The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin

The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin
Studio album by Aretha Franklin
Released	August 13, 1962
Recorded	April 27; May 4–5; May 11, 1962
Studio	Columbia Recording Studio, (New York City, New York)
Genre	Jazz, soul, traditional pop
Length	35:21
Label	Columbia
Producer	Robert Mersey[1]
Aretha Franklin chronology
The Electrifying Aretha Franklin (1961) The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin (1962) Laughing on the Outside (1963)

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AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin is the third studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released in 1962 by Columbia Records.^[3] It was her first album to achieve any commercial success, reaching number 69 on the Billboard pop album charts.^[5] Unlike its predecessor, however, it did not have a hit single. The album was recorded at Columbia Recording Studio, in New York City.^[6]

Track listing[]

Side One[]

1. "Don't Cry, Baby" (Saul Bernie, James P. Johnson, Stella Unger) – 3:23
2. "Try a Little Tenderness" (James Campbell and Reginald Connelly, Harry M. Woods) – 3:16
3. "I Apologize" (Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart, Ed Nelson) – 2:53
4. "Without the One You Love" (Aretha Franklin) – 2:48
5. "Look for the Silver Lining" (Jerome Kern, B. G. DeSylva) – 3:04
6. "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" (Ray Henderson, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young) – 2:42

Side Two[]

1. "Just for a Thrill" (Lil Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye) 2:33
2. "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) – 3:03
3. "I'm Wandering" (Berry Gordy, Jr., Tyran Carlo) – 3:27
4. "How Deep Is the Ocean" (Irving Berlin) – 2:48
5. "I Don't Know You Anymore" (Gary Geld, Peter Udell) – 2:50
6. "Lover Come Back to Me" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:35

Mono Mixes[]

Bonus tracks on reissue

1. "Trouble In Mind" (Richard M. Jones) – 2:15
2. "Without the One You Love" – 2:46
3. "Don't Cry, Baby" – 3:14
4. "I'm Wandering" – 3:25
5. "Try a Little Tenderness" – 3:14
6. "I Apologize" – 2:52
7. "Lover Come Back to Me" – 2:34
8. "I Don't Know You Anymore" – 2:47

Personnel[]

• Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
• Robert Mersey – producer, personal supervisor, arrangements, conductor
• Don Hunstein – cover photography

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