Tracklist

Only The Lonely

I Wish I Didn't Love You So

When The World Was Young (Ah, The Apple Trees)

Shangri-La

A Mother's Love

My Coloring Book

Jim

Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)

But Beautiful

People (From "Funny Girl")

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CS 9776	Aretha Franklin	Soft And Beautiful ‎(LP, Album, Pit)	Columbia	CS 9776	US	1969
CBS S 63580	Aretha Franklin	Soft And Beautiful ‎(LP, Album)	CBS	CBS S 63580	Italy	1969
SBP 233652, CS9776	Aretha Franklin	Soft And Beautiful ‎(LP, Album)	CBS, CBS	SBP 233652, CS9776	Australia	1969
CBS S 63580	Aretha Franklin	Soft And Beautiful ‎(LP, Album)	CBS	CBS S 63580	Germany	1969
CS 9776	Aretha Franklin	Soft And Beautiful ‎(LP, Album, San)	Columbia	CS 9776	US	1969
CS 9776	Aretha Franklin	Soft And Beautiful ‎(LP, Album, Ter)	Columbia	CS 9776	US	1969
CS 9776	Aretha Franklin	Soft And Beautiful ‎(LP, Album, RP)	Columbia	CS 9776	US	Unknown

Tracklist

A1	Only The Lonely
A2	I Wish I Didn't Love You So
A3	When The World Was Young (Ah, The Apple Trees)
A4	Shangri-La
A5	A Mother's Love
B1	My Coloring Book
B2	Jim
B3	Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)
B4	But Beautiful
B5	People (From "Funny Girl")

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Columbia Records
• Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman

Credits

• Arranged By, Conductor – Belford C. Hendricks*
• Cover [Art] – Thomas B. Allen
• Liner Notes – Linda Solomon
• Producer – Clyde Otis
• Supervised By [Sound] – Warren Vincent

Notes

When released on Feb. 2nd 1969 all songs were then unreleased material.
B2+B3 were released as the 7" Jim / Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) on April 15th 1969.
B5 was released as the B-Side to the 7" Today I Sing The Blues / People on July 14th 1969.
All songs have later been released on the 11-CD Box Take A Look: Aretha Franklin Complete On Columbia in 2011.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Run-out side A / stamped): XSM139448-1A P A1
• Matrix / Runout (Run-out side B / stamped): XSM139449-1A P A3
• Other (Printed on back cover): 6 B

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CBS S 63580	Aretha Franklin	Soft And Beautiful ‎(LP, Album)	CBS	CBS S 63580	Italy	1969
SBP 233652, CS9776	Aretha Franklin	Soft And Beautiful ‎(LP, Album)	CBS, CBS	SBP 233652, CS9776	Australia	1969
CS 9776	Aretha Franklin	Soft And Beautiful ‎(LP, Album, RP)	Columbia	CS 9776	US	Unknown
CS 9776	Aretha Franklin	Soft And Beautiful ‎(LP, Album, San)	Columbia	CS 9776	US	1969
CBS S 63580	Aretha Franklin	Soft And Beautiful ‎(LP, Album)	CBS	CBS S 63580	Germany	1969