Aretha’s Best

Tracklist

• 1
  Respect
  2:25
  3.9 ★
• 2
  Think
  2:19
  3.6 ★
• 3
  Freeway of Love
  5:52
  5.0 ★
• 4
  Baby, I Love You
  2:43
  3.0 ★
• 5
  (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
  2:45
  4.1 ★
• 6
  Day Dreaming
  4:00
  4.5 ★
• 7
  I Say a Little Prayer
  3:35
  4.2 ★
• 8
  The House that Jack Built
  2:21
  5.0 ★
• 9
  (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone
  2:26
  4.0 ★
• 10
  Spanish Harlem
  3:34
  2.0 ★
• 11
  Jump to It
  4:16
• 12
  I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)

  Aretha Franklin & George Michael
  4:01
  3.8 ★
• 13
  Chain of Fools
  2:49
  4.0 ★
• 14
  Rock Steady
  3:14
  3.8 ★
• 15
  Who’s Zoomin’ Who
  4:44
  3.0 ★
• 16
  Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)
  3:27
  4.4 ★
• 17
  I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)
  2:51
  4.0 ★
• 18
  Call Me
  3:56
  4.5 ★
• 19
  Do Right Woman-Do Right Man
  3:16
  5.0 ★
• 20
  Bridge Over Troubled Water
  5:33

