Aretha in Paris

Aretha in Paris
Aretha in Paris
Live album by Aretha Franklin
Released	October 1968
Recorded	May 7, 1968; (Paris, France)
Genre	Deep soul, Southern soul, soul, R&B
Label	Atlantic (#8207),; Atco Remasters
Producer	Jerry Wexler
Aretha Franklin chronology
Alternative cover
	UK cover

Last updated October 26, 2025

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]

Aretha In Paris is a live album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released in 1968, by Atlantic Records.^[2] The album was recorded in Paris, France, on May 7, 1968. It reached the top 20 of Billboard 's album chart.^[3] It was reissued on compact disc through Rhino Records in the 1990s.

Track listing

"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
"Don't Let Me Lose This Dream" (Franklin, Teddy White)
"Soul Serenade" (Luther Dixon, Curtis Ousley)
"Night Life" (Willie Nelson, Walt Breeland, Paul Buskirk)
"Baby, I Love You" (Jimmy Holiday, Ronnie Shannon)
"Groovin'" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere)
"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler)
"Come Back Baby" (Ray Charles)
"Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business)" (Franklin, Teddy White)
"(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (Franklin, Teddy White)
"I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (Ronnie Shannon)
"Chain of Fools" (Don Covay)
"Respect" (Otis Redding)

Personnel

Aretha Franklin - vocals, piano
Carolyn Franklin - background vocals
Charnessa Jones - background vocals
Wyline Ivey - background vocals
Jerry Weaver - guitar
Gary Illingworth - piano
George Davidson - drums
Ron Jackson - trumpet
David Squire - baritone saxophone
Donald "Buck" Waldon - tenor saxophone
Charlie Gabriel - tenor saxophone
Donald Townes - trumpet
Little John Wilson - trumpet
Miller Brisker - tenor saxophone
Rene Pitts - trombone
Rodderick Hicks - bass
Russell Conway - trumpet

Charts

Chart (1968)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 ^[4]	13
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	2

References

↑ "Aretha in Paris - Aretha Franklin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 262.
↑ "Aretha Franklin". Billboard.
↑ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
↑ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

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[1] "Aretha in Paris - Aretha Franklin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.

[RS-2] 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 262.

[3] "Aretha Franklin". Billboard.

[ac_Billboard200_Aretha_Franklin-4] "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Aretha_Franklin-5] "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

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v t e Aretha Franklin
Studio albums	Aretha (1961) The Electrifying Aretha Franklin (1962) The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin (1962) Laughing on the Outside (1963) Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington (1964) Runnin' Out of Fools (1964) Yeah!!! (1965) Songs of Faith (1965) Soul Sister (1966) Take It Like You Give It (1967) I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967) Aretha Arrives (1967) Lady Soul (1968) Aretha Now (1968) Soul '69 (1969) Soft and Beautiful (1969) This Girl's in Love with You (1970) Spirit in the Dark (1970) Young, Gifted and Black (1972) Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) (1973) Let Me in Your Life (1974) With Everything I Feel in Me (1974) You (1975) Sparkle (1976) Sweet Passion (1977) Almighty Fire (1978) La Diva (1979) Aretha (1980) Love All the Hurt Away (1981) Jump to It (1982) Get It Right (1983) Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985) Aretha (1986) Through the Storm (1989) What You See Is What You Sweat (1991) A Rose Is Still a Rose (1998) So Damn Happy (2003) This Christmas, Aretha (2008) A Woman Falling Out of Love (2011) Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics (2014)
Live albums	Aretha in Paris (1968) Aretha Live at Fillmore West (1971) Amazing Grace (1972) One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism (1987) Oh Me Oh My: Aretha Live in Philly, 1972 (2007)
Compilation albums	Take a Look (1967) Aretha's Gold (1969) Aretha's Greatest Hits (1971) The Best of Aretha Franklin (1973) Aretha Sings the Blues (1980) 30 Greatest Hits (1985) Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings (1992/2014) Greatest Hits: 1980–1994 (1994) The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1 (1994) Greatest Hits (1998) Aretha's Best (2001) Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin (2002) The Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years (1960–1965) (2002) Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul (2007) Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen (2007) A Brand New Me (2017) The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967–1970 (2018)
Singles	"Precious Lord (Part 1)" (1959) "Today I Sing the Blues" (1960) "Won't Be Long" (1960) "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" (1961) "Operation Heartbreak" (1961) "I Surrender, Dear" (1962) "Try a Little Tenderness" (1962) "Say It Isn't So" (1963) "Skylark" (1963) "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" (1964) "One Step Ahead" (1965) "You Made Me Love You" (1965) "Mockingbird" (1967) "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (1967) "Respect" (1967) "Baby I Love You" (1967) "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (1967) "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" "Chain of Fools" (1967) "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1968) "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (1968) "Think" (1968) "You Send Me" (1968) "The House That Jack Built" (1968) "I Say a Little Prayer" (1968) "See Saw" (1968) "My Song" (1968) "The Weight" (1969) "Tracks of My Tears" (1969) "I Can't See Myself Leaving You" (1969) "Gentle on My Mind" (1969) "Share Your Love with Me" (1969) "Eleanor Rigby" (1969) "Call Me" (1970) "Son of a Preacher Man" (1970) "Spirit in the Dark" (1970) "The Thrill Is Gone" (1970) "Don't Play That Song" (1970) "Border Song (Holy Moses)" (1970) "You're All I Need to Get By" (1971) "Bridge over Troubled Water" (1971) "Spanish Harlem" (1971) "Rock Steady" (1971) "Day Dreaming" (1972) "Angel" (1973) "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (1973) "I'm in Love" (1974) "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1974) "Something He Can Feel" (1976) "Break It to Me Gently" (1977) "What a Fool Believes" (1981) "It's My Turn" (1981) "Jump to It" (1982) "Get It Right" (1983) "Freeway of Love" (1985) "Who's Zoomin' Who" (1985) "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (1985) "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (1986) "Jimmy Lee" (1986) "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (1987) "Rock-A-Lott" (1987) "Oh Happy Day" (1988) "Gimme Your Love" (1989) "Through the Storm" (1989) "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (1989) "Everyday People" (1991) "Someday We'll All Be Free" (1992) "Ever Changing Times" (1992) "A Deeper Love" (1993) "Willing to Forgive" (1994) "A Rose Is Still a Rose" (1998) "Here We Go Again" (1998) "Put You Up on Game" (2007) "Angels We Have Heard on High" (2009) "Rolling in the Deep (The Aretha Version)" (2014)
Related	Awards and nominations Discography "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)" Amazing Grace (2018 film) Genius (2021 television series) Respect (2021 film) Ted White
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