The Best of Aretha Franklin

Tracklist

• 1
  Respect
  2:28
  3.9 ★
• 2
  Chain of Fools
  2:48
  4.2 ★
• 3
  Since You’ve Been Gone
  4.4 ★
• 4
  Think
  2:19
  3.6 ★
• 5
  I Say a Little Prayer
  3:34
  4.4 ★
• 6
  Spanish Harlem
  3:32
  2.0 ★
• 7
  I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
  2:45
  4.0 ★
• 8
  Natural Woman
  4.2 ★
• 9
  Let It Be
  3.2 ★
• 10
  Baby I Love You
  3.0 ★
• 11
  Dr. Feelgood
  3:21
  4.6 ★
• 12
  See Saw
  3.5 ★

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

• Adrian Barber
  recording [9]
• Andrew Love
  tenor saxophone [4, 12]
• Aretha Franklin
  choir vocals [10], lead vocals [4-5, 10, 12], piano [1-2, 4-7, 9, 11-12], vocal [1-3, 6-9, 11]
• Arif Mardin
  arranger [1-5, 7-8, 10-12], background vocals [6], flute [6], horn [3, 6], mix [6], producer [6, 9], recording [10], strings [6]
• Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
  drums (drum set) [6]
• Bernie Glow
  trumpet [3, 8]
• Bobby Womack
  guitar [3]
• Carolyn Franklin
  background vocals [1, 6], choir vocals [2-3, 8, 10]
• Charles Chalmers
  horn [7], tenor saxophone [1, 4, 7, 10-12]
• Chips Moman
  guitar [7]
• Chuck Kirkpatrick
  engineer [6], recording [6]
• Chuck Rainey
  bass [6]
• Cornell Dupree
  guitar [6]
• David Hood
  trombone [7]
• Donny Hathaway
  electric piano [6], organ [6]
• Ellie Greenwich
  choir vocals [2]
• Erma Franklin
  background vocals [1, 6], choir vocals [2-3, 8]
• Ernie Royal
  trumpet [11]
• Floyd Newman
  baritone saxophone [4, 12]
• Frank Wess
  tenor saxophone [3]
• Gene Chrisman
  drums (drum set) [8, 11]
• Henry Haywood
  baritone saxophone [3]
• Irma Franklyn
  choir vocals [10]
• Jerome Gasper
  recording [9]
• Jerry Jemmott
  bass [5], bass guitar [4, 12]
• Jerry Wexler
  producer
• Jimmy Johnson
  electric guitar [10], guitar [1-4, 7, 12]
• Joe Arnold
  tenor saxophone [7]
• Joe Newman
  trumpet [3, 8]
• Joe South
  electric guitar [10], guitar [2]
• Ken Laxton
  trumpet [7]
• King Curtis
  tenor saxophone [1, 3, 10-11]
• Melvin Lastie
  cornet [1, 11], trumpet [3, 8, 10]
• Rick Hall
  recording [7]
• Roger Hawkins
  drums (drum set) [1-5, 7, 10, 12]
• Ron Albert
  engineer [6], recording [6]
• Seldon Powell
  tenor saxophone [3]
• Spooner Oldham
  electric piano [2-3, 10, 12], organ [1, 4, 10-11], piano [7-8, 10]
• Ted Somers
  vibraphone [10]
• The Sweet Inspirations
  background vocals [4-5, 12], choir vocals [2-3, 8]
• The Sweethearts of Soul
  background vocals [6]
• Tom Dowd
  arranger [1-5, 7-8, 10-12], conductor [1, 7, 11], mix [2, 9], producer [6, 9], recording [1-5, 8, 10-12]
• Tommy Cogbill
  bass guitar [1-3, 7-8, 10-11], guitar [4-5, 12]
• Tony Studd
  bass trombone [3, 10]
• Truman Thomas
  electric piano [10], organ [10], piano [10]
• Wayne Jackson
  trumpet [4, 12]
• Willie Bridges
  baritone saxophone [1, 4, 10-12]
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Issues

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  The Best of Aretha Franklin

  12" Vinyl (WE price code is a white sticker.)
  1980
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  T
  The Best of Aretha Franklin

  12" Vinyl (WE price code is NOT a white sticker.)
  1980
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  T
  The Best of Aretha Franklin

  12" Vinyl
  1980
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  T
  The Best of Aretha Franklin

  12" Vinyl
  1984