Tracklist

1	Won'T Be Long
2	Over The Rainbow
3	Love Is The Only Thing
4	Sweet Lover
5	All Night Long
6	Who Needs You?
7	Right Now
8	Are You Sure
9	Maybe I'M A Fool
10	It Ain'T Necessarily So
11	(Blue) By Myself
12	Today I Sing The Blues

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Grammofoonplaten B.V.

Notes

CD info:
Original sound recording made by CBS Records Inc.
℗ 1989 CBS Records Inc.

Inlay info:
Original Classic Album.
℗ This Compilation 1988 CBS Grammofoonplaten B.V.
© 1990 CBS United Kingdom Ltd.
Original sound recording made by CBS Records Inc.
Made in England

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5 018665 229129
• Matrix / Runout: S 902291 2 01 DISCTRONICS
• Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA
• Label Code: LC 0149

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CS 8412	Aretha Franklin With The Ray Bryant Combo	Aretha Franklin With The Ray Bryant Combo - Aretha ‎(LP, Album)	Columbia	CS 8412	US	1961
7074500	Aretha Franklin With The Ray Bryant Combo	Aretha Franklin With The Ray Bryant Combo - Aretha ‎(LP, Album, 180)	Hoodoo	7074500	Netherlands	2013
COL 471 517 2	Aretha Franklin	The First 12 Sides - Her First Recordings - A Collector's Item ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Columbia	COL 471 517 2	Europe	1989
S 65482	Aretha Franklin	The Great Aretha Franklin - The First 12 Sides ‎(LP, Album, RE)	CBS	S 65482	Netherlands	1973
KC 31953	Aretha Franklin	Aretha - The First 12 Sides ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Columbia	KC 31953	US	1972

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Won't Be Long Written-By – J. Leslie McFarland
A2	Over The Rainbow Written-By – E. Y. Harburg*, H. Arlen*
A3	Love Is The Only Thing Written-By – J. Leslie McFarland
A4	Sweet Lover Written-By – J. Leslie McFarland, S. Wyche*
A5	All Night Long Written-By – C. Lewis*
A6	Who Needs You? Written-By – B. Holiday*, J. Burns*
B1	Right Now Written-By – J. Leslie McFarland
B2	Are You Sure Written-By – M. Willson*
B3	Maybe I'm A Fool Written-By – J. Leslie McFarland
B4	It Ain't Necessarily So Written-By – I. Gershwin-G. Gershwin*
B5	(Blue) By Myself Written-By – J. Leslie McFarland, J. Bailey*
B6	Today I Sing The Blues Written-By – C. Lewis*

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
• Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
• Manufactured By – Columbia
• Manufactured By – CBS Inc.

Credits

• Bass – Bill Lee (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B4 to B6), Milt Hinton (tracks: A6, B2, B3)
• Drums – Belton Evans (tracks: A1, A4, B4), Osie Johnson (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B6), Sticks Evans (tracks: A5, A6, B2, B3, B5)
• Guitar – Lord Westbrook* (tracks: A2, A3, A5 to B6), Skeeter Best (tracks: B1)
• Liner Notes – John Hammond
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Verne Smith
• Piano – Aretha Franklin (tracks: A1, A6, B2, B3), Ray Bryant (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, B1, B4, B5, B6)
• Saxophone [Tenor] – Al Sears (tracks: A5, A6, B2, B3, B5), Warren Luckey (tracks: B4)
• Trombone – Quentin Jackson (tracks: A5, B5), Tyree Glenn (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B6)

Notes

Previously released as "Aretha" (CS 8412)

Promo copies have stamped on back cover: "Demonstration record-Not for sale" and also a sticker on vinyl label, side A: "Promotional records for broadcast & review. Not for sale".

On back cover: "Ⓒ 1972 CBS, Inc./Ⓟ 19672 CBS, Inc./Manufactured by Columbia Records/CBS, Inc."

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Vinyl label, side A): AL 31953
• Matrix / Runout (Vinyl label, side B): BL 31953
• Matrix / Runout (runout A, stamped): P AL-31953-1D
• Matrix / Runout (runout B, stamped): P BL-31953-1B
• Pressing Plant ID (Sides A & B, hand-etched): IT
• Rights Society: BMI
• Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CS 8412	Aretha Franklin With The Ray Bryant Combo	Aretha Franklin With The Ray Bryant Combo - Aretha ‎(LP, Album)	Columbia	CS 8412	US	1961
7074500	Aretha Franklin With The Ray Bryant Combo	Aretha Franklin With The Ray Bryant Combo - Aretha ‎(LP, Album, 180)	Hoodoo	7074500	Netherlands	2013
COL 471 517 2	Aretha Franklin	The First 12 Sides - Her First Recordings - A Collector's Item ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Columbia	COL 471 517 2	Europe	1989
S 65482	Aretha Franklin	The Great Aretha Franklin - The First 12 Sides ‎(LP, Album, RE)	CBS	S 65482	Netherlands	1973
KC 31953	Aretha Franklin	Aretha - The First 12 Sides ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Columbia	KC 31953	US	1972