Aretha Arrives is the twelfth
studio album by
American singer
Aretha Franklin, Released on August 4, 1967 by
Atlantic Records. Its only single release was "
Baby I Love You", a million-selling Gold 45 which hit #1 R&B and #4 on the
Billboard Hot 100. This is her second album for Atlantic. The sessions for the album were delayed because Aretha shattered her elbow in an accident during a southern tour. She decided she was ready to record before her doctor thought she was ready. While she still did not have full mobility, she provided piano accompaniment on the slower songs and played with her left hand only on "
You Are My Sunshine".