Young, Gifted and Black

Young, Gifted and Black is the eighteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Aretha Franklin, released in early 1972, by Atlantic Records. The album climbed to #2 on Billboard's R&B albums survey and peaked at #11 on the main album chart. It was quickly certified Gold by the RIAA. Its title was cut from "To Be Young, Gifted and Black", recorded and released by Nina Simone in 1969.

For similarly named articles, see Young, Gifted and Black (disambiguation).
Young, Gifted and Black
Studio album by
Aretha Franklin
ReleasedJanuary 24, 1972
RecordedAugust 1970 – February 1971
GenreSoul
Length44:46
Label
Producer
Aretha Franklin chronology
Aretha's Greatest Hits
(1971)		 Young, Gifted and Black
(1972)		 Amazing Grace
(1972)
Singles from Young, Gifted and Black
  1. "Border Song (Holy Moses)"
    Released: 1970
  2. "A Brand New Me"
    Released: 1971
  3. "Rock Steady"/"Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)"
    Released: August 1, 1971
  4. "Young, Gifted and Black"
    Released: January 18, 1972
  5. "Day Dreaming"/"I've Been Loving You Too Long"
    Released: February 1972
  6. "All the King's Horses"/"April Fools"
    Released: 1972
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideA[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Franklin won a 1972 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.[4]

In 2003, the TV network VH1 named it the 76th greatest album of all time. In 2020, it was ranked number 388 by Rolling Stone in their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[5]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)"Jim Doris3:42
2."Day Dreaming"Aretha Franklin4:00
3."Rock Steady"Aretha Franklin3:15
4."Young, Gifted and Black"
3:34
5."All the King's Horses"Aretha Franklin3:56
6."Brand New Me"
4:26
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."April Fools"
3:29
8."I've Been Loving You Too Long"
3:36
9."First Snow in Kokomo"Aretha Franklin4:04
10."The Long and Winding Road"
3:38
11."Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"
3:42
12."Border Song (Holy Moses)"
3:22

Personnel

Chart positions
Chart (1972) Peak
position
Billboard Top LPs[6] 11
Billboard Top Soul LPs[7] 2

Singles
Year Title US Pop[8] US R&B[9]
1970 "Border Song (Holy Moses)" 37 5
1971 "Rock Steady" 9 2
1972 "All the King's Horses" 26 7
1972 "Day Dreaming" 5 1
1972 "Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby)" 73 9

References
  1. "Young, Gifted and Black - Aretha Franklin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 262–263.
  4. "Aretha Franklin". GRAMMY.com. November 23, 2020.
  5. "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  6. "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  7. "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  8. "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Billboard Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  9. "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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