Aretha Franklin – Hey Now Hey (CD)
Product Details
Recorded in 1973, Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) marked Aretha's first collaboration with Quincy Jones and her debut on Atlantic's subsidiary Cotillion Records, a pairing that pushed her toward the ambitious, album-oriented soul that was reshaping the genre in the early seventies. The title track, co-written by Franklin herself, shows just how deep her artistic vision ran beyond the singles that defined her commercial peak.
Hey Now Hey finds the Queen of Soul taking her untouchably powerful set of pipes somewhat left field of the straight-ahead Atlantic groove formula of the late '60s. This is not to suggest that the record is neither soulful nor funky. On the contrary, it is both. But, from the ambiguous, trippy cover art to the lush, Quincy Jones string arrangements within, it is clear that Hey Now Hey is also not the usual collection of Franklin singles. Working closely with Jones, and taking cues from the extended, elaborate, and visionary works of other soul music contemporaries-especially Isaac Hayes, Stevie Wonder, and Marvin Gaye, Franklin fuses elements of blues, jazz, and church music, winding the album together with superior production and an almost psychedelic orchestral finesse. Included among the originals are fresh readings of Bobby Womack's 'That's the Way I Feel About You' and 'Somewhere' from West Side Story. In all, Hey Now Hey is a unique and noteworthy addition to the Franklin catalog. Warner. 2005.
Tracklist
Disc 1
Bonus Track
UPC: 081227185329
Label: Rhino
Release Date: 12.20.05
Format: CD