Lady Soul

3.75 stars. Beautiful soulful voice!

Great voice and bluesy feel. Great opener in Chain of Fools.

cool. 3.4/5 listened 1x

Big lady sing song good

This is maybe not the thing I’m supposed to take away from an Aretha album but I really liked the harmonies

A bit too Jesus-y for me at times, but she's got pipes and knows how to use them

first listen

Итс олрайт. Лучшая песня - Ain't No Way.

Very talented lady of soul. Classics all around, I enjoyed it. Interesting version of People Get Ready. Chain Of Fools and Natural Woman were my picks.

This is the type of record that I know is good and deserving of respect. But I don't like soul music. That said, giving it less than a 3 is allowing my personal taste to creep in too much.

Iconic, high energy singles, but I found it hard to listen to a full album.

Not for me

This was pretty good but my main gripe with it was just how short the songs were. It didn’t really give me time to get into them and meant the whole album just kind of came and went. The one exception was ain’t no way which I found a little boring. 60s soul also doesn’t overly interest me to begin with but the songs were catchy and I could get behind a lot of them.

First Impressions: Incredible vocals. A case where the mono recording really helps the the backing vocals are amazing as well. 7.5/10 Standout Tracks: People Get Ready Good to Me as I Am to You Groovin Aint No Way Chain of Fools

Full of soul and good tunes.

I can understand why people like the genre. But it's still not my jam.

Enjoyable listen, amazing vocals, not my cup of tea.

Nice easy listening

Clearly an exceptional voice, a talented band, and timeless classics. Prefer to listen to the songs individually amongst other singers rather than the full album in one go. Found the pitch of her voice too intense in some parts.

She preachin

Album Nr. 64 Soulmusik ist zwar nicht meine Welt, dieses Album lässt sich aber dennoch gut anhören.

Es un disco bonito, pero ya se me hizo un poco pesada Aretha Franklin.

For being so famous, it wasn't as soulful or memorable as I thought it would be. 3.5 stars

Gotta give Aretha her respect, but most of the start of this album is very bland. However my favourite tracks were the last two. 3.1/5

Yas

Tiukasti 3/5 On se 3,7/5

Felt very samey but chains stuck out to me

It was good, I recognized a few songs, but it just wasn’t the kind of music I like.

What a voice !

Incredible voice. Chain of Fools and You Make Me Feel are incredible songs. My fave from this listen is Niki Hoeky such a different fun wacky vibe.

Album title says it all minus one thing: Queen of Soul.

I don't know if any more of her albums are on this list, so even though it's not on this album I gotta make hay while the sun is shining on my incredibly original take: Aretha Franklin's sure got my R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Couple of hits. Very talented singer.

The Queen of Soul comes out swinging with "Chain of Fools" and never let's up. This is a solid album with little filler.

So much soul.

Very nice :)

Pretty solid album, nice morning vibes.

A pretty good album from a legendary singer, what more needs to be said?

There's not much I can say about this classic R&B. It's just plainly enjoyable.

nice and groovy but not really my favorite style of music best known: chain of fools

Amazing voice, iconic. Good album too.

What a powerhouse of a singer! I really appreciate when talented people also write their own songs, but to read that she gave most of the musical direction is equally as impressive to me. I may have to revisit this album to pick out some knew karaoke tracks for my repertoire.

This album is funky. With catchy choruses and wild multi-octave singing, this album is one of a kind. The instruments that back the vocals are also great, with funky rhythms that remind me of classic soul and R&B. While this is not usually my go to when I want to listen to music, it was still good. It was fun to listen to something I never would have listened to otherwise.

3/5.

