Take It Like You Give It


Take It Like You Give It is the ninth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released in 1967 by Columbia Records.

Background

Due to her worsening relations with Columbia Records in late 1966, this was the last album of Franklin's on the label to only feature previously unreleased songs.

Track listing

Side One
  1. "Why Was I Born?" – 2:52
  2. "I May Never Get to Heaven" – 3:27
  3. "Tighten Up Your Tie, Button Up Your Jacket " – 1:58
  4. "Her Little Heart Went to Loveland" – 2:34
  5. "Lee Cross" – 2:53
  6. "Take It Like You Give It" – 1:50
Side Two
  1. "Only the One You Love" – 2:23
  2. "Deeper" – 2:03
  3. "Remember Me" – 2:12
  4. "Land of Dreams" – 2:12
  5. "A Little Bit of Soul" – 2:18

Personnel

  • Robert Mersey - conductor on "Why Was I Born?", "Tighten Up Your Tie, Button Up Your Jacket " and "Lee Cross", producer on "Lee Cross"
  • Belford Hendricks - conductor on "Land of Dreams" and "A Little Bit of Soul"
  • Bob Johnston - producer on "Why Was I Born?" and "Tighten Up Your Tie, Button Up Your Jacket "
  • Bobby Scott - producer on "I May Never Get to Heaven"
  • Clyde Otis - producer on tracks A4, A6, B1 to B5
  • Vernon Smith - cover photography