This is a 22 track collector’s edition of all Aretha’s seminal 7” singles (A & B sides) compiling in chronological order issued in the U.S.A. between 1956 and 1962. It serves as the best introduction for anyone wanting to explore “lady soul’s” first musical steps. Including ‘Precious Lord’, ‘Maybe I’m A Fool’, ‘Don’t Cry Baby’ and ‘Try A Little Tenderness’. 1. Never Grow Old 2:58 2. You Grow Closer 2:45 3. Precious Lord, Part 1 3:25 4. Precious Lord, Part 2 2:55 5. Today I Sing the Blues 2:47 6. Love is the Only Thing 2:41 7. Wont Be Long 3:11 8. Right Now 2:25 9. Are You Sure? 2:43 10. Maybe Im a Fool 3:18 11. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody 2:25 12. Operation Heartbreak 2:56 13. It Aint Necessarily So 2:55 14. Lover Come Back To Me 2:36 15. Rough Lover 2:47 16. I Surrender, Dear 2:45 17. Dont Cry, Baby 3:20 18. Without the One You Love 2:48 19. Just For a Thrill 2:33 20. Try a Little Tenderness 3:17 21. Trouble In Mind 2:16 22. God Bless the Child 3:03