No-one who has any musical appreciation at all can doubt that this is an exceptional album and I would defend it as such. Aretha Franklin is one of the best female vocalists ever. The problem I have is that whilst I appreciate soul music and understand why millions if not billions love that music, I don’t. Yes I enjoyed the 30 minutes or so listening to this album from start to finish and there will be other occasions when I listen but I would never choose to do so if I was to sit down and think of an album I really want to listen to. Maybe I don’t have ‘soul’ but I would love to hear Aretha sing “Suppers Ready” or “21st Century Schizoid Man”. Imagine that if that’s not sacrilege? Feel as though I should give it 5 but to be true to the assessment system I have developed over the time of doing this can only go with a 2.5. But because it is regarded by others better qualified than I as the greatest album of all time, I will round it up to 3.

A little caterwaul-y at points but I liked it otherwise

Buena música!

Liked it more than expected. Groovy, just can't help but dig it.

Aretha Franklins great and I enjoy all the songs but as an album it felt something was missing. Would just listen to individual songs as opposed to the whole album

Great album

It was fine. +1 star for horns

my before hand thoughts- no i am absolutely not listening to this. i'm about to pull up the album on my computer. anddd now it's playing. i don't really know what to say about aretha franklin- like it's fucking aretha franklin i can't talk shit on her but this is not my type of music... this is grandma black church radio music. so i do not think i will make it past the first three tracks. of course i appreciate soul music but i would never listen to it on my own. i think it's very satisfying to listen to. but after this first track, i think i might have to turn it off. i can't listen to too much of this at once not something i would ever really listen to... beautiful voice though! thank you 🎀

Aretha Franklin’s voice has always amazed me, but Lady Soul really drives home just how untouchable she was at this point in her career. From the very first note, the album feels confident, powerful and completely in control. There is that unmistakable Northern Soul energy running through it, but it is balanced with real emotional depth. She can sound defiant and gritty one moment, then tender and vulnerable the next. The band grooves effortlessly behind her, but it is always her voice that commands your attention. Every phrase feels lived in, every note deliberate. What stands out most is how timeless it sounds. These are not just great soul songs, they are performances that still feel alive decades later. There is not a weak moment here. It flows beautifully from start to finish and never dips in quality. Favourite song: Chain of Fools. A gritty, infectious groove that captures Aretha’s raw power and charisma perfectly. Least favourite song: None. Every track earns its place. Album artwork: Stylish and era defining. It matches the confidence and class of the music inside.

Whatever

Just classic really.

Like what it says on the tin

Groovy like the vibes. This is not my usual style of music I would listen very jazzy, soulful and funky. Already knew songs chain of fools and (you make me feel like) a natural woman. They are great

Obviously a classic, iconic songs. Maybe didn't gel with me, but glad to have listened to it

5/10

Vanvittig stemme og fed lyd!

Listened Before? N What can I say about her that hasn't been said before? I've never listened to this beginning to end but it was really good and has a lot more peppy songs than I thought. I enjoyed it. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Chain of Fools

Hun synger jo merega godt og virkelig meget sjæl i stemmen, men det er bare stadig for 60’er kedeligt. Det lå til tiden men mangler energi for mig

Stark 3 Blev glad av det här albumet

Not necessarily my cup of tea, but I respect the vocal chops a lot, and I appreciate the succinct nature of the album. Nothing overstayed its welcome. Fav tracks: Chain of Fools, Money Won't Change You

Zwar nicht meine Musik aber für 3,5 reicht es.

Well, after 45 albums, I have finally hit my first repeat artist that being Aretha Franklin with Lady Soul. And i believe it is a step above I Have Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You. The songs had more energy and were a bit more fun to listen to. Aretha's singing has also shown improvement from this album. Yeah, I think this album is pretty good. Best Song: Come Back Baby Worst Song: Chain of Fools

Ikke så ille når alt kom til alt. 3 til 4. Var et par kjente sanger: Chain of Fools, (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman og Since you've been gone

Decent for what I listened to

Not really my cup of tea but hugely influential of course

Queen!

3/5

Queen of soul. Ce serait pas mon <<go to>>, mais je comprends pourquoi c'est une légende. Quelle voix pour les années 60.

Tolle Stimme

i mean yeah come on. just the voice alone is worth it.

