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| Take a Look | ||||
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| Released | September 5, 1967 | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Robert Mersey | |||
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Take a Look is a compilation album by Aretha Franklin. It was released on September 5, 1967, by Columbia Records. In Europe this album was released by CBS Records, and it was titled Soul, Soul, Soul.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lee Cross" | Ted White | |
| 2. | "Operation Heartbreak" | Al Kasha, Alan Thomas, Curtis Williams | |
| 3. | "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?" | Hughie Cannon | |
| 4. | "I'll Keep on Smiling" | Aretha Franklin | |
| 5. | "I Won't Cry Anymore" | Al Frisch, Fred Wise |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Take a Look" | Aretha Franklin | |
| 2. | "Won't Be Long" | J. Leslie McFarland | |
| 3. | "Until You Were Gone" | Joy Byers | |
| 4. | "Blue Holiday" | Willie Denson, Luther Dixon | |
| 5. | "Follow Your Heart" | Van McCoy |
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