The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin


The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin is the third studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on August 13, 1962 by Columbia Records. It was her first album to achieve any commercial success, reaching #69 on the Billboard pop album charts. Unlike its predecessor, however, it did not have a hit single. The album was recorded at Columbia Recording Studios, 799 Seventh Avenue, New York.

Reception

"Aretha is a natural. No matter what she sings - new songs like Without the One You Love and Don't Cry, Baby or time-tested standards like Try a Little Tenderness and I Apologize - she is completely free, uninhibited and thrilling", Billy James, said.
"...Every step of the way, Aretha has grown. She has developed strength, assurance and style. She can be tender and moving, and she can swing. But there are none of the phony "hup's", "hey's" and "ho's" that are used liberally by performers anxious to tell the world that they are swingers. Instead, Aretha uses something else: talent. In a word, is a natural."

Track listing

Side One

  1. "Don't Cry, Baby" 3:23
  2. "Try a Little Tenderness" 3:16
  3. "I Apologize" 2:53
  4. "Without the One You Love" 2:48
  5. "Look for the Silver Lining" 3:04
  6. "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" 2:42

    Side Two

  7. "Just for a Thrill" 2:33
  8. "God Bless the Child" 3:03
  9. "I'm Wandering" 3:27
  10. "How Deep Is the Ocean" 2:48
  11. "I Don't Know You Anymore" 2:50
  12. "Lover Come Back to Me" 2:35

    Mono Mixes

Bonus Tracks on reissue
  1. "Trouble In Mind" 2:15
  2. "Without the One You Love" 2:46
  3. "Don't Cry, Baby" 3:14
  4. "I'm Wandering" 3:25
  5. "Try a Little Tenderness" 3:14
  6. "I Apologize" 2:52
  7. "Lover Come Back to Me" 2:34
  8. "I Don't Know You Anymore" 2:47

    Personnel