Queen In Waiting - The Columbia Years 1960-65

Before Aretha Franklin rose to fame, she was signed to Columbia Records. This 3LP compilation album is a collection of some of Aretha's most notable songs during her time at Columbia from 1960 to 1965. The Queen in Waiting highlights Franklin's jazz and big-band recordings, and includes the songs "Won't Be Long", "Walk On By", "Today I Sing The Blues" and "Try A Little Tenderness" a.o.

The Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years 1960-1965 is available as a 3LP limited edition of 2000 individually numbered copies on gold & black marbled vinyl and comes with three printed inner sleeves.

Tracklist

SIDE A
1. NOBODY LIKE YOU
2. ONCE IN A WHILE
3. MAYBE I'M A FOOL
4. MUDDY WATER
5. BILL BAILEY, WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME? (ALTERNATE VERSION)
6. HARD TIMES (NO ONE KNOWS BETTER THAN I)
7. TODAY I SING THE BLUES
8. WON'T BE LONG

SIDE B
1. NOBODY KNOWS THE WAY I FEEL THIS MORNING
2. EVIL GAL BLUES
3. LEE CROSS
4. WALK ON BY
5. I WONDER (WHERE ARE YOU TONIGHT)
6. GOD BLESS THE CHILD

SIDE C
1. BLUE HOLIDAY
2. LOOKING THROUGH A TEAR
3. TINY SPARROW
4. HERE TODAY AND GONE TOMORROW
5. LITTLE BROWN BOOK
6. WITHOUT THE ONE YOU LOVE
7. THIS BITTER EARTH

SIDE D
1. JUST FOR A THRILL
2. SKYLARK
3. SKYLARK (ALTERNATE VERSION)
4. TROUBLE IN MIND
5. RUNNIN' OUT OF FOOLS
6. DRINKING AGAIN

SIDE E
1. LAUGHING ON THE OUTSIDE (CRYING ON THE INSIDE)
2. WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MADE
3. SOULVILLE
4. YOU'LL LOSE A GOOD THING
5. TAKE A LOOK
6. CRY LIKE A BABY
7. I WISH I DIDN'T LOVE YOU SO

SIDE F
1. ONLY THE LONELY
2. PEOPLE
3. MOCKINGBIRD
4. UNTIL YOU WERE GONE
5. MY COLORING BOOK
6. TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS