Oh, for me this debut from the extraordinary backing singers of Aretha Franklin (and in the solo debut of Van Morrison, and in the most beautiful album of Dusty Springfield, and with Presley, etc.) is worth 5 stars. Exceptional selection of tracks (among an Isaac Hayes, a Bacharach/David, and a Cropper, they even squeeze in two big numbers from the contemporary Aretha repertoire, from I Never Loved a Man... which they had just participated in), impeccable interpretations, some exceptional. Between grooves and killer melodies, it's an album without dead moments. "Reach Out for Me" by Burt & Hal is still a cut above the rest, an eternal melody.
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