Runnin' Out of Fools (1964) Songwriting Credits

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Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether Aretha Franklin carries a lyricist or composer credit.

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Aretha Franklin's roles on this album

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By the Numbers

12

Tracks

18

Lyricists

1

Producers

1964

Released

"Runnin' Out of Fools" is the sixth studio album by Aretha Franklin, released on November 16, 1964, on Columbia Records during her early soul and R&B period. The album was produced by Clyde Otis and arranged and conducted by Belford Hendricks. Its twelve tracks include covers such as "Mockingbird," "Walk On By," "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)," and "My Guy." It was released before Franklin's later breakthrough on Atlantic Records and represents her work near the end of her Columbia tenure. The record drew modest reviews, earning two out of five stars from both AllMusic and The Encyclopedia of Popular Music.

Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers

#	Title	Lyricist(s)	Composer(s)	Producer(s)	Performers
1	Mockingbird	Charlie FoxxInez Foxx	Charlie FoxxInez Foxx	Clyde Otis	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
2	How Glad I Am	Jimmy WilliamsLarry Harrison	Jimmy WilliamsLarry Harrison	Clyde Otis	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
3	Walk On By	Hal David	Burt Bacharach	Clyde Otis	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
4	Every Little Bit Hurts	Ed Cobb	Ed Cobb	Clyde Otis	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
5	The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)	Rudy Clark	Rudy Clark	Clyde Otis	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
6	You'll Lose a Good Thing	Barbara Lynn	Barbara Lynn Ozen	Clyde Otis	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
7	I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby's Face	Chip TaylorNorman Meade	James Wesley VoightNorman Meade	Clyde Otis	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
8	It's Just a Matter of Time	Belford HendricksClyde OtisBrook Benton	Belford HendricksClyde OtisBenjamin Peay	Clyde Otis	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
9	Runnin' Out of Fools	Kay RogersRichard Ahlert	Kay RogersRichard Ahlert	Clyde Otis	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
10	My Guy	Smokey Robinson	William Robinson Jr.	Clyde Otis	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
11	Two Sides of Love	Roy Alfred	Roy Alfred	Clyde Otis	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
12	One Room Paradise	John Leslie McFarland	John Leslie McFarland	Clyde Otis	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)