Aretha Franklin - This Christmas
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Artist: Aretha FranklinEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-10-13
Music Label: Rhino Records
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- Angels We Have Heard On High
- The Christmas
- My Grown-up Christmas List
- The Lord Will Make A Way
- Silent Night
- Ave Maria
- Christmas Ain't Christmas [Without The One You Love]
- 14 Angels
- One Night With The King
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
Free Music Notes for This Christmas
Free Music Review: Aretha with real conviction
Hit: 5 Stars
I have followed Aretha's career for over 40 years - I have to say that the quality of her albums since the Duets album of the late 1980's have been patchy - with the occasional strong track. Her last really strong album was for me - One Faith, One Lord One Baptism. That album had her singing with passion and conviction.
Now for the great news - this album has that same sparkle of real passion and total conviction. It's a gospel album - with a Christmas theme with an emphasis on the family too. Don't let the thought of a Christmas Album put you off purchasing since you could listen to this album whenever you need spiritual uplifting.
The whole album has a divine production with Aretha also accompanying herself on piano. Too many of her previous albums have had a super slick production which almost made Aretha's presence secondary. On this album it's that divine voice we hear and all the better for it. One of the previous reviewers complained that her voice was not a patch on her early Atlantic material. Surprise surprise - hey it's mellowed like fine wine. The nearest comparison would to compare Nina Simone's voice from the 1960s and her final album "A Single Woman". Fine wine again.
The greatest merit of this album is that the production is sympathetic, pared down as appropriate and places Aretha's voice in the forefront. For any listener I defy you not to feel the hairs on the back of your neck stand up as she testifies!
For any who are uncertain - take the plunge - you will be rewarded with one of the finest albums in her large catalogue.
Well done Miss Franklin.
This Christmas Poster
2008 holiday release from the Queen Of Soul. 'Tis the season for some soulful renditions of Christmas favorites, and there's nobody more qualified to add class and spice to this festive time of year than Aretha herself. Warner.Miscellaneous Music CDs
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