Album Reviews7/10
Take It Like You Give It: Aretha Franklin’s 1967 Turning Point Earns a 7/10
A record wherein Aretha turns from Columbia's early work toward the soul sound that should define her Atlantic rise.
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Album Reviews6/10
Let Me in Your Life”: How Strings Buried the Singer on This 1974 Album
A review of Aretha Franklin's 1974 album Let Me in Your Life, weighing its polished MOR production against her unmatched vocal power.
Album Reviews2/10
‘The Electrizing Aretha Franklin’: Promise, Not Achievement
A look back at Aretha Franklin's 1962 debut album, a promising start that hints at the greatness yet to come.
Album Reviews2/10
Aretha Franklin’s ‘Hey Now Hey’: Flashes of Brilliance, Too Much Filler
A review of Aretha Franklin's 1973 album, a transitional record with highs like 'Somewhere' and lows like 'That's the Way I Feel About Cha.'
Album Reviews7/10
Fifteen Years On, Aretha Franklin’s ‘A Woman Falling Out of Love’ Still Sounds Like Nothing Else
Aretha Franklin's 'A Woman Falling Out of Love' is a slow-motion funeral of a breakup, sung with raw soul and gospel fire.
Album Reviews7/10
Aretha Franklin’s What You See Is What You Sweat Trades Control for Fame — 7/10
A review of Aretha Franklin's 1991 album What You See Is What You Sweat, weighing its honest highs against its commercial filler.
Album Reviews6.6/10
Twelve Years On, This Covers Collection Proves Aretha Franklin’s Raw Power Endures
A voice so vast it makes ten old songs feel new again, upon this covers record wherein the diva herself proves her reign.
Album Reviews2/10
Sweet Passion: Aretha Franklin’s Voice Is Stronger Than the Songs She’s Singing
A record of a great voice trapped within songs unworthy of it, a tale of one singer's struggle against the material.
Album Reviews8/10
Aretha Franklin and Rev. C.L. Franklin Lead a Church Choir Through Gospel’s Peaks on ‘Only a Look’
A solemn record of preaching and singing, wherein a father's voice and his daughter's blend with a choir into one holy service.
Album Reviews6/10
Aretha Franklin’s ‘Soft and Beautiful’: A Great Singer’s Missed Opportunity
A look back at Aretha Franklin's Soft and Beautiful, a 1969 pop record that asks her to sit still and smile.