Hughesy's assessment: With anyone else, an exercise like this might suggest a bit of scraping around the bottom of the barrel, but this is Aretha, and it truly was a golden reign. Outstanding, and these, effectively, are the also rans!
Track listing: I Never Love a Man (The Way I Love You) (Demo); Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business) (Demo); Sweet Bitter Love; It Was You; The Letter; So Soon (Aretha Arrives Outtakes); Mr. Big (Aretha Now Outtake); Talk To Me, Talk To Me (Soul '69 Outtake); The Fool on the Hill (This Girl's in Love with You Outtake); Pledging My Love/ The Clock (Single B-Side); You're Taking Up Another Man's Place (Spirit in the Dark Outtake); You Keep Me Hangin' On; I'm Trying To Overcome (This Girl's in Love with You/ Spirit in the Dark Outtakes); My Way (Spirit in the Dark Outtake); My Cup Runneth Over (Young, Gifted and Black Outtake); You're All I Need to Get By (Take 1); You're All I Need to Get By (Take 2); Lean On Me (Single B-Side); Rock Steady (Alternate Mix); I Need A Strong Man (The To-To Song); Heavenly Father (Young, Gifted and Black Outtakes); Sweetest Smile and the Funkiest Style; This Is; Tree of Life; Do You Know; Can You Love Again; I Want to Be With You; Suzanne; That's The Way I Feel About Cha (Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) Outtakes); Ain't But The One (with Ray Charles); The Happy Blues; At Last; Love Letters; I'm In Love (Alternate Vocal) (Let Me in Your Life Outtakes); Are You Leaving Me (Demo)
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