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No. 388Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest albums1972
Young, Gifted and Black album coverNo. 388

Young, Gifted and Black

Aretha Franklin

Young, Gifted and Black by Aretha Franklin is No. 388 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time (2020 edition). It came out in 1972, has 12 tracks and runs 45 minutes. It sits between The Emancipation of Mimi (No. 389) and In Rainbows (No. 387).

1972 · 12 tracks · No. 388 of 500

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Track list

  1. Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool For You Baby)
  2. Day Dreaming
  3. Rock Steady
  4. Young, Gifted and Black
  5. All the King's Horses
  6. A Brand New Me
  7. April Fools
  8. I've Been Loving You Too Long
  9. First Snow In Kokomo
  10. The Long and Winding Road
  11. Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
  12. Border Song (Holy Moses)

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