This Bitter Earth
~ Recording by Aretha Franklin
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| Official | |||||||||
| 1.8 | This Bitter Earth | 4:32 | Aretha Franklin | Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington | Aretha Franklin | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CL-2163 |
| 1.1 | This Bitter Earth | 4:36 | Aretha Franklin | After Hours | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 451063 2 |
| 1.1 | This Bitter Earth | 4:36 | Aretha Franklin | After Hours | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | C 40708 |
| 1.1 | This Bitter Earth | 4:36 | Aretha Franklin | After Hours | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CBS 451063 1, FC 40708 |
| 1.11 | This Bitter Earth | 4:38 | Aretha Franklin | Jazz to Soul | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997), Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 477234 2, C2K 48515, c2k 48515 |
| 1.1 | This Bitter Earth | 4:36 | Aretha Franklin | After Hours | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 983 303 2 |
| 1.8 | This Bitter Earth | 4:36 | Aretha Franklin | Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington | Aretha Franklin | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 480508 2 |
| 1.8 | This Bitter Earth | 4:36 | Aretha Franklin | Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington | Aretha Franklin | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 66201 |
| 1.1 | This Bitter Earh | 4:35 | Aretha Franklin | The Early Years | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | CK 65068 |
| 1.17 | This Bitter Earth | 4:34 | Aretha Franklin | This Is Jazz | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Columbia Jazz, Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | CK 65050 |
| 1.17 | This Bitter Earth | 4:34 | Aretha Franklin | This Is Jazz 34 | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | CK 65050 |
| 1.17 | This Bitter Earth | 4:34 | Aretha Franklin | This Is Jazz 34 | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 65050 |
| 1.7 | This Bitter Earth | 4:34 | Aretha Franklin | R&B: From Doo-Wop to Hip-Hop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | J2K 65801 |
| 21.7 | This Bitter Earth | 4:34 | Aretha Franklin | Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS Records Masterworks, Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Columbia Jazz, Columbia Masterworks, Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Harmony Records (budget label owned by Columbia), OKeh, Perfect (1922-1938), Philadelphia International Records, Romeo (1920-1930s US 25¢ shellac label), Sony Classical, Sony Discos (an imprint owned by Sony Discos, Inc.) | JXK 65750 |
| 1.5 | This Bitter Earth | 4:34 | Aretha Franklin | Love Songs | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 85279 |
| 1.5 | This Bitter Earth | 4:34 | Aretha Franklin | Love Songs | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 501495 2 |
| 2.1 | This Bitter Earth | 4:35 | Aretha Franklin | The Queen in Waiting | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | C2K 85696 |
| 2.1 | This Bitter Earth | 4:35 | Aretha Franklin | The Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | COL 508621 2 |
| 1.9 | This Bitter Earth | 4:37 | Aretha Franklin | Torch Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | RI55-34 440069429-2 |
| 1.13 | This Bitter Earth | 4:37 | Aretha Franklin | Torch Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | M18896 |
| 1.17 | This Bitter Earth | 4:34 | Aretha Franklin | 1960–1965 | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | SMM 5096192 |
| 1.13 | This Bitter Earth | 4:37 | Aretha Franklin | Aretha Sings the Blues | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Blue Label (German, division of SPV GmbH) | SPV 43092 CD |
| 3.14 | This Bitter Earth | 4:37 | Aretha Franklin | Sunday Morning Classics | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697457252 |
| 2.1 | This Bitter Earth | 4:35 | Aretha Franklin | The Essential Aretha Franklin: The Columbia Years | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697786632 |
| 1.10 | This Bitter Earth | 4:34 | Aretha Franklin | The Great American Songbook | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 6.8 | This Bitter Earth | 4:38 | Aretha Franklin | Take a Look: Aretha Franklin Complete on Columbia | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 88697792792 |
| 6.8 | This Bitter Earth | 4:38 | Aretha Franklin | Take a Look: Aretha Franklin on Columbia | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 793131 |
| 10.8 | This Bitter Earth | 4:36 | Aretha Franklin | The Perfect Blues Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music UK (~2002), Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 886978478320, N° 05 |
| 1.10 | This Bitter Earth | 4:35 | Aretha Franklin | The Great American Songbook | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.10 | This Bitter Earth | 4:35 | Aretha Franklin | The Great American Songbook | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 88697 83468 |
| 1.10 | This Bitter Earth | 4:35 | Aretha Franklin | The Great American Songbook | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697 83468 2 |
| 1.8 | This Bitter Earth | 4:34 | Aretha Franklin | Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington (expanded edition) | Aretha Franklin | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 2.14 | This Bitter Earth | 4:37 | Aretha Franklin | Jazz for Dinner, Vol. 4 (Brigitte Musik) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Classical | |
| 5.1 | This Bitter Earth | 4:33 | Aretha Franklin | TSF Jazz 100% Jazz | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Wagram Music (imprint/distributor) | |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.1 | This Bitter Earth | 4:36 | Aretha Franklin | Drinking Again | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| CTS Digital | |
Relationships
| recorded in: | New York, New York, United States (on 1964-02-10) |
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| producer: | Robert Mersey |
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| lead vocals: | Aretha Franklin (on 1964-02-10) |
| conductor: | Robert Mersey (on 1964-02-10) |
| arranger: | Robert Mersey |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1964) |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/45987 [info] |
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| recording of: | This Bitter Earth (on 1964-02-10: cover) |
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Related works
This Bitter Earth
| lyricist and composer: | Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer) |
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| publisher: | Eden Music, Inc. Ensign Music Iza Music Corp. Play Music, Inc. Trio Music (publisher) |
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