Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul
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Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul is a 2007 two-disc compilation album featuring unreleased and rare songs by Aretha Franklin
recorded between 1966 and 1973 on Atlantic Records
. The liner notes, nominated for a Grammy at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, were co-written by the late Jerry Wexler
, who was responsible for producing the sound which solidified Franklin as a legend, and David Ritz
, who co-authored Franklin's 1999 autobiography.
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...
recorded between 1966 and 1973 on Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
. The liner notes, nominated for a Grammy at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, were co-written by the late Jerry Wexler
Jerry Wexler
Gerald "Jerry" Wexler was a music journalist turned music producer, and was regarded as one of the major record industry players behind music from the 1950s through the 1980s...
, who was responsible for producing the sound which solidified Franklin as a legend, and David Ritz
David Ritz
David Ritz is an American author, most of whose books are biographies of soul music and R&B legends such as Ray Charles, Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, and Janet Jackson. On four occasions, his co-authored autobiographies of musicians have been awarded the Ralph J...
, who co-authored Franklin's 1999 autobiography.