Aretha Now

Aretha Now
Studio album by Aretha Franklin
Released	June 14, 1968
Recorded	December 16, 1967 - April 18, 1968 at Atlantic Studios, New York City
Genre	Deep soul, southern soul, soul
Length	29:30
Label	Atlantic (#8186)
Producer	Jerry Wexler
Aretha Franklin chronology
Lady Soul (1968) Aretha Now (1968) Aretha in Paris (1968)

Aretha Now is a gold-certified 1968 album by Aretha Franklin. It reached #5 on Billboard's album chart. In the 1990s this recording was reissued on compact disc through Rhino Records.

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Track listing

1. "Think" (Franklin, Teddy White) - 2:19
2. "I Say a Little Prayer" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 3:36
3. "See Saw" (Steve Cropper, Don Covay) - 2:46
4. "Night Time Is the Right Time" (Big Bill Broonzy) - 4:50
5. "You Send Me" (Sam Cooke) - 2:29
6. "You're a Sweet Sweet Man" (Ronnie Shannon) - 2:19
7. "I Take What I Want" (Isaac Hayes, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges, David Porter) - 2:33
8. "Hello Sunshine" (Jimmy Cliff, King Curtis, Ronald Dean Miller) - 3:03
9. "A Change" (Dorian Burton, Clyde Otis) - 2:27
10. "I Can't See Myself Leaving You" (Ronnie Shannon) - 3:01

Personnel

• Aretha Franklin: lead vocals (all), piano (1-5, 7, 10)
• Spooner Oldham: organ (1, 5), electric piano (3, 6, 7, 10), piano (8)
• Tommy Cogbill: guitar (1-3, 10), bass (6, 8, 9)
• Jimmy Johnson: guitar (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
• Bobby Womack: guitar (6, 8, 9)
• Jerry Jemmott: bass (1-5, 7, 10)
• Roger Hawkins: drums (all)
• The Sweet Inspirations: background vocals (all)
• Carolyn Franklin: background vocals (6, 8, 9)
• Horns:
  • Wayne Jackson: trumpet
  • Charlie Chalmers: tenor saxophone
  • Andrew Love: tenor saxophone
  • Floyd Newman: baritone saxophone
  • Willie Bridges: baritone saxophone (1, 3-5, 7, 10)
  • Bernie Glow: trumpet
  • Melvin Lastie: trumpet
  • Joe Newman: trumpet
  • Tony Studd: bass trombone
  • King Curtis: tenor saxophone
  • Seldon Powell: tenor saxophone
  • Frank Wess: tenor saxophone, flute
  • Haywood Henry: baritone saxophone (6, 8)
• All arrangements by Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin

Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album

Year	Chart	Chart position
1968	Pop Albums	#3
1968	Black Albums	#1
1968	Jazz Albums	#9

External links

• Aretha Now at Allmusic