Spirit in the Dark

Spirit in the Dark

Aretha Franklin

3.8/ 5.0 from 2 ratings
#296 Overall#7 for 1970
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Reviews

SP
Apr 5, 2026

I slept on this for way too long. A friend kept recommending it and I kept putting it off, and now I feel like I wasted years not having this in my life. The songwriting is remarkably assured — these aren't the kind of hooks that grab you immediately and then fade. They're the slow-burn kind that embed themselves in your brain and only get stronger over time. The production deserves a lot of credit too. It's detailed without being cluttered, polished without being sterile. There's a warmth to the sound that makes it feel alive and breathing. A few tracks could have been trimmed but honestly that's a minor complaint about an excellent record.

CU
Apr 5, 2026

Dense and complex but never pretentious. Excellent stuff.