Lady Soul is a
soul album by
Aretha Franklin, released on
January 22,
1968 (see
1968 in music). The album was her second chart-topper, and included one of her biggest hit singles, "Chain of Fools".
Lady Soul peaked at #1, #2 and #3 on Billboard's Black Albums, Pop Albums and Jazz Albums charts. The single "Ain't No Way" peaked at #9 on the Black Singles chart, and #16 on the Pop Singles chart.
Track listing
- Chain of Fools (Covay)
- Money Won't Change You (Brown/Jones)
- People Get Ready (Mayfield)
- Niki Hoeky (Vegas/Vegas)
- (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Goffin/King/Wexler)
- Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby) (Franklin/White)
- Good to Me As I Am to You (Franklin)
- Come Back Baby (Charles)
- Groovin' (Brigati/Cavaliere)
- Ain't No Way (Franklin/Franklin)
Personnel
- Aretha Franklin - Piano, Vocals
- Joe South - Guitar
- Bobby Womack - Guitar
- King Curtis - Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
- Joe Newman - Trumpet
- Ralph Burns - Conductor
- Seldon Powell - Flute, Horn, Sax (Tenor)
- Ellie Greenwich - Vocals (bckgr)
- Carolyn Franklin - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- Erma Franklin - Vocals (bckgr)
- The Sweet Inspirations - Vocals (bckgr)
- Gene Chrisman - Drums
- Cissy Houston - Vocals
- Eric Clapton - Guitar
- Tommy Cogbill - Bass
- Tom Dowd - Engineer
- Bernie Glow - Trumpet
- Roger Hawkins - Drums
- Haywood Henry - Saxophone, Sax (Baritone)
- Jimmy Johnson - Guitar
- Melvin Lastie - Trumpet
- Spooner Oldham - Keyboards, Piano (Electric)
- Warren Smith - Vocals (bckgr), Vibraphone
- Tony Studd - Trombone, Trombone (Bass)
- Frank Wess - Flute, Sax (Tenor), Wind
- Jerry Wexler - Producer
