Aretha Sings the Blues

Aretha Sings the Blues is a compilation album of previously released Aretha Franklin recordings from Aretha's early 1960s tenure with Columbia Records.

Reception
Armond White of Spin wrote, "Aretha had established a tradition that, as a revolutionary, she would naturally have to evolve away from (ask Bob Dylan). Aretha Sings the Blues shows Aretha's pregreatness style, wavering between Mahalia Jackson's command and Nancy Wilson's piquancy."

Track listing
From the albums


 * Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington (1964): Tracks 1, 3, 11–13
 * Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo (1960): Tracks 2, 14
 * Yeah!!! (1965): Tracks 4–6
 * Soft and Beautiful (1964): Track 7
 * Laughing on the Outside (1963): Tracks 8, 9
 * Soul Sister (1966): Track 10