Queen of Soul: The Best of Aretha Franklin

Tracklist

• 1
  Respect
  2:25
  3.9 ★
• 2
  Think
  2:17
  3.6 ★
• 3
  Spanish Harlem
  3:30
  2.0 ★
• 4
  A Natural Woman
  2:45
  4.2 ★
• 5
  I Say a Little Prayer
  3:33
  4.4 ★
• 6
  I Never Loved a Man
  2:49
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Save Me
  2:18
  4.5 ★
• 8
  Chain of Fools
  2:46
  4.2 ★
• 9
  See Saw
  2:44
  3.5 ★
• 10
  Rock Steady
  3:12
  3.8 ★
• 11
  Don’t Play That Song
  2:59
  4.0 ★
• 12
  Angel
  4:28
  4.0 ★
• 13
  Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing
  3:48
• 14
  Baby I Love You
  2:41
  3.0 ★
• 15
  Until You Come Back to Me
  3:25
  4.4 ★
• 16
  Oh No Not My Baby
  2:51
  4.0 ★
• 17
  The House That Jack Built
  2:20
  5.0 ★
• 18
  Since You’ve Been Gone
  2:24
  4.4 ★
• 19
  You’re All I Need to Get By
  3:34
  3.5 ★
• 20
  Call Me
  3:55
  4.5 ★
• 21
  Son of a Preacher Man
  3:16
  4.5 ★
• 22
  Eleanor Rigby
  2:35
• 23
  Do Right Woman Do Right Man
  3:13
  5.0 ★
• 24
  Bridge Over Troubled Water
  5:31

