The Genius of Aretha Franklin

Tracklist

• 1
  I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)
  2:51
• 2
  Do Right Woman - Do Right Man
  3:15
  5.0 ★
• 3
  Respect
  2:26
  3.9 ★
• 4
  Baby I Love You
  2:43
  3.0 ★
• 5
  (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
  2:44
  4.2 ★
• 6
  Chain of Fools
  2:47
  4.2 ★
• 7
  (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone
  2:24
  4.4 ★
• 8
  Ain’t No Way
  4:13
  5.0 ★
• 9
  Think
  2:18
  3.6 ★
• 10
  I Say a Little Prayer
  3:34
  4.4 ★
• 11
  Bridge Over Troubled Water
  5:33
• 12
  Rock Steady
  3:14
  3.8 ★
• 13
  Day Dreaming
  3:59
  4.5 ★
• 14
  Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)
  3:27
  4.4 ★
• 15
  Something He Can Feel
  6:21
  4.0 ★

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 [9, 12]
• Ann S. Clark
  background vocals [12-14]
• Aretha Franklin
  choir vocals [4], lead vocals [4, 9-10, 12-14], piano [2-3, 6, 8-14], producer [14], vocal [2-3, 5-8, 11]
• Arif Mardin
  arranger [2-10, 14], horn [7-8, 13], mix [12-14], producer [11-14], recording [4], strings [8, 12], woodwind [12]
• Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
  drums (drum set) [12-14]
• Bernie Glow
  trumpet [5, 7-8]
• Billy Preston
  organ [11]
• Bobby Womack
  guitar [7]
• Carolyn Franklin
  background vocals [2-3, 12-13], choir vocals [4-8]
• Charles Chalmers
  tenor saxophone [3-4, 9]
• Chuck Kirkpatrick
  engineer [12-13]
• Chuck Rainey
  bass [12-14], electric bass guitar [11]
• Cissy Houston
  background vocals [2, 8, 11]
• Cornell Dupree
  guitar [11-13]
• Curtis Mayfield
  arranger [15], producer [15]
• Don Arnone
  acoustic guitar [13]
• Donny Hathaway
  electric piano [13-14], organ [12]
• Dr. John
  percussion [12]
• Ellie Greenwich
  choir vocals [6]
• Erma Franklin
  background vocals [2-3, 12-13], choir vocals [5-7]
• Floyd Newman
  baritone saxophone [9]
• Frank Wess
  flute [8], tenor saxophone [7-8]
• Gene Chrisman
  drums (drum set) [5]
• Gene Paul
  engineer [11]
• Henry Haywood
  baritone saxophone [7-8]
• Howard Albert
  engineer [12-13]
• Hubert Laws
  alto flute [13]
• Hugh McCracken
  guitar [14]
• Irma Franklyn
  choir vocals [4]
• Jerry Jemmott
  bass [10], bass guitar [9]
• Jerry Wexler
  producer [2-14]
• Jimmy Johnson
  electric guitar [4], guitar [2-3, 6-7, 9]
• Joe Farrell
  flute [14], solo [14]
• Joe Newman
  trumpet [5, 7-8]
• Joe South
  electric guitar [4], guitar [6]
• Ken Bichel
  synthesizer [14]
• King Curtis
  tenor saxophone [3-4, 7-8, 11]
• Lew Hahn
  engineer [14]
• Margaret Branch
  background vocals [12-14]
• Melvin Lastie
  cornet [3], trumpet [4-5, 7-8]
• Pat Smith
  background vocals [12-14]
• Ray Lucas
  drums (drum set) [11]
• Richard Tee
  organ [14]
• Richard Tufo
  arranger [15], orchestrator [15]
• Rick Hall
  recording [2]
• Robert Popwell
  percussion [12]
• Roger Anfinsen
  engineer [15], recording [15]
• Roger Hawkins
  drums (drum set) [2-4, 6-10]
• Ron Albert
  engineer [12-13], recording [12-13]
• Seldon Powell
  tenor saxophone [7-8]
• Spooner Oldham
  electric piano [4, 6-7], organ [2-4, 9], piano [4-5]
• Ted Somers
  vibraphone [4]
• The Sweet Inspirations
  background vocals [9-11], choir vocals [5-8]
• The Sweethearts of Soul
  background vocals [11]
• Tom Dowd
  arranger [2-10], conductor [2-3], horn [12], mix [6, 11], producer [11-13], recording [3-10]
• Tommy Cogbill
  bass guitar [2-8], guitar [9-10]
• Tony Studd
  bass trombone [4, 7-8]
• Truman Thomas
  electric piano [4], organ [4], piano [4]
• Warren Smith
  vibraphone [8]
• Wayne Jackson
  trumpet [9, 12]
• Willie Bridges
  baritone saxophone [3-4, 9]
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  The Genius of Aretha Franklin

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  19 February 2021
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  The Genius of Aretha Franklin

  CD
  26 February 2021