History
Recorded at the Fillmore West concert hall, the storied rock venue in San Francisco, over three nights, March 5, 6 and 7 1971. The album opens with Aretha's best known song, her version of Otis Redding's "Respect". The album features Aretha's take on many "Hippie" anthems as Aretha and Atlantic Records executive and album producer Jerry Wexler wanted to reach out to the expected hippie audience in San Francisco. Covers include the Bread song "Make it With You", the Stephen Stills song, "Love the One You're With", the Diana Ross "Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand", the classic Beatles, "Eleanor Rigby", and Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water".
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