Aretha Louise Franklin (25. marec 1942 – 16. august 2018) bola americká speváčka, skladateľka a klaviristka. Rolling Stone, ju dvakrát označil za najlepšiu speváčku všetkých čias. S celosvetovým predajom viac ako 75 miliónov nahrávok je Franklin jednýnou z najpredávanejších hudobných umelcov na svete. Vyše päťdesiat rokov je jej tvorba súčasťou americkej kultúry. Aretha Franklin je zrejme najdôležitejšou soulovou speváčkou sveta. Je druhou najúspešnejšou držiteľkou cien Grammy, v roku 1987 bola ako vôbec prvá žena uvedená do rock'n'rollovej siene slávy. A Portrait Of The Queen (1970-1974) je nový box set pozostávajúci z prvých piatich štúdiových albumov, ktoré Aretha Franklin vydala v sedemdesiatych rokoch – teda This Girl's In Love With You zo 70. rokov a Spirit In The Dark, Young, Gifted z roku 1972. And Black, Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky) z roku 1973 a Let Me In Your Life z roku 1974. Sprievodným dokumentom je šiesty album outtakes, alternatívnych verzií a demo nahrávok. Tracklist: LP 1: 01. Son of a Preacher Man 02. Share Your Love with Me 03. Dark End of the Street 04. Let It Be 05. Eleanor Rigby 06. This Girl's in Love with You 07. It Ain't Fair 08. The Weight 09. Call Me 10. Sit Down and Cry LP 2: 01. Don't Play That Song (You Lied) 02. The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss) 03. Pullin' 04. You And Me 05. Honest I Do 06. Spirit in the Dark 07. When the Battle Is Over 08. One Way Ticket 09. Try Matty's 10. That's All I Want from You 11. Oh No Not My Baby 12. Why I Sing the Blues LP 3: 01. Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby) 02. Day Dreaming 03. Rock Steady 04. Young, Gifted and Black 05. All the King's Horses 06. A Brand New Me 07. April Fools 08. I've Been Loving You Too Long 09. First Snow in Kokomo 10. The Long and Winding Road 11. Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) 12. Border Song (Holy Moses) LP 4: 01. Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) 02. Somewhere 03. So Swell When You're Well 04. Angel 05. Sister from Texas 06. Mister Spain 07. That's the Way I Feel About Cha 08. Moody's Mood 09. Just Right Tonight 10. Master of Eyes (The Deepness of Your Eyes) LP 5: 01. Let Me In Your Life 02. Every Natural Thing 03. Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing 04. I'm In Love 05. Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) 06. The Masquerade Is Over 07. With Pen in Hand 08. Oh Baby 09. Eight Days on the Road 10. If You Don't Think 11. A Song for You LP 6: 01. Pledging My Love / The Clock 02. You're Taking up Another Man's Place 03. Are You Leaving Me (Demo) 04. You're All I Need to Get By (Take 2) 05. Spanish Harlem (Alternate Mix) 06. Lean on Me 07. Sweetest Smile and the Funkiest Style (Hey Now Hey The Other Side of the Sky Outtake) 08. Do You Know (Hey Now Hey The Other Side of the Sky Outtake) 09. At Last (Let Me in Your Life Outtake) 10. Master of Eyes (The Deepness of Your Eyes) 11. Til It's Over (Demo).