Aretha Franklin Young, Gifted and Black (1972)

    Atlantic
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      • 1. Oh me oh my (I'm a fool for you baby)
      • 2. Day dreaming
      • 3. Rock steady
      • 4. Young, gifted and black
      • 5. All the king's horses
      • 6. A brand new me
      • 7. April fools
      • 8. I've been loving you too long
      • 9. First snow in Kokomo
      • 10. The long and winding road
      • 11. Didn't (I blow your mind this time)
      • 12. Border song (Holy Moses)

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