What a voice - famously. I think it's a product of the era, but always a bit disappointed when a good song ends with a fade-out. An actual ending would be so much better to Chain of Fools for example. Pretty good overall, but expected more tbh.

Aika tuommoista perus soul musiikkia. Ei oikein mun juttu niin ei osaa sanoa juuta eikä jaata, mutta ei se paskaa ole

Sympa, mais un peu vieillot par moment (chansons courtes, fondus exponentiels). Dommage !

It's good but it's no I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You

About what I expected, but good.

setting aside the shade aimed at the rap queen nicki minaj and offering a respectful assessment, i find her album to exhibit a commendable sonic quality; it provides an enjoyable auditory experience, thanks to her vocal performances and captivating rhythmic elements

Den ersten Song kenne ich sogar, jedenfalls teilweise. Ganz schön eigentlich. Zwei Songs recht schnell, der dritte dann ziemlich balladig. Gefällt mir insgesamt gut, aber die langsamen Sachen sind nicht so richtig meins.

Like yeah, its Aretha so ofcourse its good... But this record has very clear highlights (which are amazing) which makes it so that the deeper cuts dont feel that special anymore. Still essential ofcourse, but as a full album listen, i dont think i will return to it much, ill just listen to my favorite songs from it instead.

Yeh she's a great singer but this isn't my kind of music, I can see the appeal though.

Pretty good stuff.

Couldn’t get into it

One of the top queens of soul/R&B. Defined an era. Great sound. Powerhouse, but a little yell-y.

Det må være den største mængde af Aretha Franklin sangeren har lyttet til, men musikken var i den stil jeg forventede ud fra det jeg havde hørt tidligere. Super fint album.

Solid music for the soul.

Not my type of music, but cannot dislike this goddess of soul

I liked this now!

Decent, great voice and band, lovely bass

First side wasn't really my thing, but a couple of tracks on the second side were working for me. Come Back Baby and Groovin'. Ain't No Way as well. Growing on me.

Не плохой соул

this is not my genre at all, but Aretha is crazy talanted. amazing voice, powerful singing and overall, very good album, just hard for me to enjoy, sadly. my favorite song from here is Come Back Baby.

Aretha's "I Never Loved A Man The Way I Loved You" was the second album this site generated for me. It was also the first 3 star rating. As soon as I was generated this album I knew it was going to be another 3 stars. Actually, I prefer the earlier Aretha album. This one not only doesn't have "Respect" on the track list, but overall is just less interesting. She has less writing credits (I think just one track, which wasn't even a particularly good song), and although she makes a few nice cover choices, overall I wasn't won over. You can't technically fault this, though, which was why I couldn't bring myself to give it a 2.

Lady Soul.

she’s brilliant and i wanted to like it way more than i did. what an incredible voice she has! i just didn’t have much fun listening to it.

Too old timey for me

сам альбом особо не впечатлил, но какой чудесный вокал и в целом вайб. надо ещё много Ареты послушать

The Queen of Soul - lets see what its all about then!

It’s good but I’m not a fan.

Simply wonderful! Aretha is fantastic and the songwriting is really lovely at times. can get a bit samey but the highs are really high. best tracks: chain of fools, a natural born woman, people get ready

Went pretty hard actually

a lot of classic songs i recognize and enjoy

Possiblement el disc on la veu d'Aretha sona millor i més segura de si mateixa. La seva interpretació de temes com 'Chain of Fools', (You Make Me Fell Like) A Natural Woman' o 'People Get Ready' demostren la confiança de la cantant en les seves possibilitats

never listened to this album and it's actually pretty good

aretha franklin is a legend

good, it does not include any of my most liked songs of hers but it is still amaying, aretha has an amazing voice that just send you so much energy, love her

Tulkitsijana tietenkin erinomainen, ei voi eikä halua kiistää. Sellainen levy, jonka voi soittaa useimmissa tilanteissa. Mutta yhdellä kuuntelulla ei jätä vauuu-jälkeä

Soulful classic

Decent listen but all blended together.

