The Queen In Waiting (The Columbia Years 1960-1965)

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.

Available on vinyl for the first time Limited edition of 2000 individually numbered copies on gold & black marbled vinyl

Tracklist

A1.   Nobody Like You.   2:21
A2.   Once In A While.   2:30
A3.   Maybe I'm A Fool.   3:14
A4.   Muddy Water.   2:24
A5.   Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home? (Alternate Version).   2:14
A6.   Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I).   3:08
A7.   Today I Sing The Blues.   2:44
A8.   Won't Be Long.   3:18

B1.   Nobody Knows The Way I Feel This Morning.   5:10
B2.   Evil Gal Blues.   2:40
B3.   Lee Cross.   3:20
B4.   Walk On By.   2:50
B5.   I Wonder (Where Are You Tonight).   3:20
B6.   God Bless The Child.   3:02

C1.   Blue Holiday.   2:53
C2.   Looking Through A Tear.   3:02
C3.   Tiny Sparrow.   2:48
C4.   Here Today And Gone Tomorrow.   3:27
C5.   Little Brown Book.   3:17
C6.   Without The One You Love.   2:46
C7.   This Bitter Earth.   4:33

D1.   Just For A Thrill (Album Version).   2:54
D2.   Skylark.   2:50
D3.   Skylark (Alternate Version).   4:03
D4.   Trouble In Mind.   2:56
D5.   Runnin' Out Of Fools.   2:42
D6.   Drinking Again.   3:27

E1.   Laughing On The Outside (Crying On The Inside) (Album Version).   3:15
E2.   What A Diff'rence A Day Makes.   3:31
E3.   Soulville.   2:26
E4.   You'll Lose A Good Thing (Album Version).   2:39
E5.   Take A Look (Alternate Version).   2:41
E6.   Cry Like A Baby.   2:12
E7.   I Wish I Didn't Love You So .   2:54

F1.   Only The Lonely.   4:53
F2.   People (From Funny Girl).   4:18
F3.   Mockingbird.   2:47
F4.   Until You Were Gone.   3:14
F5.   My Coloring Book.   4:07
F6.   Try A Little Tenderness.   3:14