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Sister Soul -- The Best Of The RCA Years 1969 to 1976

$15.99 ... CD

Massive work from Aretha Franklin's ultra-hip sister -- singer Carolyn Franklin, a soul artist that we'd gladly trade for Aretha any time! Carolyn got her start in deep soul modes that were somewhat similar to Aretha's work on Atlantic -- but she also worked with production that was a bit looser, freer, and more open to righteous influences than some of her sister's hit-bound sessions -- and over the course of 4 albums for RCA she recorded some tremendously hip and funky tunes! This package is one of the first times that Carolyn's material has ever officially made it into the reissue years -- and it brings together some of the best cuts from her RCA albums, including work arranged by Horace Ott, Wade Marcus, Bert De Coteaux, and other soul legends. There's a good deal of funk in the mix here -- heavy bottoms on the tunes that really make them snap alongside the righteous vocals -- and the package is easily one of the hardest-hitting sets of female soul you could ever hope to buy! 22 tracks in all -- including "If You Want Me", "There I Go", "Ain't That Groovy", "Boxer", "Reality", "Chain Reaction", "Don't Wake Me Up In The Morning Michael", "Not On The Outside", "Boy I Love You", "You Are Everything", "Shattered Pride", "I Can't Help My Feeling So Blue", "As Long As You Are There", and "You Can Have My Soul".  © 1996-2009, Dusty Groove America, Inc.