Aretha Arrives

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Aretha Arrives
Studio album by Aretha Franklin
Released	August 4, 1967
Recorded	June 20–23, 1967
Studio	Atlantic Studios, (New York City, New York)
Genre	Deep soul, Southern soul, R&B, soul
Length	36:30
Label	Atlantic, Rhino
Producer	Jerry Wexler
Aretha Franklin chronology
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967) Aretha Arrives (1967) Take a Look (1967)
Singles from Aretha Arrives
"Baby I Love You" Released: July 1, 1967 "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Not in the US)" Released: 1968

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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Aretha Arrives is the eleventh studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on August 4, 1967, by Atlantic Records. Its first single release was "Baby I Love You", a million-selling Gold 45, which hit #1 R&B and #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, followed by her cover version of The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" in 1968. This was her second album for Atlantic. The sessions for the album were delayed because Franklin shattered her elbow in an accident during a Southern tour. She decided she was ready to record before her doctor thought she was ready. While she still did not have full mobility, she provided piano accompaniment on the slower songs and played with her left hand only on "You Are My Sunshine". In 2024, the song Prove It from the album was sampled by Canadian rapper Drake on his single The Heart Part 6.^[3]