Aretha Franklin - Take a Look: Complete on Columbia (12-Audio CD - Mar 22, 2011) - [Box set] [Collectible]

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Product Description
Take a Look demonstrates how Aretha was born the “Queen of Soul,” paying loving care and attention to every facet of her years at Columbia.
The package includes CDs of Aretha's seven full-length albums for Columbia; two CDs reflecting her collaborations with producers Bobby Scott (in 1963) and Clyde Otis (in 1964); and a bonus CD of singles produced by Bob Johnston and rarities that were "sweetened" and released after Aretha left the label.
The set will also includes a DVD featuring Aretha, at the piano, performing several songs on The Steve Allen Show in 1964.
Among the highlights of Take a Look is a previously unreleased version of Yeah!!! In Person With Her Quartet which strips away the artificial club ambience that was added to the album's studio performances, revealing Aretha at the peak of her powers.
Another high point is an unreleased album called A Bit of Soul. Though it contains previously released material, the original album is presented here for the first time in its master form.
Other revelations include riveting studio conversation between Aretha, John Hammond and pianist Ray Bryant during the making of Aretha's debut album in the summer of 1960.
The lavish set will include a 48-page booklet, designed by Michael Boland, with never-before-seen photos by Columbia staff photographer Don Hunstein; an excerpt from John Hammond's 1977 autobiography, On Record, in which he reflects on the joy of discovering a singular talent and the heartbreak of losing her to Atlantic; and a newly commissioned essay by Daphne Brooks, a Professor of English & African American Studies at Princeton University and the author of Grace, about the making of the classic Jeff Buckley album, for the acclaimed 33 1/3 series (published by Continuum).
The booklet will also include a complete discography of albums and singles, and tribute quotes from Aretha's soul sisters (including Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, Dionne Warwick, Mavis Staples) and soul children (Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keyes.
The set's producer, Leo Sacks, says: "The stunning performances on Take a Look demonstrate how Aretha Franklin paved the path to her own greatness. Here is the young Aretha planting the seedlings that would blossom a short time later at Atlantic Records. From standards to show tunes to bebop to blues, Take a Look captures a gritty soul about to take flight."

Disc 12 –DVD Track Listing:
1. Lover Come Back To Me
2. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
3. Won’t Be Long
4. Skylark
5. Evil Gal Blues
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed

TRACK LISTINGS

Disc 1
1 Won't Be Long 3:12
2 Over The Rainbow 2:41
3 Love Is The Only Thing 2:43
4 Sweet Lover 3:25
5 All Night Long 3:00
6 Who Needs You? 2:49
7 Right Now 2:26
8 Are You Sure From the Broadway Musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown 2:44
9 Maybe I'm A Fool 3:20
10 It Ain't Necessarily So 2:56
11 By Myself 2:41
12 Today I Sing The Blues 2:46
13 Are You Sure Bonus Track / Rehearsal / Version 2:27
14 Who Needs You? previously unreleased / Bonus Track / Take 9 / Take 3:05
15 Right Now previously unreleased / Bonus Track / Take 1 / Take 2:40
16 Maybe I'm A Fool previously unreleased / Bonus Track / Take 4 / Take 3:58
17 By Myself Bonus Track 2:41
18 Won't Be Long Bonus Track 2:58
19 All Night Long Bonus Track 3:08
20 Love Is The Only Thing Bonus Track 2:45
21 Right Now Bonus Track 2:23
22 Today I Sing The Blues Bonus Track 2:48

Disc 2
1 You Made Me Love You 2:20
2 I Told You So 2:45
3 Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody 2:26
4 Nobody Like You 2:24
5 Exactly Like You 2:38
6 It's So Heartbreakin' 2:42
7 Rough Lover 2:49
8 Blue Holiday 2:55
9 Just For You 2:22
10 That Lucky Old Sun 3:21
11 I Surrender, Dear 2:48
12 Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive 2:18
13 Introduction To Hard Times Bonus Track 0:29
14 Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) Bonus Track 3:08
15 When They Ask About You Bonus Track 3:00
16 Operation Heartbreak Bonus Track 3:00
17 I Surrender, Dear Bonus Track 2:48
18 Rough Lover Bonus Track 2:48
19 Kissin' By The Mistletoe Bonus Track 2:22

Disc 3
1 Don't Cry, Baby 3:25
2 Try A Little Tenderness 3:19
3 I Apologize 2:56
4 Without The One You Love 2:51
5 Look For The Silver Lining 3:07
6 I'm Sitting On Top of The World 2:45
7 Just For A Thrill 2:35
8 God Bless The Child 3:05
9 I'm Wandering 3:30
10 How Deep Is The Ocean 2:51
11 I Don't Know You Anymore 2:52
12 Lover Come Back To Me 2:36
13 Trouble In Mind 2:16
14 Without The One You Love 2:48
15 Don't Cry, Baby 3:16
16 I'm Wandering 3:26
17 Try A Little Tenderness 3:15
18 I Apologize 2:53
19 Lover Come Back To Me 2:35
20 I Don't Know You Anymore 2:47

Disc 4
1 Skylark 2:55
2 For All We Know 3:31
3 Make Someone Happy 3:53
4 I Wonder (Where Are You Tonight) 3:20
5 Solitude 3:52
6 Laughing On The Outside 3:15
7 Say It Isn't So 3:11
8 Until The Real Thing Comes Along 3:10
9 If Ever I Would Leave You 4:10
10 Where Are You? 3:54
11 Mr. Ugly 3:26
12 I Wanna Be Around 2:27
13 Ol' Man River Bonus Track 4:03
14 You've Got Her Bonus Track 3:06
15 Here's Where I Came In (Here's Where I Walk Out) Bonus Track 2:37
16 Say It Isn't So Bonus Track 3:07