Go on Aretha

Aretha sounds good.

All damn day.

Some bangers, lyrics sometimes outdated

Legend, but just a couple of her most legendary tracks on this one, as is usually the case

Aretha is great, but as an album this left me a bit cold for some reason

Lovely voice, some great musicianship. A few groovy bass licks. Not 100% for me but definitely one of the best and dynamic vocal ranges I've heard

Nada que decir. No puede no gustarte. Lo único malo es que estos discos a veces parecen una mezcla metida con calzador sin mucha coherencia entre los temas. Supongo que el concepto en esa época no daba para más. Los temas están en estéreo y algunos luego se repiten en mono. "Chain of fools", "People get ready" o "(You make me feel like) a natural woman".

This was a shame to be honest, was looking forward to it but it just didn’t grab me like I wanted it to. Another one I’ll chalk up as bang average.

Nice

3.5/5 Great

Personally I prefer her album "Aretha Now" from the same year, but there are no faults to find with this work, except that the original mix isn't that great, even with the remastered version, some of the hard panning is a little hard on the ears when listening on headphones. Aretha kills it as always though. 3 foolish chain links out of 5 ⛓️⛓️⛓️

Unbelievable voice. Decent cover of A Natural Women (though in my opinion not as good as King's), but got a bit bored through bits of the album

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I liked it a lot. Unfortunately on first listen the rest of the songs besides chain of fools and (You make me feel like) a natural woman kinda fell to the wayside and weren't super memorable. They were still good, but nothing I'd come back to. I'll give it another listen and see if that holds up though. Yeah on second listen I can appreciate the other songs more and they don't all blend together as much, but it doesn't bump it up to a 4 for me. There are so many 4's I regret giving. Pity me.

Obviously we all know “Chain of Fools” and “Natural Woman”, so I’m looking for substance between the hits. Also, a transgender organization just tried to cancel “Natural Woman” for saying it’s offensive. Then, people thought they were joking, but they said they were being serious. Then, after more backlash, they claimed they were a satire group. When stuff like that happens, I just try to picture a board room, where people vote on whether or not to forget what they stand for, so as to save their own skin. How spineless are these people? And how angry do people get when their colleagues act spineless? Wasn’t a huge fan of her “People Get Ready” cover. Actually it grew on me. I liked it after reslistening. All in all, it was just okay. Not my favorite Aretha album, but she’s a beast obviously. A Natural Woman is so so good.

Rolling Stone Magazine recently listed the top 200 singers of all time, guess who was number 1? There’s no doubt that Aretha is a force of nature, possessing a truly powerful yet soulful voice. Lots of hits here, but it’s too bad that most of them are covers. If she wrote more of her own material she would have gotten more stars from me.

Aretha was a great artist. The first song of this album "Chain of fools" is perfect. I like also "Since you've been gone".

Una de las mejores voces de soul: profunda y con sentimiento. A los amantes del género les entusiasmará

It was okay, not super big on this genre of music

Pari oikein kaunista biisiä ja tunnelmallista noin muuten. Ei ehkä yleensä sydän sulais näin hyvin, mutta joulu on vaan kerran vuodessa (ja sitä ei aina huomaa juodessa).

On sillä upee ääni. Muutaman kerran tuli putkeen kuunneltua ja ei se ainakaan huononu kertaakaan

Een plaat zonder ups en down. Geen moment dat ik van mijn stoel veer. En geen moment dat ik mijn wenkbrouw optrek. Al eerder gezegd. Een album met een continue kwaliteit is sowieso een prestatie. Een beetje pech voor deze dame dat ze Sam Cooke opvolgde. Als ik die naast elkaar zet, leidt Sam met afstand. Al met al een hele ruime 3.

Enjoyed it!

Meh. I recognized 3 songs, and another two (people get ready) that I had heard more popular versions of by other artists. Not sure if they were written by Aretha or if she actually had covers on this 1968 album? I also noticed some rough mixing of the vocals on a few tracks. Not the best recording. But her voice was outstanding and she is the “Queen of Soul” for a reason.

