Aretha Franklin (1942–2018) este considerată una dintre cele mai importante cântărețe de soul din lume. De-a lungul carierei sale de peste cincizeci de ani, a îmbinat gospel, soul, R&B și pop cu o pasiune unică și o perfecțiune tehnică remarcabilă. Este câștigătoarea a 18 premii Grammy și, în 1987, a devenit prima femeie introdusă în Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
A Portrait Of The Queen 1970-1974 pe șase discuri de vinil documentează perioada creativă esențială a Arethei Franklin, care i-a consolidat poziția de „Queen of Soul”. Colecția cuprinde 66 de piese înregistrate între 1970 și 1974, inclusiv hituri precum Rock Steady, Day Dreaming, Young, Gifted and Black și coveruri precum Let It Be, Eleanor Rigby sau The Weight. Al șaselea disc aduce înregistrări inedite și mixaje alternative, printre care versiunea demo a piesei Are You Leaving Me și piese nefolosite de pe albumele Hey Now Hey și Let Me in Your Life.
Melodii
LP1
1. A1 Son of a Preacher Man
2. A2 Share Your Love with Me
3. A3 Dark End of the Street
4. A4 Let It Be
5. A5 Eleanor Rigby
6. B1 This Girl's in Love with You
7. B2 It Ain't Fair
8. B3 The Weight
9. B4 Call Me
10. B5 Sit Down and Cry
LP2
1. C1 Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
2. C2 The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss)
3. C3 Pullin'
4. C4 You And Me
5. C5 Honest I Do
6. C6 Spirit in the Dark
7. D1 When the Battle Is Over
8. D2 One Way Ticket
9. D3 Try Matty's
10. D4 That's All I Want from You
11. D5 Oh No Not My Baby
12. D6 Why I Sing the Blues
LP3
1. E1 Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)
2. E2 Day Dreaming
3. E3 Rock Steady
4. E4 Young, Gifted and Black
5. E5 All the King's Horses
6. E6 A Brand New Me
7. F1 April Fools
8. F2 I've Been Loving You Too Long
9. F3 First Snow in Kokomo
10. F4 The Long and Winding Road
11. F5 Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
12. F6 Border Song (Holy Moses)
LP4
1. G1 Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)
2. G2 Somewhere
3. G3 So Swell When You're Well
4. G4 Angel
5. G5 Sister from Texas
6. H1 Mister Spain
7. H2 That's the Way I Feel About Cha
8. H3 Moody's Mood
9. H4 Just Right Tonight
10. H5 Master of Eyes (The Deepness of Your Eyes)
LP5
1. I1 Let Me In Your Life
2. I2 Every Natural Thing
3. I3 Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
4. I4 I'm In Love
5. I5 Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
6. I6 The Masquerade Is Over
7. J1 With Pen in Hand
8. J2 Oh Baby
9. J3 Eight Days on the Road
10. J4 If You Don't Think
11. J5 A Song for You
LP6
1. K1 Pledging My Love / The Clock
2. K2 You're Taking up Another Man's Place
3. K3 Are You Leaving Me (Demo)
4. K4 You're All I Need to Get By (Take 2)
5. K5 Spanish Harlem (Alternate Mix)
6. L1 Lean on Me
7. L2 Sweetest Smile and the Funkiest Style (Hey Now Hey The Other Side of the Sky Outtake)
8. L3 Do You Know (Hey Now Hey The Other Side of the Sky Outtake)
9. L4 At Last (Let Me in Your Life Outtake)
10. L5 Master of Eyes (The Deepness of Your Eyes)
11. L6 Til It's Over (Demo)
