I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

by Aretha Franklin

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 10, 1967
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 32:32
  • Community rating: 4.59/5 from 10 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Marking her commercial and artistic breakthrough with Atlantic Records, 'I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You' redefined Aretha Franklin's career, shifting from jazz standards to a raw, gospel-infused soul sound. [1, 6] Framed by producer Jerry Wexler's immediate production style and the foundational grooves of the Muscle Shoals rhythm section, Franklin's commanding piano playing and vocal performances transformed songs like Otis Redding's 'Respect' into enduring anthems of female empowerment and civil rights, cementing her status as the 'Queen of Soul'. [1, 4, 10, 11]

Genres

Descriptors: soulful, vocal, piano, rhythmic, bluesy

Tracklist

  1. Respect (2:27)
  2. Drown in My Own Tears (4:07)
  3. I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) (2:51)
  4. Soul Serenade (2:39)
  5. Don't Let Me Lose This Dream (2:23)
  6. Baby, Baby, Baby (2:44)
  7. Dr. Feelgood (Love Is Serious Business) (3:23)
  8. Good Times (2:10)
  9. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man (3:16)
  10. Save Me (2:21)
  11. A Change Is Gonna Come (4:20)

Credits

  • Aretha Franklin - piano, vocals, Primary Artist, Written-By
  • Spooner Oldham - keyboards, piano, electric piano
  • Jimmy Johnson - guitar
  • Chips Moman - guitar, Written-By
  • Tommy Cogbill - bass guitar
  • Gene Chrisman - drums
  • Roger Hawkins - drums
  • Melvin Lastie - trumpet
  • Ken Laxton - trumpet
  • Charles Chalmers - tenor saxophone
  • King Curtis - tenor saxophone
  • Willie Bridges - baritone saxophone
  • Joe Arnold - tenor saxophone
  • David Hood - trombone
  • Carolyn Franklin - background vocals, Written-By
  • Erma Franklin - background vocals
  • Cissy Houston - background vocals
  • Rick Hall - producer
  • Jerry Wexler - producer, liner notes
  • Tom Dowd - arranger, recording engineer, directed by
  • Arif Mardin - recording engineer
  • Loring Eutemey - cover design
  • Jerry Schatzberg - cover photography
  • Otis Redding - Written-By
  • Ted White - Written-By
  • Ronnie Shannon - Written-By
  • Dan Penn - Written-By
  • Curtis Ousley - Written-By

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