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Young, Gifted and Black

January 15, 2023

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Young, Gifted and Black is the eighteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Aretha Franklin, released in early 1972, by Atlantic Records. The album climbed to #2 on Billboard's R&B albums survey and peaked at #11 on the main album chart. It was quickly certified Gold by the RIAA. Its title was cut from "To Be Young, Gifted and Black", recorded and released by Nina Simone in 1969.

Young, Gifted and Black
Studio album by
Aretha Franklin
ReleasedJanuary 24, 1972
RecordedAugust 12, 1970 – February 16, 1971[1]
Studio
GenreSoul
Length44:46
Label
Producer
Aretha Franklin chronology
Aretha's Greatest Hits
(1971) 		Young, Gifted and Black
(1972) 		Amazing Grace
(1972)
Singles from Young, Gifted and Black
  1. "Border Song (Holy Moses)"
    Released: 1970
  2. "Brand New Me"
    Released: March 19, 1971
  3. "Rock Steady"/"Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)"
    Released: October 11, 1971
  4. "Young, Gifted and Black"
    Released: January 18, 1972
  5. "Day Dreaming"/"I've Been Loving You Too Long"
    Released: February 1972
  6. "All the King's Horses"/"April Fools"
    Released: 1972
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideA[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Franklin won a 1972 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.[4]

In 2003, the television network VH1 named it the 76th greatest album of all time.[5] In 2020, it was ranked number 388 by Rolling Stone in their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[6]

Songs

Young, Gifted and Black contains original songs written and performed by Franklin, such as "Day Dreaming" and "Rock Steady". It also features cover versions of songs by other artists, including "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" by Nina Simone, as well as "I've Been Loving You Too Long" by Otis Redding, "The Long and Winding Road" by the Beatles, and "Border Song (Holy Moses)" by Elton John.[7]

Critical reception

Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic wrote that "Young, Gifted and Black certainly ranks highly among [Franklin's] studio efforts, with many arguing that it may be her greatest. [...] If you really want to go song by song, you'd be hard-pressed to find any throwaways here -- this is quite honestly an album that merits play from beginning to end."[1]

In 2003, the television network VH1 named Young, Gifted and Black the 76th greatest album of all time.[5] In 2020, the album was ranked number 388 by Rolling Stone in their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[6]

In 2018, Rolling Stone writer Rob Sheffield praised Franklin's cover of "The Long and Winding Road" from the album as "the greatest of all Beatle covers — the one that improves most on the original and defines everything the song is about."[8]

Track listing

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (1972) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 11
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 2
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] 295

Singles

Year Title US Pop[12] US R&B[13]
1970 "Border Song (Holy Moses)" 37 5
1971 "Rock Steady" 9 2
1972 "All the King's Horses" 26 7
1972 "Day Dreaming" 5 1
1972 "Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby)" 73 9

References

  1. ^ a b c "Young, Gifted and Black - Aretha Franklin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 262–263.
  4. ^ "Aretha Franklin". GRAMMY.com. November 23, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Hoye, Jacob, ed. (2003). 100 Greatest Albums. MTV Books/Pocket Books. p. 172. ISBN 978-0743448765.
  6. ^ a b "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. September 22, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  7. ^ Sheafer, Silvia Anne (2014). The Life of Aretha Franklin: Queen of Soul. Legendary African Americans. Enslow Publishing. p. 51. ISBN 978-0766062252.
  8. ^ Sheffield, Rob (16 August 2018). "Why Nobody Sang the Beatles Like Aretha". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  10. ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  11. ^ "ヤング、ギフティッド・アンド・ブラック| アレサ・フランクリン | ORICON NEWS" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  12. ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Billboard Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 February 2021.

