Aretha Franklin’s 1956 recordings Songs Of Faith: Aretha Gospel have been remastered for a new vinyl reissue. It arrives March 22 via Geffen/UMe, and will be released on a limited-edition white vinyl LP in addition to a traditional black vinyl and digitally as well. Songs of Faith was recorded at the New Bethel Baptist Church when Franklin was 14 years old, accompanying herself on piano and performing before sermons by her father, the Rev. C. L. Franklin.
Read our Afterword, “How Aretha Franklin Earned Her Crown as the Queen of Soul.”
Songs of Faith: Aretha Gospel:
01 There Is a Fountain Filled With Blood
02 Precious Lord (Part One)
03 Precious Lord (Part Two)
04 You Grow Closer
05 Never Grow Old
06 The Day Is Past and Gone
07 He Will Wash You White As Snow
08 While the Blood Runs Warm
09 Yield Not to Temptation