More by Aretha Franklin

Lady Soul

Lady Soul 1968

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace 1972

This Girl’s in Love With You

This Girl’s in Love With You 1970

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You 1967

Respect

Respect 2018

Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics

Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics 2014

Release credits

• Andrew Love
  tenor saxophone [2, 14]
• Ann S. Clark
  background vocals [6, 14, 16]
• Aretha Franklin
  additional [12], choir vocals [4], lead vocals [2, 4, 6-8, 12, 14, 16], piano [1-2, 6-8, 10, 13-14, 16-20], producer [16], vocal [1, 5, 9-10, 12-13, 17-20]
• Arif Mardin
  arranger [1-2, 4-5, 7-9, 13, 16-17, 19], background vocals [10], flute [10], horn [6, 9-10], mix [6, 10, 14, 16], producer [6, 10, 14, 16, 18, 20], recording [4], strings [10, 14], woodwind [14]
• Barry Beckett
  keyboard [18]
• Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
  drums (drum set) [6, 10, 14, 16]
• Bernie Glow
  trumpet [5, 9]
• Bill Inglot
  producer, re
• Billy Preston
  organ [20]
• Bobby Womack
  guitar [9]
• Brenda Bryant
  background vocals [18]
• Brenda White
  background vocals [11]
• Carolyn Franklin
  background vocals [1, 6, 10, 14, 19], choir vocals [4-5, 9, 13]
• Charles Chalmers
  horn [17], tenor saxophone [1-2, 4, 17]
• Chips Moman
  guitar [17]
• Chuck Kirkpatrick
  engineer [6, 10, 14], recording [10]
• Chuck Rainey
  bass [6, 10, 14, 16], electric bass guitar [20]
• Cissy Houston
  background vocals [11, 18-20]
• Clarence Clemons
  saxophone [3], solo [3]
• Claytoven Richardson
  background vocals [12]
• Cornell Dupree
  guitar [6, 10, 14, 20]
• Corrado Rustici
  electric guitar [12], guitar [3, 15]
• Crusher Bennett
  congas [11]
• Dan Hersch
  re
• Dana Jon Chappelle
  additional [12]
• David Frazer
  mix [12], recording [12]
• David Gorman
  compiler
• David Hood
  bass [18], trombone [17]
• David McLees
  compiler
• David Nathan
  liner notes
• Doc Powell
  guitar [11]
• Don Arnone
  acoustic guitar [6]
• Donny Hathaway
  electric piano [6, 10, 16], organ [10, 14]
• Dr. Dave Frazer
  engineer [3, 15]
• Dr. John
  percussion [14]
• Eddie Hinton
  guitar [18]
• Ellie Greenwich
  choir vocals [13]
• Erma Franklin
  background vocals [1, 6, 10, 14, 19], choir vocals [5, 9, 13]
• Floyd Newman
  baritone saxophone [2]
• Fonzi Thornton
  background vocals [11]
• Frank Wess
  tenor saxophone [9]
• Gary Stewart
  compiler
• Gene Chrisman
  drums (drum set) [5]
• Gene Paul
  engineer [20]
• George Michael
  lead vocals [12], producer [12]
• Gordon Lyon
  additional [12], assistant [12]
• Greg Allen
  art direction, design
• Greg “Gigi” Gonaway
  percussion [12], tambourine [3, 12]
• Henry Haywood
  baritone saxophone [9]
• Howard Albert
  engineer [6, 14]
• Hubert Laws
  alto flute [6]
• Hugh McCracken
  guitar [16]
• Irma Franklyn
  choir vocals [4]
• Jeanie Tracy
  background vocals [3, 15]
• Jennifer Hall
  background vocals [12]
• Jerry Hey
  strings [12]
• Jerry Jemmott
  bass [7], bass guitar [2, 8]
• Jerry Wexler
  producer [1-2, 4-10, 13-14, 16-20]
• Jim Gilstrap
  background vocals [3, 12, 15]
• Jim Watts
  additional [12], assistant [12]
• Jimmy Johnson
  electric guitar [4], guitar [1-2, 9, 13, 17-19]
• Joe Arnold
  tenor saxophone [17]
• Joe Farrell
  flute [16], solo [16]
• Joe Newman
  trumpet [5, 9]
• Joe South
  electric guitar [4], guitar [13]
• Ken Bichel
  synthesizer [16]
• Ken Laxton
  trumpet [17]
• King Curtis
  tenor saxophone [1, 4, 9, 20]
• Kitty Beethoven
  background vocals [3, 12]
• Laundon Von Kendricks
  background vocals [3, 15]
• Lennete Viegas
  additional [12], assistant [12]
• Lew Hahn
  engineer [16]
• Lori Carfora
  art direction, design
• Luther Vandross
  background vocals [11], producer [11], vocal arranger [11]
• Marcus Miller
  bass [11], instrument arranger [11], synthesizer [11]
• Margaret Branch
  background vocals [6, 14, 16]
• Maureen Droney
  additional [12]
• Melvin Lastie
  cornet [1], trumpet [4-5, 9]
• Michael Brauer
  additional [3, 15], mix [11], recording [11]
• Michelle Cobbs
  background vocals [11]
• Mike Iacopelli
  additional [12], assistant [12]
• Myrna Matthews
  background vocals [12]
• Narada Michael Walden
  arranger [12], drums (drum set) [3, 12, 15], percussion [3], piano [15], producer [3, 12, 15]
• Nat Adderley, Jr.
  keyboard [11]
• Pat Lewis
  background vocals [18]
• Pat Smith
  background vocals [6, 14, 16]
• Phillip Ballou
  background vocals [11]
• Preston Glass
  background vocals [3, 15], keyboard [3, 15], percussion [12]
• Randy Jackson
  background vocals [15], bass [3], bass guitar [12], bass synthesizer [15]
• Ray Lucas
  drums (drum set) [20]
• Richard Tee
  organ [16]
• Rick Hall
  recording [17, 19]
• Robert Popwell
  percussion [14]
• Roger Hawkins
  drums (drum set) [1-2, 4, 7-9, 13, 17-19]
• Ron Albert
  engineer [6, 10, 14], recording [6, 10, 14]
• Seldon Powell
  tenor saxophone [9]
• Serban Ghenea
  mix [12]
• Spooner Oldham
  electric piano [4, 9, 13], organ [1-2, 4, 8, 19], piano [4-5, 17]
• Stuart Hirotsu
  additional [12], assistant [12]
• Sylvester
  background vocals [3, 15]
• Tawatha Agee
  background vocals [11]
• Ted Somers
  vibraphone [4]
• The Sweet Inspirations
  background vocals [2, 7-8, 20], choir vocals [5, 9, 13]
• The Sweethearts of Soul
  background vocals [10, 20]
• Tom Dowd
  arranger [1-2, 4-5, 7-9, 13, 17, 19], conductor [1, 17, 19], horn [14], mix [13, 20], producer [6, 10, 14, 18, 20], recording [1-2, 4-5, 7-9, 13]
• Tommy Cogbill
  bass guitar [1, 4-5, 9, 13, 17, 19], guitar [2, 7-8]
• Tony Studd
  bass trombone [4, 9]
• Truman Thomas
  electric piano [4], organ [4], piano [4]
• Vicki Randle
  background vocals [3, 15]
• Walter Afanasieff
  keyboard [3, 15], synthesizer [12]
• Wayne Jackson
  trumpet [2, 14]
• Willie Bridges
  baritone saxophone [1-2, 4]
• Yogi Horton
  drums (drum set) [11]
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Issues

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  A
  Aretha’s Best

  CD
  15 May 2001
• A
  Aretha’s Best

  CD
  2001