I respect, but really don't enjoy this album.

Absolutely outstanding vocals and will probably grow on me as I get more familiar with the genre.

If I were to give this 4 stars, it would be because this is a powerful creation from a powerful woman, not because I like the music that much. Musically speaking, I don't mind the album but it's clearly not my cup of coffee. Obviously, Natural Woman and Chain of Fools are standouts.

One of the most iconic voices of all time.Strong. Powerful. Commanding. You never have to ask, "is that Aretha?"

It was okay

hmmmmmmmm 3/5

i know i'm 3/5 right now, but i suspect after another listen or two this is gonna be a four

3.5

Dece

Соул есть соул :) Несильно альбом запомнился, хотя пара треков понравилась.

Very good soul album. Not my favorite from Aretha, but her voice and style is still amazing in this record as well!

Pretty good, overall gotta say I like it despite not being a fan of soul music

Some bangers

There are some smash hits that stand through time. Chain of Fools opening an album can't be beat.

She has a great voice. I just don't think i'd listen to this again.

Great Morning Start!

Best Song: (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman. The most impressive vocal performance on the album, paired well with powerful but sweetly romantic lyrics. Worst Song: Niki Hoeky. Just felt like more of a standard R&B song that didn't take advantage of Franklin's vocal abilities. Overall: Obviously she has a strong and icon voice, and there is an offering of great R&B cuts here, but it also feels a bit more upbeat and (dare I say) disco-adjacent than the soulful stuff I was expecting.

decent.

I enjoyed this. There were some classic tracks although I prefer some other versions of the songs but there’s no disputing that she had a soulful, powerful voice. High 3*

Probably slightly buoyed by a poor run recently. This was enjoyable enough.

what a voice ay

It’s good for what it is.

decent album great voice she is called the queen of soul for a reason

Bombastic and big- fun and funky grooves. Didn’t listen the whole way intently so could go again

Good stuff, good voice

pretty good imo

People get ready

she has an amazing voice of course but her style of music has never really appealed to me. she has a flow of words that’s beautiful but just not my fave.

не лучший альбом из всех, что я слышал; но слушается с удовольствием. а ещё очень классные рекомендации споти были после прослушивания.

Most of the absolute classics on this one. The arrangements do tend to get a bit repetitive, but even then I wish some of the tracks were longer here - Franklin knows how to write a damn catchy verse.

Great easy music to put on.

It was fine. A bit all over the place and I’ve heard these songs so much they didn’t really make an impression.

Aretha Franklin in her usual blues/gospel mode. Solid enough, but lacks variation. 3/5.

OK. Chain of Fools is a jam, of course. Otherwise, competent but conservative.

Schön. Aber viel Geschreie.

Great soul music, made me feel like a natural listener.

The singles from this album are absolutely amazing. Great vocals, guitars horns. Most of the other songs are pretty unremarkable

fine album, not really my thing but some hits and decent covers

“American history wells up when Aretha sings” - President Obama

1968. A Natural Woman, Since You've Been Gone

Her voice soars on every song.

Some of these were okay, but it got old

Ich saß genervt vom Zeitverzug in der Regionalbahn. Aretha auf den Ohren hat meine Laune ein wenig aufgehellt, aber leider immer noch nicht ausreichend genug, um mich in Bonn angekommen strahlend den Tag umarmen zu lassen.

An absolute classic, brilliant

Makkelijk weg te luisteren, maar mist ook enige impact.

Tof om een keer te horen en zit ook goed in elkaar, maar soul is toch niet echt mijn ding.

Fijn hoor die Aretha!

Pretty good! 2RS

Guter Soul ohne Frage. Kommt für mich leider im Ego Trip nicht in die engere Auswahl

What a voice and though it’s something I would never think to listen to, there are plenty of tracks I liked.

