5 Key Facts About the Recording of Lady Soul
- Lady Soul was recorded entirely at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
- The sessions took place between February and December 1967.
- Aretha Franklin worked with the studio’s house band, the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.
- The album was released in January 1968, just one month after recording wrapped.
- FAME Studios was known for its distinctive Southern soul sound, which shaped the album’s character.