Aretha's Best

by Aretha Franklin

Aretha's Best cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 15 May 2001
  • Label: Rhino
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.86/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Rhino's single-disc distillation of Franklin's Atlantic years, from 'Respect' through the early-1970s albums cut with southern and New York session bands. The selection concentrates on the run of records that made her the defining voice of American soul.

Genres

Descriptors: soulful, compilation, vocal, classic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Respect
  2. Think
  3. Freeway Of Love
  4. Baby, I Love You
  5. A Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like)
  6. Day Dreaming
  7. I Say A Little Prayer
  8. The House That Jack Built
  9. (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone
  10. Spanish Harlem
  11. Jump To It
  12. I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
  13. Chain Of Fools
  14. Rock Steady
  15. Who's Zoomin' Who
  16. Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
  17. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
  18. Call Me
  19. Do Right Woman-Do Right Man
  20. Bridge Over Troubled Water

Credits

  • David Gorman - compiler
  • David McLees - compiler
  • Gary Stewart - compiler
  • Bill Inglot - producer [sound], re mastering, producer
  • Greg Allen - art direction, design
  • Lori Carfora - art direction, design
  • Arif Mardin - producer [original recordings]
  • Jerry Wexler - producer [original recordings]
  • Luther Vandross Singers - producer [original recordings]
  • Narada Michael Walden - producer [original recordings]
  • Tom Dowd - producer [original recordings]
  • David Nathan - liner notes
  • Dan Hersch - re mastering

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