In April 1969, “Columbia” label released “Soft and Beautiful”, the fifteenth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded in July 1964, and was produced by Clyde Otis.

Personnel:

• Aretha Franklin – vocal
• Belford C. Hendricks – arrangements, conductor
• Stan Tonkel – engineer
• Stan Weiss – engineer
• Thomas B. Allen – painting
• Linda Solomon – liner notes

Track listing:

1. Only the Lonely – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
2. I Wish I Didn’t Love You So – Frank Loesser
3. (Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young – Johnny Mercer, M. Philippe-Gérard
4. Shangri-La – Carl Sigman, Robert Maxwell, Matty Malneck
5. A Mother’s Love – Cliff Owens
6. My Coloring Book – John Kander, Fred Ebb
7. Jim – Nelson Shawn, Caesar Petrillo, Edward Rose
8. Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) – Paul Francis Webster, Dimitri Tiomkin
9. But Beautiful – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
10. People (from Funny Girl) – Jule Styne, Bob Merrill