5 must-own albums by Aretha Franklin, the late Queen of Soul

Aretha Franklin in concert at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on Aug 2, 2015. Photo: Tribune News Service

As prolific as she was influential, Aretha Franklin, who died Thursday aged 76, released dozens of albums in a career that lasted longer than half a century. Here are five of her most important:

Laughing On The Outside ( 1963)