Aretha's Greatest Hits
Aretha's Greatest Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by Aretha Franklin | ||||
Released | September 9, 1971 | |||
Recorded | 1967–1971 | |||
Genre | Soul, R&B, Pop | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin | |||
Aretha Franklin chronology | ||||
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Singles from Aretha's Greatest Hits | ||||
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Allmusic | |
Robert Christgau | B+[2] |
The Rolling Stone Record Guide |
Aretha's Greatest Hits is the third compilation album by American singer Aretha Franklin. Released on September 9, 1971 on Atlantic Records, The compilation features three new recordings: "Spanish Harlem", "You're All I Need to Get By" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water". The album reached Billboard's Top 20 and eventually sold over 500,000 copies.
Track listing
Side 1
- "Spanish Harlem" (Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector) - 3:30
- "Chain Of Fools" (Don Covay) - 2:45
- "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" (Ahmet Ertegün, Betty Nelson) - 2:48
- "I Say a Little Prayer" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 3:30
- "Dr. Feelgood" (Aretha Franklin, Ted White) - 3:18
- "Let It Be" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 3:28
- "Do Right Woman - Do Right Man" (Dan Penn, Chips Moman) - 3:15
Side 2
- "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Paul Simon) - 5:31
- "Respect" (Otis Redding) - 2:26
- "Baby I Love You" (Ronnie Shannon) - 2:39
- "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler, Carole King) - 2:39
- "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (Ronnie Shannon) - 2:47
- "You're All I Need to Get By" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 3:34
- "Call Me" (Aretha Franklin) - 3:18
Credits
Not to be confused with ...
Aretha has many similarly named albums, including:
- 1967: Aretha Franklin's Greatest Hits
- 1971: Aretha's Greatest Hits (this page)
- 1973: The Best of Aretha Franklin
- 1986: 30 Greatest Hits
- 1994: Greatest Hits: 1980–1994
- 1998: Greatest Hits
Also:
- 1994: The Very Best Of Aretha Franklin: The 60's
- 1994: The Very Best Of Aretha Franklin: The 70's
- 2001: Aretha's Best
- 1961, 1980 and 1986: Aretha
Refer to Aretha Franklin Discography for a list of all of Aretha's albums.
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Christgau review
- ↑ Marsh, Dave in: Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, p. 137, 598.
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