A lovely dose of soul

Great stuff

3.5

good vibes

Amazing

Nice little album this

Great singer. Powerful and heart-felt songs. Enjoyed listening to this album.

It's alright, just perhaps a little bland for the genre. For example I enjoy Nina Simone a lot more because of the great piano playing, and I enjoy Isaac Hayes more because of the excellent instrumentals, this just doesn't have enough to offer musically

3.5/5 nice songs, I'll have to relisten

What a voice

Pierwszy raz slysze o Pani o takim nazwisku, ale juz sam tytul daje do zrozumienia co bedzie grane, chociaz jeszcze nie mowi jak to bedzie grane, a jest grane, czy tez raczej spiewane, bo gransko instrumentalne jest tu tlem dla ekspresji wokalnej Pani Arethay, gdybym nie mial daty wdania na spotifaju, to sadzilbym ze plyta z lat 50, nie tylko przez oldskulowa okladke, samo okreslenie lady soul, ale gownie przez to ze jest to albumik nagrywany mono, wiec na jednym kanale dostajemy wokal Arethay a na drukim skradaja sie chorki, a instrumenale orbituja wokol tego duetu ktory stanowi punkt centralny soulu, ekspresja emocji za pomoca spiewu, ale kto robi to tlo, lista jest pokazna bo 20 osob sie znajdzie, a na niej takie nazwiska jak clapton czy womack, wiec nawet te tlo jest jakoscia sama w sobie, a posluchac artysty ktorego znasz w troche innej muzyce niz zazwyczaj to zawsze mile zaskoczenie, na plejke leci openingowy chain of fools i groovin

3.75

Solid/Souful album

Very much a product of its time. Some tracks, like Chain of Fools, Natural Woman, and Good to Me... break away from it and are standouts, but overall it's a very good representation of it's era. Glad I listened, but not sure I'll return to it in the future.

Nothing spectacular but a few popular gems

This was nice and good

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Court, quelques belles chansons.

enjoyed

ok, kinda samey whole way, very good though at its core

Fav Song: (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone

Obviously her talent is now a part of American lore, but imagine being around in the 60s and hearing Aretha Franklin for the first time. I don't think I'd know what to do with myself.

Aretha is the Queen no doubt. Just not my favorite album of this period.

Nice

A good three stars but ultimately not more

Pretty good

I don't really care about this sort of stuff. But it's kinda dated to the point it's all Kmart jingles in 2021 and they get stuck in your head for weeks at a time anyway. 3/5.

🐢🐢

Some good moments but I realised I have no soul

Second album après ‘I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You’ que je n’avais pas trop apprécié (noté 2/5 - belle voix, mais rien de mémorable). Dans ce second album j’ai reconnu ‘Chain of fools’, je ne savais pas qu’elle était la première à le chanter. Pour le reste : quelques morceaux qui groovent, d’autres plus lents moins intéressants, et toujours une très belle voix. Mais je n’accroche toujours pas ! Donc pas de seconde écoute. =>2/5

More less.

It was fine for what it was but definitely not my thing and not something I’d come back to.

Im sure people love this album, but it just not something I would really ever listen to. Just not my cup of tea. Can def see the appeal

Favorite song: (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

Not my type I guess

Didn’t grip us

One good song, but 4/10 album for me

5/10 Great voice, a great album for lounging at home. But, its not really a favourite of mine

No need for a second

No hate to her! There's just very little here that moves me as much as it probably should. Standouts: Chain of Fools • Come Back Baby • Groovin' • Ain't No Way

Chei-Chei-Chain? Didn't really resonate with me, and although it's not annoying or anything, it is a bit boring, especially near the end of the album. Chain of Fools is at least catchy, but as a whole, I'm not particularly impressed and/or fully ignorant to the artistry involved. I feel like something called "soul" should be more impactful and easy to immediately appreciated, but I wasn't moved or made particularly emotional by these tracks.

Chalk it up to me hearing this genre everyday at work as to why it doesn’t stir anything up in me other than mild workplace annoyance.