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WexlerAretha Franklin chronologyAretha s Greatest Hits 1971 Young Gifted and Black 1972 Amazing Grace 1972 Singles from Young Gifted and Black Border Song Holy Moses Released 1970 Brand New Me Released March 19 1971 Rock Steady Oh Me Oh My I m a Fool for You Baby Released October 11 1971 Young Gifted and Black Released January 18 1972 Day Dreaming I ve Been Loving You Too Long Released February 1972 All the King s Horses April Fools Released 1972Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Christgau s Record GuideA 2 Rolling Stone 3 Franklin won a 1972 Grammy Award for Best Female R amp B Vocal Performance 4 In 2003 the television network VH1 named it the 76th greatest album of all time 5 In 2020 it was ranked number 388 by Rolling Stone in their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time 6 Contents 1 Songs 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Chart positions 5 1 Singles 6 ReferencesSongs EditYoung Gifted and Black contains original songs written and performed by Franklin such as Day Dreaming and Rock Steady It also features cover versions of songs by other artists including To Be Young Gifted and Black by Nina Simone as well as I ve Been Loving You Too Long by Otis Redding The Long and Winding Road by the Beatles and Border Song Holy Moses by Elton John 7 Critical reception EditJason Birchmeier of AllMusic wrote that Young Gifted and Black certainly ranks highly among Franklin s studio efforts with many arguing that it may be her greatest If you really want to go song by song you d be hard pressed to find any throwaways here this is quite honestly an album that merits play from beginning to end 1 In 2003 the television network VH1 named Young Gifted and Black the 76th greatest album of all time 5 In 2020 the album was ranked number 388 by Rolling Stone in their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time 6 In 2018 Rolling Stone writer Rob Sheffield praised Franklin s cover of The Long and Winding Road from the album as the greatest of all Beatle covers the one that improves most on the original and defines everything the song is about 8 Track listing EditSide oneNo TitleWriter s Length1 Oh Me Oh My I m a Fool for You Baby Jim Doris3 422 Day Dreaming Aretha Franklin4 003 Rock Steady Aretha Franklin3 154 Young Gifted and Black Nina Simone Weldon Irvine3 345 All the King s Horses Aretha Franklin3 566 A Brand New Me Theresa Bell Jerry Butler Kenneth Gamble4 26 Side twoNo TitleWriter s Length7 April Fools Burt Bacharach Hal David3 298 I ve Been Loving You Too Long Otis Redding Jerry Butler3 369 First Snow in Kokomo Aretha Franklin4 0410 The Long and Winding Road John Lennon Paul McCartney3 3811 Didn t I Blow Your Mind This Time Thom Bell William Hart3 4212 Border Song Holy Moses Elton John Bernie Taupin3 22Personnel EditAretha Franklin lead vocals all piano 1 4 6 8 12 celesta 5 piano Fender Rhodes 7 Cornell Dupree guitar 2 5 7 12 Hugh McCracken guitar 1 6 Don Arnone acoustic guitar 2 Donny Hathaway Hammond organ 1 3 5 6 8 9 piano Fender Rhodes 2 Billy Preston Hammond organ 4 10 12 Chuck Rainey bass guitar 2 5 7 9 12 Eric Gale bass guitar 1 6 Robert Popwell bass guitar 8 percussion 3 Bernard Purdie drums 2 3 5 7 8 11 Ray Lucas drums 4 10 12 Al Jackson Jr drums 1 6 Dr John percussion 3 The Memphis Horns horns 3 8 Neal Rosengarden trumpet 9 vibraphone 5 Hubert Laws flute 2 7 11 Pat Smith backing vocals 2 3 5 7 9 11 Carolyn Franklin backing vocals 2 3 5 8 10 Erma Franklin backing vocals 2 3 5 8 10 Margaret Branch backing vocals 2 3 5 7 11 Ann S Clark backing vocals 2 3 5 7 9 11 The Sweet Inspirations backing vocals 1 4 6 12 Ronald Bright backing vocals 12 J R Bailey backing vocals 12 Sammy Turner backing vocals 12 Chart positions EditChart 1972 PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 9 11US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 10 2Chart 2013 PeakpositionJapanese Albums Oricon 11 295Singles Edit Year Title US Pop 12 US R amp B 13 1970 Border Song Holy Moses 37 51971 Rock Steady 9 21972 All the King s Horses 26 71972 Day Dreaming 5 11972 Oh Me Oh My I m A Fool For You Baby 73 9References Edit a b c Young Gifted and Black Aretha Franklin Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic via www allmusic com Christgau Robert 1981 Consumer Guide 70s F Christgau s Record Guide Rock Albums of the Seventies Ticknor amp Fields ISBN 089919026X Retrieved February 24 2019 via robertchristgau com The Rolling Stone Album Guide Random House 1992 pp 262 263 Aretha Franklin GRAMMY com November 23 2020 a b Hoye Jacob ed 2003 100 Greatest Albums MTV Books Pocket Books p 172 ISBN 978 0743448765 a b The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone September 22 2020 Retrieved November 24 2020 Sheafer Silvia Anne 2014 The Life of Aretha Franklin Queen of Soul Legendary African Americans Enslow Publishing p 51 ISBN 978 0766062252 Sheffield Rob 16 August 2018 Why Nobody Sang the Beatles Like Aretha Rolling Stone Retrieved 5 April 2022 Aretha Franklin Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved March 31 2022 Aretha Franklin Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved March 31 2022 ヤング ギフティッド アンド ブラック アレサ フランクリン ORICON NEWS in Japanese Oricon Retrieved March 31 2022 Aretha Franklin Chart History Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved 11 February 2021 Aretha Franklin Chart History Billboard Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard Retrieved 11 February 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Young Gifted and Black amp oldid 1081139452, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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