The Best of Aretha Franklin

Tracklist

• 1
  Chain of Fools
  2:47
  4.2 ★
• 2
  I Say a Little Prayer
  3:36
  4.4 ★
• 3
  (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
  2:44
  4.2 ★
• 4
  Think
  2:19
  3.6 ★
• 5
  Rock Steady
  3:14
  3.8 ★
• 6
  Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)
  3:28
  4.4 ★
• 7
  Respect
  2:27
  3.9 ★
• 8
  Spanish Harlem
  3:30
  2.0 ★
• 9
  Dr. Feelgood (Love Is Serious Business)
  3:22
  4.6 ★
• 10
  Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
  3:16
  5.0 ★
• 11
  I Never Loved a Man (the Way I Love You)
  2:45
  4.0 ★
• 12
  Save Me
  2:19
  4.5 ★

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

• Andrew Love
  tenor saxophone [4-5]
• Ann S. Clark
  background vocals [5-6]
• Aretha Franklin
  lead vocals [2, 4-6], piano [1-2, 4-11], producer [6], vocal [1, 3, 7-12]
• Arif Mardin
  arranger [1-4, 6-7, 9-11], background vocals [8], flute [8], horn [8], mix [5-6, 8], producer [5-6, 8], recording [12], strings [5, 8], woodwind [5]
• Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
  drums (drum set) [5-6, 8]
• Bernie Glow
  trumpet [3]
• Carolyn Franklin
  background vocals [5, 7-8, 10], choir vocals [1, 3]
• Charles Chalmers
  horn [11], tenor saxophone [4, 7, 9, 11-12]
• Chips Moman
  guitar [11-12]
• Chuck Kirkpatrick
  engineer [5, 8], recording [8]
• Chuck Rainey
  bass [5-6, 8]
• Cissy Houston
  background vocals [10]
• Cornell Dupree
  guitar [5, 8]
• David Hood
  trombone [11]
• Donny Hathaway
  electric piano [6, 8], organ [5, 8]
• Dr. John
  percussion [5]
• Ellie Greenwich
  choir vocals [1]
• Erma Franklin
  background vocals [5, 7-8, 10], choir vocals [1, 3]
• Ernie Royal
  trumpet [9]
• Floyd Newman
  baritone saxophone [4]
• Gene Chrisman
  drums (drum set) [3, 9]
• Howard Albert
  engineer [5]
• Hugh McCracken
  guitar [6]
• Jerry Jemmott
  bass [2], bass guitar [4]
• Jerry Wexler
  producer
• Jimmy Johnson
  guitar [1, 4, 7, 10-12]
• Joe Arnold
  tenor saxophone [11]
• Joe Farrell
  flute [6], solo [6]
• Joe Newman
  trumpet [3]
• Joe South
  guitar [1]
• Ken Bichel
  synthesizer [6]
• Ken Laxton
  trumpet [11]
• King Curtis
  tenor saxophone [7, 9, 12]
• Lew Hahn
  engineer [6]
• Margaret Branch
  background vocals [5-6]
• Melvin Lastie
  cornet [7, 9], trumpet [3, 12]
• Pat Smith
  background vocals [5-6]
• Richard Tee
  organ [6]
• Rick Hall
  recording [10-11]
• Robert Popwell
  percussion [5]
• Roger Hawkins
  drums (drum set) [1-2, 4, 7, 10-12]
• Ron Albert
  engineer [5, 8], recording [5, 8]
• Spooner Oldham
  electric piano [1], organ [4, 7, 9-10], piano [3, 11]
• The Sweet Inspirations
  background vocals [2, 4], choir vocals [1, 3]
• The Sweethearts of Soul
  background vocals [8]
• Tom Dowd
  arranger [1-4, 7, 9-12], conductor [7, 9-12], horn [5], mix [1], producer [5, 8], recording [1-4, 7, 9, 12]
• Tommy Cogbill
  bass guitar [1, 3, 7, 9-12], guitar [2, 4]
• Wayne Jackson
  trumpet [4-5]
• Willie Bridges
  baritone saxophone [4, 7, 9, 12]
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Issues

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  The Best of Aretha Franklin

  CD
  1984
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  The Best of Aretha Franklin

  CD (BMG club edition)
  1984
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  The Best of Aretha Franklin

  Cassette
  1984
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  The Best of Aretha Franklin

  CD
  1998
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  The Best of Aretha Franklin

  Digital Media
  7 November 2014
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  The Best of Aretha Franklin

  Digital Media