Old.

короткий альбом приятный голос, обычный соул есть хиты, но они мне не сильно запали 2.7

I like this one :)

Was a little boring. Maybe if I was cleaning or running errands. Nothing really stood out.

Not my thing.

Amazing vocals, though this isn't something I'd revisit.

hmm

Alright but pretty boring

Good

Yes, yes, yes, a strong voice. But too much intensity for me and the texts just don't speak to my... soul.

This album is perfect for when you feel like being yelled at for 44 minutes. I find Aretha’s voice to have all the charm of a stranger’s dead eyed stare in the mall, and frankly after I experience it I feel aggressed. The only reprieve is the well known Natural Woman where her performance is tamped down into a bearable range and pulls off something akin to sexiness. Otherwise it’s a blast of southern soul that I could have done without. And what the fuck is “Groovin’” doing on this album?! Shouldn’t that be stinking up some one else’s beach rock album?

sorry yall

too much for the day

sorry darling ur boring xo

141/1001 First listen. This was enjoyable. It had its moments. I probably won’t play this again though. 4/10

Entiendo el encanto, no es para mi. Tremenda voz, buen mensaje

Niet mijn ding

So, so boring. You guys eat this stuff up huh Rating: 2.0

papier peint qui pue un peu

l'amour c'est bien, mais on veut entendre autre chose que le meme theme

Not as bad as I feared. Lots of recognizable singles on this record. It's not something I would choose but I didn't hate it.

Great voice but nothing really catches me

Great singer, classic songs, but its time has passed.

OK. I know she's good, but its not my kind of music. But Natural Woman is a classic.

Nice, but not very memorable. Not my favourite of the soul album's I've listened to so far.

Areatha has a nice clear voice and there are maybe 3 solid melodies holding this album together but as a whole I do not feel the vibe enough to add this to my personal collection

Favourites: Money Won't Change You ★ (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman ★ Ain't No Way

ja

Tainted Love is the only song of note on this album.

Not my genre

Gostei de People Get Ready, A Natural Woman e Niki Hoeky. Aretha Franklin sempre me surpreende.

It was pretty good, but it's just not my thing.

I will in no way deny Aretha's amazing vocal talent, she set standards people are still following. however, it's so repetitive ... even with the great Memphis production and musicians, every song has to have the vocal gymnastics. can she just simply sing a song without oversinging? only one song here ("Natural Woman") does so. It's the same feeling with the Janis Joplin featured here earlier. It's a shame because the songs here are really good; I just can't stand the constant up down up down up down vocal runs. It's tiring.

pues bien pero no tanto

A bit too preachy preachy God God for me. That may sound odd coming from a Spacemen 3 fan, but she means God, they mean drugs. Still it was a nice short happy clappy album

Only listened to a few songs - not the vibe I was looking for that day but very funky.

Shit

I like the songs but it wouldn't be something I go back to, although she is a legend. It's a 2.7.

Elle a une très belle voix, mais ça ne me fait pas vibrer du tout. Dieu ait son âme. Pour Natural Woman, je préfère la version reprise (ou originale?) de Carole King sur Tapestry. J'ai un biais très fort contre les interprètes qui ne sont ni auteurs ni compositeurs. J'essaye de vaincre ça en thérapie.

This is #day305 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here we are with another record that's a classic 2 or 3 out of 5 for me. I mean, I can appreciate the voice, and I kind of understand the legacy, but it's one of those albums I probably wouldn't have listened to if not for this challenge. Also, I don't like soul music/kind of singing. Maybe I'm soulless? It was fun to learn that Cissy Houston (mother of Whitney Houston) and her group, the Sweet Inspirations, are credited as background vocals on several tracks, though. Looking forward to #day306.

Lady, isch leider zu souly. Chund biz altgebacken übere. Ischs wahrschindli au. Aber leider zu viel zwang und zwenig freud zum lose

Im just not a fan of the genre

Just ain't my thing, but A Natural Woman is of course lovely, and Good to Me as I Am to You is sexy (some stressful capitalisation choices in its title though). Backing vocals on Ain't No Way are really cool and unearthly.

