You Give It," released on Columbia in 1967, the year after her 1966 album "Soul Sister," with "Take a Look," her final album for Columbia released the same year. This is a good disc that includes a wide range of songs from standards to funky R&B and Jazzy tunes. The two albums are full of great songs, including the nostalgic M-13 in an all-day style and the swingy and light M-14, but the slow and medium songs, including M-2, M-17, and the relaxed M-7, are worth a listen for their outstanding singing ability. A must-have for fans of the "Queen of Soul" whose transitional period is condensed into a single disc! Commentary: Takatsugu Arai

Tracklist:

TAKE IT LIKE YOU GIVE IT:
1-1 Aretha Franklin - Why Was I Born? [2:53]
1-2 Aretha Franklin - I May Never Get To Heaven [3:29]
1-3 Aretha Franklin - Tighten Up Your Tie, Button Up Your Jacket (Make It For The Door) [1:59]
1-4 Aretha Franklin - Her Little Heart Went To Loveland [2:36]
1-5 Aretha Franklin - Lee Cross (Take It Like You Give It) [2:54]
1-6 Aretha Franklin - Take It Like You Give It [1:49]
1-7 Aretha Franklin - Only The One You Love [2:24]
1-8 Aretha Franklin - Deeper [2:05]
1-9 Aretha Franklin - Remember Me [2:14]
1-10 Aretha Franklin - Land Of Dreams [2:14]
1-11 Aretha Franklin - A Little Bit Of Soul [2:20]

TAKE A LOOK:
1-12 Aretha Franklin - Lee Cross (Take A Look) [2:56]
1-13 Aretha Franklin - Operation Heartbreak [3:00]
1-14 Aretha Franklin - Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home [2:21]
1-15 Aretha Franklin - I’ll Keep On Smiling [2:48]
1-16 Aretha Franklin - I Won’t Cry Anymore [2:49]
1-17 Aretha Franklin - Take A Look [2:44]
1-18 Aretha Franklin - Won’t Be Long [3:04]
1-19 Aretha Franklin - Until You Were Gone [3:09]
1-20 Aretha Franklin - Blue Holiday [2:55]
1-21 Aretha Franklin - Follow Your Heart [2:29]