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The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin

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The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin
Studio album by
Aretha Franklin
ReleasedAugust 13, 1962[1]
RecordedApril 27; May 4–5; May 11, 1962
StudioColumbia Recording Studio,
(New York City, New York)
Genre
Length35:21
LabelColumbia
ProducerRobert Mersey[2]
Aretha Franklin chronology
The Electrifying Aretha Franklin
(1961) 		The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin
(1962) 		Laughing on the Outside
(1963)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin is the third studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released in 1962 by Columbia Records.[4] It was her first album to achieve any commercial success, reaching number 69 on the Billboard pop album charts.[6] Unlike its predecessor, however, it did not have a hit single. The album was recorded at Columbia Recording Studio, in New York City.[7]

Track listing

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Side One

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  1. "Don't Cry, Baby" (Saul Bernie, James P. Johnson, Stella Unger) – 3:23
  2. "Try a Little Tenderness" (James Campbell and Reginald Connelly, Harry M. Woods) – 3:16
  3. "I Apologize" (Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart, Ed Nelson) – 2:53
  4. "Without the One You Love" (Aretha Franklin) – 2:48
  5. "Look for the Silver Lining" (Jerome Kern, B. G. DeSylva) – 3:04
  6. "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" (Ray Henderson, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young) – 2:42

Side Two

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  1. "Just for a Thrill" (Lil Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye) 2:33
  2. "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) – 3:03
  3. "I'm Wandering" (Berry Gordy, Jr., Tyran Carlo) – 3:27
  4. "How Deep Is the Ocean" (Irving Berlin) – 2:48
  5. "I Don't Know You Anymore" (Gary Geld, Peter Udell) – 2:50
  6. "Lover Come Back to Me" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:35

Mono Mixes

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Bonus tracks on reissue

  1. "Trouble In Mind" (Richard M. Jones) – 2:15
  2. "Without the One You Love" – 2:46
  3. "Don't Cry, Baby" – 3:14
  4. "I'm Wandering" – 3:25
  5. "Try a Little Tenderness" – 3:14
  6. "I Apologize" – 2:52
  7. "Lover Come Back to Me" – 2:34
  8. "I Don't Know You Anymore" – 2:47

Personnel

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  • Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
  • Robert Mersey – producer, personal supervisor, arrangements, conductor
  • Don Hunstein – cover photography

Charts

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Year Chart Position
1962 Billboard Pop Albums 69

References

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  1. ^ The Tender, The Moving, The Swinging Aretha Franklin at Discogs - Discogs
  2. ^ Bego, Mark (September 18, 2018). Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-5107-4508-7 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "The Tender, The Moving, The Swinging Aretha Franklin - Aretha Franklin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 585.
  5. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 262.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2001). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums, 1955–2001. Record Research. p. 311.
  7. ^ "The Swingin' Aretha". Ebony. 19 (5): 90. March 1964.
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