Artist: Carolyn Franklin
Profile:
Aretha Franklin’s youngest sister, Carolyn Franklin wrote some moderately successful songs for both herself and her other sister Erma. “Without Love,” “Baby Baby Baby,” “I Was Made for You,” and “Sing It Again-Say It Again” are among the various Carolyn Franklin compositions. She was one of Aretha’s background vocalists five years, and also recorded as a solo artist for RCA. Her most successful release was “It’s True I Gonna Miss You,” which reached #23 on the R&B charts in 1969. She died of cancer in 1988. Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
Excellent work by Carolyn Franklin – a heavy album of female soul with a sound that should have made it huge! Carolyn is the less-famous sister of Aretha Franklin – but she’s got a voice that keeps the family proud, and she’s a lot hipper than Aretha on this album – with a very badass groove that mixes deep soul and funk! The set features arrangements by Sonny Saunders, Wade Marcus, Franklin & Spear, and Jimmy Radcliffe, who also produced the set with Carolyn – and this range of studio help really keeps things fresh, while Franklin’s massive vocals are nicely up front to hold the whole thing together. Features the great funky track “Deal With It” – which has a sublime funky intro, and a great groove that puts it right up there with the best of the heavy soul sister tracks from the early 70s! Other tracks include “Dead Man”, “Song Man”, “If You Want Me”, “Can’t Help My Feeling So Blue”, “Too Many Roads”, and “Sunshine Holiday”.
Album: If You Want Me
Release date: 1976
Tracklist:
01. From The Bottom Of My Heart
02. If You Want Me
03. I Can’t Help My Feeling So Blue
04. Too Many Roads
05. Sunshine Holiday
06. Dead Man
07. You Are Everything
08. You Can Have My Soul
09. Song Man
10. Not Enough Love To Hold
11. Deal With It
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