Hmm... not so sure about this one... there are songs I recognize (and like better) that were done by other artists, leaving "A Natural Woman" as the only song of real value... which I can't say I love, either... At the end of the day, I prefer singing to screaming, but there are far worse albums on this list...

Aretha isn't something I'd put on but she deserves to be on the list for her monumental vocals, embodiment of soul, and civil rights activism. This album had a lot more brass and piano on it than expected. The hits are there, as well as some sleepy slower tracks, but the recording sounded very dated and it's just not really my thing so 2.0 for the Queen of Soul.

The Lady (of) Soul Aretha was a force of her day and I can hear her through so many other R&B female artists of the last decades. This album is right around her peak. All good songs even though none are ever a go to for me. I can appreciate the list spot and do think you gotta hear AF before you die...2.25.

I went in expecting 30 minutes of outdated soul music. While that's what was delivered it was probably the best version of it I could have expected. Aretha and her backup singers are pretty great throughout the length of the album. Not sure I want more of it, but Lady Soul held up pretty much all the way through the 30 minute run time which is more than I can say about many of the albums on this list. Prior to this listen my exposure to Aretha Franklin outside of the song RESPECT was minimal. I was aware she was lauded as an iconic vocalist and I can see why. 2.02 stars

She’s a talented vocalist but I don’t know if that’s what I really look for in music. This is the second Aretha album I got on this site and I liked the first one a bit more. In this one, there were a couple songs (Groovin’ and People Get Ready) that didn’t move me as much as the originals. Also I just don’t like the song (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.

There's no denying she had an unstoppable voice, and there are some iconic songs on this album. However it doesn't do much for me, I found it samey at times and lost interest. I'd probably give it a 2.5, so I'm bumping down to 2 because the album cover art is incredibly dull.

Clearly got a great voice and the album has a smooth feel to it, but not really my thing.

Not my bag

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Nothing great stuck out.

Soul is not my preferred genre so found this a rather dull listen. 2 stars

Soul ist nicht so meins... :D

Stellar voice with some tracks that I enjoy but overall I didn’t connect with it much.

It was okay, not really my style but I knew one of her songs.

Feel free to tell me how I know nothing about music, but I thought this album was incredibly boring. The backing tracks feel uninspiring, and the songwriting is nothing special. Only good thing about this album are her very good vocals.

- Zwei Franklin Alben so kurz hintereinander, die für mich auch im direkten Vergleich, nur schwer auseinanderzuhalten sind. - Die Frau hat eine bombastische Stimme und großen Wiedererkennungswert. Daneben sind auf dem Album "natürlich" viele Hits. - Dennoch herrscht bei mir ein ähnliches Gefühl wie beim anderen Album: Hat mich kalt gelassen mit einigen "Oha"-Momenten 2,5/5

- entspannt, aber würde ich wahrscheinlich nicht wieder hören

Chain of Fools and (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman are the two songs that made it from this album. You Make Me Feel has been ruined by commercials. The rest of the album was mostly background noise for me. Nothing really stood out. Aretha's definitely got a voice, but this isn't for me.

Bluesy and old timey. Not bad, but definitely not a first pick for me.

Boring

3/10 Хз, хуйня какая-то, негрица поёт, лол. Услышал первую песню - считай все послушал, сказал я и скипнул.

Eh

Nothing super great about the album. Sure she’s got the vocals but it’s just about average to me at this point.

Great voice but not my style of music

No.

I always feel like listening these albums in mono, because the localised trumpeting in my left ear annoys me to no end. It's genuine headache stuff - next to that, Aretha Franklin has great vocals and the lyrics are catchy. Losing a lot of point for the stereo in this one. 4/10

classic tunes, certainly an album that belongs on the list. not my style, but can appreciate it

Juuh

Nicht mein Geschmack

2,5