On January 17, 1969, “Atlantic” label released “Soul ’69”, the fourteen Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded April 17–18 and September 24, 1968, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Tom Dowd and Jerry Wexler.

Personnel:

• Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
• Junior Mance– piano
• Spooner Oldham– organ
• Joe Zawinul– organ, piano, Fender Rhodes
• Kenny Burrell– guitar
• Jimmy Johnson– guitar
• Ron Carter– bass guitar
• Jerry Jemmott– bass guitar
• Tommy Cogbill– bass guitar
• Bruno Carr – drums
• Roger Hawkins– drums
• Grady Tate– drums
• Jack Jennings – vibraphone
• Louie Goicdecha, Manuel Gonzales – percussion
• David Newman– tenor saxophone, flute
• King Curtis, Seldon Powell– tenor saxophone
• George Dorsey, Frank Wess– alto saxophone
• Pepper Adams– baritone saxophone
• Joe Newman, Bernie Glow, Richard Williams, Snook Young,  Ernie Royal– trumpet
• Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Benny Powell, Thomas Mitchell – trombone
• Evelyn Greene, Wyline Ivy – backing vocals
• Arif Mardin – arrangements

Track listing:

1. Ramblin’ – Big Maybelle
2. Today I Sing the Blues – Curtis Reginald Lewis
3. River’s Invitation – Percy Mayfield
4. Pitiful – Rosie Marie McCoy, Charlie Singleton
5. Crazy He Calls Me – Bob Russell, Carl Sigman
6. Bring It On Home to Me – Sam Cooke
7. Tracks of My Tears – Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, Marv Tarplin
8. If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody – Rudy Clark
9. Gentle on My Mind – John Hartford
10. So Long – Russ Morgan, Remus Harris, Irving Melsher
11. I’ll Never Be Free – Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss
12. Elusive Butterfly – Bob Lind