Disc 5
1 Here Today And Gone Tomorrow 3:29
2 Please Answer Me 2:32
3 Harbor Lights 2:51
4 I May Never Get To Heaven 3:29
5 Moon River 2:13
6 I Won't Cry Anymore 2:49
7 Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home 2:21
8 My Little Brown Book 3:20
9 Tiny Sparrow 2:52
10 Johnny 3:15
11 Looking Through A Tear 3:05
12 Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home 2:21
13 Johnny 2:59

Disc 6
1 Unforgettable 3:45
2 Cold, Cold Heart 4:39
3 What A Diff'rence A Day Made 3:34
4 Drinking Again 3:32
5 Nobody Knows The Way I Feel This Morning 5:14
6 Evil Gal Blues 2:44
7 Don't Say You're Sorry Again 2:49
8 This Bitter Earth 4:38
9 If I Should Lose You 3:40
10 Soulville 2:23
11 Lee Cross 3:04

Disc 7
1 I'll Keep On Smiling 2:53
2 Shangri-La 3:16
3 Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart 2:34
4 People From the Broadway Musical Funny Girl 4:19
5 A Mother's Love 2:34
6 Friendly Presuasion (Thee I Love) 2:18
7 But Beautiful 2:58
8 That's Entertainment 1:51
9 Take A Look 2:42
10 (Ah, The Apple Trees) When The World Was Young 4:44
11 Jim 2:29
12 Sweet Bitter Love 3:00
13 Only The Lonely 4:55
14 My Coloring Book 4:08
15 I Wish I Didn't Love You So 2:56
16 People 4:22
17 A Mother's Love 2:30

Disc 8
1 Mockingbird 2:37
2 How Glad I Am 2:35
3 Walk On By 2:51
4 Every Little Bit Hurts 2:50
5 The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) 2:25
6 You'll Lose A Good Thing 2:41
7 I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby's Face 2:47
8 It's Just A Matter Of Time 3:00
9 Runnin' Out Of Fools 2:36
10 My Guy 3:06
11 Two Sides Of Love 2:31
12 One Room Paradise 2:09
13 A General Market Advertisement from Columbia Records Bonus Track 0:40
14 A Special Ad for Christmas Bonus Track 0:55
15 The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) Bonus Track 2:54
16 Winter Wonderland Bonus Track 2:12

Disc 9
1 Follow Your Heart 2:29
2 Only The One You Love 2:29
3 One Step Ahead 2:38
4 Can't You Just See Me 2:07
5 How to Murder Your Wife [From the Motion Picture How to Murder Your Wif 2:59
6 A Little Bit Of Soul 2:26
7 Cry Like A Baby 2:17
8 Her Little Heart Went To Loveland 2:37
9 Remember Me 2:16
10 Land Of Dreams 2:18
11 Little Miss Raggedy Ann 2:14
12 Deeper Bonus Track 2:14
13 I Still Can't Forget Bonus Track 2:56
14 Rose Of Washington Square Bonus Track 2:40
15 Take It Like You Give It Bonus Track 1:55
16 Follow Your Heart Bonus Track 2:27
17 Only The One You Love Bonus Track 2:24
18 One Step Ahead Bonus Track 2:28
19 How to Murder Your Wife [From the Motion Picture How to Murder Your Wif 2:50
20 A Little Bit Of Soul Bonus Track 2:20
21 Cry Like A Baby Bonus Track 2:07
22 Her Little Heart Went To Loveland Bonus Track 2:35

Disc 10
1 This Could Be The Start Of Something 1:29
2 Once in a Lifetime [From the Broadway Musical Stop the World, I Want to 3:21
3 Misty 3:37
4 More From the Motion Picture Mondo Cane 1:50
5 There Is No Greater Love 4:40
6 Muddy Water 2:30
7 If I Had A Hammer 2:34
8 Impossible 3:21
9 Today I Love Ev'rybody 3:25
10 Without The One You Love 3:33
11 Trouble In Mind 2:53
12 Love For Sale 2:42
13 Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home Version 2:17
14 Misty previously unreleased / Version 3:38
15 Love For Sale previously unreleased / Version 2:32
16 Once In A Lifetime previously unreleased / Version 3:22
17 Today I Love Ev'rybody previously unreleased / Version 3:26
18 Impossible previously unreleased / Version 3:28
19 This Could Be The Start Of Something previously unreleased / Version 1:26
20 More previously unreleased / Version 2:11
21 There Is No Greater Love previously unreleased / Version 4:41
22 If I Had A Hammer previously unreleased / Version 2:32
23 Muddy Water previously unreleased / Version 2:31
24 Without The One You Love previously unreleased / Version 3:43
25 Trouble In Mind previously unreleased / Version 3:01

Disc 11
1 Tighten Up Your Tie, Button Up Your Jacket (Make for the Door) 1:57
2 (No, No) I'm Losing You 3:09
3 Why Was I Born? 2:52
4 Hands Off 2:13
5 Swanee 2:24
6 You Made Me Love You 2:34
7 Until You Were Gone 3:08
8 Mockingbird 2:36
9 Can't You Just See Me 1:56
10 Today I Sing The Blues 2:47
11 Walk On By 2:51
12 One Room Paradise 2:01
13 Every Little Bit Hurts 2:44
14 Evil Gal Blues 2:43
15 Rough Lover 2:42
16 Trouble In Mind 2:07
17 Without The One You Love 3:38
18 Won't Be Long 3:07
19 Take A Look 2:48
20 Runnin' Out Of Fools 3:03
21 Skylark 6:11

Disc 12 (DVD)
1 Lover Come Back To Me Live
2 Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody Live
3 Won't Be Long Live
4 Skylark Live
5 Evil Gal Blues Live