Limited edition of 2000 individually numbered copies on gold & black marbled 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Before Aretha Franklin rose to fame, she was signed to Columbia Records. This 3LP compilation album is a collection of some of Aretha's most notable songs during her time at Columbia from 1960 to 1965. The Queen in Waiting highlights Franklin's jazz and big-band recordings, and includes the songs "Won't Be Long", "Walk On By", "Today I Sing The Blues" and "Try A Little Tenderness" a.o.

Tracklist:

NOBODY LIKE YOU
ONCE IN A WHILE
MAYBE I'M A FOOL
MUDDY WATER
BILL BAILEY, WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME? (ALTERNATE VERSION)
HARD TIMES (NO ONE KNOWS BETTER THAN I)
TODAY I SING THE BLUES
WON'T BE LONG
NOBODY KNOWS THE WAY I FEEL THIS MORNING
EVIL GAL BLUES
LEE CROSS
WALK ON BY
I WONDER (WHERE ARE YOU TONIGHT)
GOD BLESS THE CHILD
BLUE HOLIDAY
LOOKING THROUGH A TEAR
TINY SPARROW
HERE TODAY AND GONE TOMORROW
LITTLE BROWN BOOK
WITHOUT THE ONE YOU LOVE
THIS BITTER EARTH
JUST FOR A THRILL
SKYLARK
SKYLARK (ALTERNATE VERSION)
TROUBLE IN MIND
RUNNIN' OUT OF FOOLS
DRINKING AGAIN
LAUGHING ON THE OUTSIDE (CRYING ON THE INSIDE)
WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MADE
SOULVILLE
YOU'LL LOSE A GOOD THING
TAKE A LOOK
CRY LIKE A BABY
I WISH I DIDN'T LOVE YOU SO
ONLY THE LONELY
PEOPLE
MOCKINGBIRD
UNTIL YOU WERE GONE
MY COLORING BOOK
TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS

UPC: 8719262020801
Label: Music On Vinyl
Release Date: 5.5.23
Format: Vinyl Record

Aretha Franklin - Queen In Waiting: The Columbia Years 1960-1965 [LP]