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**Co-produced and with liner notes by David Nathan**
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This Girl's In Love With You
Oh Me, Oh My
That's The Way I Feel About'cha
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This Girl's In Love With You
Oh Me, Oh My
That's The Way I Feel About'cha
Product Description
This landmark release is previously unissued in any form and was, in fact, unknown and lost to the ages in the depths of a tape library until 2003. It was discovered that year by pre-eminent R&B/soul historian David Nathan, when he was tasked with combing the substantial Atlantic Records vaults to find every box with Aretha's name on it in the interest of finding true hidden gems. The U.K.-born Nathan's own career had personally intersected with Aretha as far back as December 1966, when he had a phone conversation with her at the Soul City Records store he co-owned in London at the time.
Nathan, who co-produced OH ME OH MY and wrote its liner notes, remembers of his sleuthing of the vaults that there were two tape boxes simply marked “Aretha Franklin, NATRA, Philadelphia, 1972.” “Thankfully,” he says, “spending almost my entire working life in the world of R&B and soul music, I knew what NATRA was. I attended a couple of the famous conventions toward the end of NATRA's existence, and they were the one opportunity for disc jockeys to schmooze with each other and, more importantly, to hang with promotion folks from any record company worth its salt involved with rhythm & blues. Remember, these were the days long before two or three corporations ran the entire radio industry: It was all about the “personal touch,” the influence a promotion person might have with a specific deejay, and black deejays made or broke recording careers. Performing at a NATRA convention was a big, big deal. It was an artist's way of saying thank you!”
Tracks:
1. Introduction (Also Sprach Zarathustra)/Rock Steady
2. This Girl's In Love With You
3. Medley: I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)/I Say A Little Prayer
4. Medley: Day Dreaming/Think
5. Spanish Harlem
6. Medley: Chain Of Fools/See Saw
7. Don't Play That Song
8. Respect
9. Medley: Bridge Over Troubled Water/We've Only Just Begun
10.Young, Gifted And Black (Instrumental)
11.Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby)
12.That's The Way I Feel About Cha
13.April Fools
14.Spirit In The Dark
Nathan, who co-produced OH ME OH MY and wrote its liner notes, remembers of his sleuthing of the vaults that there were two tape boxes simply marked “Aretha Franklin, NATRA, Philadelphia, 1972.” “Thankfully,” he says, “spending almost my entire working life in the world of R&B and soul music, I knew what NATRA was. I attended a couple of the famous conventions toward the end of NATRA's existence, and they were the one opportunity for disc jockeys to schmooze with each other and, more importantly, to hang with promotion folks from any record company worth its salt involved with rhythm & blues. Remember, these were the days long before two or three corporations ran the entire radio industry: It was all about the “personal touch,” the influence a promotion person might have with a specific deejay, and black deejays made or broke recording careers. Performing at a NATRA convention was a big, big deal. It was an artist's way of saying thank you!”
Tracks:
1. Introduction (Also Sprach Zarathustra)/Rock Steady
2. This Girl's In Love With You
3. Medley: I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)/I Say A Little Prayer
4. Medley: Day Dreaming/Think
5. Spanish Harlem
6. Medley: Chain Of Fools/See Saw
7. Don't Play That Song
8. Respect
9. Medley: Bridge Over Troubled Water/We've Only Just Begun
10.Young, Gifted And Black (Instrumental)
11.Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby)
12.That's The Way I Feel About Cha
13.April Fools
14.Spirit In The Dark
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