Aretha Franklin (1942–2018) a fost o cântăreață, compozitoare și pianistă americană, una dintre cele mai importante personalități ale muzicii soul. Cu o carieră de peste cincizeci de ani pe scenă și 18 premii Grammy, a fost în 1987 prima femeie introdusă în Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Este adesea numită Regina Soul-ului.
Compilația A Portrait of the Queen 1970-1974 prezintă perioada de vârf a carierei sale pe cinci CD-uri cu 81 de înregistrări. Lansată în 2023 de casa de discuri BMG. Colecția acoperă patru ani în care Franklin și-a consolidat poziția de cea mai importantă solistă soul din lume. Compilația cuprinde piese din genurile soul, R&B, gospel și blues, printre care Son of a Preacher Man, Spirit in the Dark și Don't Play That Song. Ambalaj tip clamshell box cu cinci replici ale copertelor originale și un booklet cu detalii despre înregistrări.
Melodii
CD1
1. Son of a Preacher Man
2. Share Your Love with Me
3. Dark End of the Street
4. Let It Be
5. Eleanor Rigby
6. This Girl's in Love with You
7. It Ain't Fair
8. The Weight
9. Call Me
10. Sit Down and Cry
11. The Fool on the Hill (This Girl's in Love with You Outtake)
12. Pledging My Love / The Clock (2018 Mono Remaster) (Remaster)
13. You Keep Me Hangin' On (This Girl's in Love with You / Spirit in the Dark Outtake)
14. I'm Trying To Overcome (This Girl's in Love with You / Spirit in the Dark Outtake)
15. Are You Leaving Me (Demo)
CD2
1. Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
2. The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss)
3. Pullin'
4. You And Me
5. Honest I Do
6. Spirit in the Dark
7. When the Battle Is Over
8. One Way Ticket
9. Try Matty's
10. That's All I Want from You
11. Oh No Not My Baby
12. Why I Sing the Blues
13. You're Taking up Another Man's Place
14. My Way (Spirit in the Dark Outtake)
15. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Long Version)
CD3
1. A Brand New Me
2. April Fools
3. I've Been Loving You Too Long
4. First Snow in Kokomo
5. The Long and Winding Road
6. Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
7. Border Song (Holy Moses)
8. Young, Gifted and Black
9. All the King's Horses
10. Rock Steady
11. Day Dreaming
12. Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)
13. My Cup Runneth Over (Young, Gifted and Black Outtake)
14. You're All I Need to Get By (Take 2)
15. Lean on Me
16. Heavenly Father (Young, Gifted and Black Outtake)
17. Spanish Harlem (Alternate Mix)
CD4
1. Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)
2. Somewhere
3. So Swell When You're Well
4. Angel
5. Sister from Texas
6. Mister Spain
7. That's the Way I Feel About Cha
8. Moody's Mood
9. Just Right Tonight
10. Master of Eyes (The Deepness of Your Eyes)
11. Sweetest Smile and the Funkiest Style (Hey Now Hey The Other Side of the Sky Outtake)
12. The Boy from Bombay
13. This Is (Hey Now Hey The Other Side of the Sky Outtake)
14. Tree of Life (Hey Now Hey The Other Side of the Sky Outtake)
15. Do You Know (Hey Now Hey The Other Side of the Sky Outtake)
16. Can You Love Again (Hey Now Hey The Other Side of the Sky Outtake)
17. I Want to Be With You (Hey Now Hey The Other Side of the Sky Outtake)
CD5
1. Let Me In Your Life
2. Every Natural Thing
3. Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
4. I'm In Love
5. Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
6. The Masquerade Is Over
7. With Pen in Hand
8. Oh Baby
9. Eight Days on the Road
10. If You Don't Think
11. A Song for You
12. Suzanne (Hey Now Hey The Other Side of the Sky Outtake)
13. The Happy Blues (Let Me in Your Life Outtake)
14. At Last (Let Me in Your Life Outtake)
15. Love Letters (Let Me in Your Life Outtake)
16. Til It's Over (Demo)