More by Aretha Franklin

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace 1972

This Girl’s in Love With You

This Girl’s in Love With You 1970

Lady Soul

Lady Soul 1968

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

• Almeda Lattimore
  background vocals [11]
• Andrew Love
  tenor saxophone [2, 9-10]
• Ann S. Clark
  background vocals [10, 15]
• Aretha Franklin
  arranger [12], choir vocals [14], lead vocals [2, 5, 9-10, 13-15, 17], piano [1-3, 5-6, 8-11, 15-17, 20-24], producer [12-13, 15], vocal [1, 3-4, 6-8, 11, 16, 18, 20-24]
• Arif Mardin
  arranger [1-2, 4-6, 8-9, 14-15, 17-18, 23], background vocals [3], flute [3], horn [3, 18], mix [3, 10-11, 13, 15, 19], producer [3, 10-11, 13, 15-16, 19-22, 24], recording [7, 14], strings [3, 10-11, 19], woodwind [10]
• Barry Beckett
  electric piano [16], keyboard [20-22], organ [16]
• Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
  drums (drum set) [3, 10, 15]
• Bernie Glow
  trumpet [4, 18]
• Billy Preston
  organ [24]
• Bob James
  keyboard [13]
• Bobby Womack
  guitar [18]
• Brenda Bryant
  background vocals [11, 20]
• Carolyn Franklin
  background vocals [1, 3, 10, 23], choir vocals [4, 8, 14, 18]
• Charles Chalmers
  horn [6], tenor saxophone [1-2, 6-7, 9, 14]
• Charlie Freeman
  guitar [11]
• Chips Moman
  guitar [6-7]
• Chuck Kirkpatrick
  engineer [3, 10-11], recording [3, 11]
• Chuck Rainey
  bass [3, 10, 15], electric bass guitar [24]
• Cissy Houston
  background vocals [13, 20, 23-24]
• Cornell Dupree
  guitar [3, 10, 16, 24]
• David Hood
  bass [20-22], electric bass guitar [16], trombone [6]
• David Spinozza
  guitar [13]
• Donny Hathaway
  electric piano [3, 15], keyboard [13], organ [3, 10]
• Dr. John
  percussion [10]
• Duane Allman
  guitar [16]
• Eddie Hinton
  guitar [16, 20-22]
• Ellie Greenwich
  choir vocals [8]
• Erma Franklin
  background vocals [1, 3, 10, 23], choir vocals [4, 8, 18]
• Floyd Newman
  baritone saxophone [2, 9]
• Frank Wess
  tenor saxophone [18]
• Gene Chrisman
  drums (drum set) [4]
• Gene Paul
  engineer [19, 24], recording [19]
• Henry Haywood
  baritone saxophone [18]
• Howard Albert
  engineer [10]
• Hugh McCracken
  guitar [15]
• Irma Franklyn
  choir vocals [14]
• Jerome Gasper
  engineer [21]
• Jerry Jemmott
  bass [5], bass guitar [2, 9, 17]
• Jerry Wexler
  producer [1-11, 13-24]
• Jim Dickinson
  keyboard [11]
• Jimmy Johnson
  electric guitar [14], guitar [1-2, 6-9, 16, 18, 20-23]
• Joe Arnold
  tenor saxophone [6]
• Joe Farrell
  flute [15], solo [15], tenor saxophone [12]
• Joe Newman
  trumpet [4, 18]
• Joe South
  electric guitar [14], guitar [8]
• Judy Clay
  background vocals [13]
• Ken Bichel
  synthesizer [15]
• Ken Laxton
  trumpet [6]
• King Curtis
  tenor saxophone [1, 7, 14, 18, 24]
• Lew Hahn
  engineer [11, 15]
• Margaret Branch
  background vocals [10-11, 15]
• Melvin Lastie
  cornet [1], trumpet [4, 7, 14, 18]
• Myrna Smith
  background vocals [13]
• Pat Lewis
  background vocals [20]
• Pat Smith
  background vocals [10, 15]
• Phil Ramone
  engineer [13]
• Phil Schier
  mix [12], recording [12], remixer [12]
• Quincy Jones
  arranger [12], producer [12], remixer [12]
• Ralph MacDonald
  percussion [13]
• Ray Lucas
  drums (drum set) [24]
• Richard Tee
  organ [15]
• Rick Hall
  recording [6, 23]
• Rick Marotta
  drums (drum set) [13]
• Robert Popwell
  percussion [10]
• Roger Hawkins
  drums (drum set) [1-2, 5-9, 14, 16-18, 20-23]
• Ron Albert
  engineer [3, 10-11], recording [3, 10-11]
• Sammy Creason
  drums (drum set) [11]
• Seldon Powell
  tenor saxophone [18]
• Spooner Oldham
  electric piano [8-9, 14, 18], organ [1-2, 14, 17, 23], piano [4, 6, 14]
• Stanley Clarke
  bass [13]
• Sylvia Shemwell
  background vocals [13]
• Ted Somers
  vibraphone [14]
• The Sweet Inspirations
  background vocals [2, 5, 9, 17, 21, 24], choir vocals [4, 8, 18]
• The Sweethearts of Soul
  background vocals [3, 24]
• Tom Dowd
  arranger [1-2, 4-9, 14, 17-18, 23], conductor [1, 6-7, 23], engineer [21], horn [10-11], mix [8, 21, 24], producer [3, 10-11, 16, 19-22, 24], recording [1-2, 4-5, 7-9, 14, 17-18]
• Tommy Cogbill
  bass guitar [1, 4, 6-8, 14, 18, 23], guitar [2, 5, 9, 17]
• Tommy McClure
  bass [11]
• Tony Studd
  bass trombone [14, 18]
• Truman Thomas
  electric piano [14], organ [14], piano [14]
• Wayne Jackson
  trumpet [2, 9-10]
• William Eaton
  arranger [13]
• Willie Bridges
  baritone saxophone [1-2, 7, 9, 14]
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Issues

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  Q
  Queen of Soul

  CD
  1 January 2007
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  Q
  Queen of Soul: The Best of Aretha Franklin

  Digital Media
  10 March 2009