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Spirit in the Dark

Spirit in the Dark
Studio album by
Aretha Franklin
ReleasedAugust 24, 1970[1]
RecordedMay 26–27, 1969[2]
October 3, 1969[3]-March 10, 1970[4]
GenreSoul, R&B
Length40:28
LabelAtlantic (#8265),
Rhino (1993 Re-release)
ProducerTom Dowd, Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler
Aretha Franklin chronology
This Girl's in Love with You
(1970) 		Spirit in the Dark
(1970) 		Aretha Live at Fillmore West
(1971)
Singles from Spirit in the Dark
  1. "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)"
    Released: May 1970
  2. "Spirit in the Dark"/"The Thrill Is Gone"
    Released: August 1970
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Christgau's Record GuideA[6]
Pitchfork9.0/10[7]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[8]

Spirit in the Dark is the seventeenth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on August 24, 1970, by Atlantic Records. It received critical acclaim, but was met with middling sales, despite having two hit singles, "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)", which peaked at #1 R&B, #11 on the Hot 100, and "Spirit in the Dark", peaking at #3 R&B and #23 Hot 100, in Billboard magazine. It was Aretha's first Atlantic album to fall short of Billboard's Top 20, but it is now seen as one of Aretha's classic Atlantic LPs.

In 1993, Rhino Records re-issued the album on compact disc.[1] "Try Matty's" is used as the jingle for radio host Matt Siegel's Boston Kiss 108 show.[9]

  1. ^ a b Franklin, Aretha. "Spirit in the Dark" (remastered CD liner notes). Rhino. 1993.
  2. ^ Aretha Franklin, etc. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: May 26–27, 1969 (NYC)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  3. ^ Aretha Franklin with Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: October 3, 1969 (Miami, FL)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  4. ^ Aretha Franklin with The Dixie Flyers. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: March 10, 1970 (Miami, FL)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  5. ^ AllMusic review
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  7. ^ Marino, Nick (May 20, 2018). "Aretha Franklin Spirit in the Dark". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  8. ^ Amatneek, Bill (November 12, 1970). "Aretha Franklin: Spirit in the Dark : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  9. ^ Mosley, Holly (August 24, 2018). "Album of the Week...'Spirit in the Dark'". Contactmusic.com.

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