Album · Aretha Franklin
Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin
Lady Soul is an album by Aretha Franklin, released in 1968. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 16 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Chain of Fools”, on 11 lists with a best position of #196.
Lady Soul, Aretha Franklin's twelfth studio album, came out on Atlantic on January 22, 1968, and it's the sound of the Queen of Soul in total command. Two years into her Atlantic run, with Jerry Wexler producing, the preacher's daughter from Detroit's New Bethel Baptist Church brings the full fire of the gospel choir to secular songs, and nobody else could come close.
"Chain of Fools" rides a low, tough groove while Franklin lets her voice coil and strike, and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" builds from a hush to a full-throated testimony. It sat at No. 1 on the R&B album chart for sixteen weeks and climbed to No. 2 on the pop chart, stuck behind only Paul Mauriat, during a run that lasted a whole year.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Lady Soul on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chain of Fools | 11 | #196 | – | 2001–2024 | |
| 2 | (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman | 5 | #116 | – | 2018–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.