| If I Should Lose You  performed by  Aretha Franklin  () 
 
 
 
 This magnificent track is from the oft-ignored years Aretha spent at Columbia Records.  Most of her material for the label consisted of religious songs and jazz standards and she truly shines here.  She sings with a sense of urgency and a slight cry in her voice as she pleads with her love not to abandon her.  As much as I love her Atlantic catalogue, this song and the album it comes from are at the top of my Aretha Franklin list. |