The Very Best of Aretha Franklin

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Amazing Grace 1972

This Girl’s in Love With You

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I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

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Respect

Respect 2018

Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics

Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics 2014

Release credits

• Adrian Barber
  recording [4]
• Akua Dixon
  strings [13]
• Alex Olsson
  assistant [13]
• Andrew Love
  tenor saxophone [6, 10]
• Ann S. Clark
  background vocals [16]
• Aretha Franklin
  additional [1], choir vocals [9], lead vocals [1, 5-6, 16], piano [4-12, 16-17], vocal [1, 4, 7-11, 17]
• Arif Mardin
  arranger [5-6, 9, 12], conductor [12], horn [16], mix [16], producer [4, 7, 11, 16-17], recording [5, 8]
• Babyface
  drums (drum set) [3], keyboard [3], producer [3]
• Barney Perkins
  mix [3]
• Barry Beckett
  keyboard [7, 11]
• Benny Powell
  trombone [12]
• Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
  drums (drum set) [16]
• Bernie Glow
  trumpet [9, 12]
• Billy Preston
  organ [17]
• Bobby Womack
  guitar [9]
• Brenda Bryant
  background vocals [7]
• Carolyn Franklin
  background vocals [8, 16], choir vocals [9]
• Charles Chalmers
  tenor saxophone [6, 8, 10]
• Chuck Kirkpatrick
  engineer [11, 16]
• Chuck Rainey
  bass [16], electric bass guitar [17]
• Cissy Houston
  background vocals [7-8, 17]
• Clarence Clemons
  saxophone [15], solo [15]
• Claytoven Richardson
  background vocals [1-2]
• Clive Davis
  executive [15]
• Commissioner Gordon
  mix [13], recording [13]
• Cornell Dupree
  guitar [16-17]
• Corrado Rustici
  electric guitar [1], guitar [2, 14]
• Dana Jon Chappelle
  additional [1], assistant [2, 15]
• Daryl Simmons
  producer [3]
• David Frazer
  mix [1-2], recording [1-2]
• David Hood
  bass [7, 11]
• David “Fathead” Newman
  woodwind [12]
• Don Arnone
  acoustic guitar [16]
• Donny Hathaway
  electric piano [16]
• Dr. Dave Frazer
  engineer [14-15]
• Eddie Hinton
  guitar [7, 11]
• Erma Franklin
  background vocals [8, 16]
• Ernie Royal
  trumpet [12]
• Everette Harp
  saxophone [3]
• Floyd Newman
  baritone saxophone [6, 10]
• Frank Wess
  alto saxophone [12], tenor saxophone [9]
• Gene Paul
  engineer [17]
• George Dorsey
  alto saxophone [12]
• George Michael
  lead vocals [1], producer [1]
• Gordon Lyon
  additional [1], assistant [1]
• Greg “Gigi” Gonaway
  percussion [1], tambourine [1]
• Haywood Henry
  baritone saxophone [9]
• Howard Albert
  engineer [16]
• Hubert Laws
  alto flute [16]
• Jack Jennings
  vibraphone [12]
• Jason Shablik
  assistant [3]
• Jeanie Tracy
  background vocals [14]
• Jennifer Hall
  background vocals [1]
• Jerome Gasper
  recording [4]
• Jerry Hey
  strings [1]
• Jerry Jemmott
  bass [10, 12], bass guitar [6]
• Jerry Wexler
  producer [4-12, 16-17]
• Jim Gilstrap
  background vocals [1, 14]
• Jim Watts
  additional [1], assistant [1]
• Jim Zumpano
  engineer [3]
• Jimmy Cleveland
  trombone [12]
• Jimmy Johnson
  acoustic guitar [5], guitar [7, 9, 11-12]
• Joe Newman
  trumpet [9, 12]
• Joe South
  guitar [9]
• King Curtis
  tenor saxophone [8-9, 12, 17]
• Kitty Beethoven
  background vocals [1-2]
• Laundon Von Kendricks
  background vocals [14]
• Lauryn Hill
  arranger [13], background vocals [13], producer [13]
• Lennete Viegas
  additional [1], assistant [1]
• Lincoln Clapp
  additional [2], lead vocals [2]
• Margaret Branch
  background vocals [16]
• Maureen Droney
  additional [1], assistant [15]
• Melisa Kary
  background vocals [2]
• Melvin Lastie
  cornet [8], trumpet [9]
• Michael Brauer
  additional [14], mix [15]
• Mike Iacopelli
  additional [1-2], assistant [1-2]
• Myrna Matthews
  background vocals [1]
• Narada Michael Walden
  arranger [1-2, 15], drums (drum set) [1, 14], piano [14], producer [1-2, 14-15]
• Nathan East
  bass [3]
• Pat Lewis
  background vocals [7]
• Pat Smith
  background vocals [16]
• Pepper Adams
  baritone saxophone [12]
• Preston Glass
  background vocals [14], keyboard [14], percussion [1]
• Randy Jackson
  background vocals [14], bass guitar [1], bass synthesizer [14]
• Ray Lucas
  drums (drum set) [17]
• Ray Pyle
  assistant [15]
• Ren Klyce
  synthesizer [2]
• Richard Williams
  trumpet [12]
• Roger Hawkins
  drums (drum set) [5-12]
• Ron Albert
  engineer [11, 16], recording [16]
• Seldon Powell
  tenor saxophone [9, 12]
• Serban Ghenea
  mix [1]
• Skyler Jett
  background vocals [2]
• Snookie Young
  trumpet [12]
• Spooner Oldham
  electric piano [9], organ [9-10, 12], vibraphone [5]
• Stuart Hirotsu
  additional [1], assistant [1]
• Sylvester
  background vocals [14]
• The Sweet Inspirations
  background vocals [6, 17], choir vocals [9]
• The Sweethearts of Soul
  background vocals [17]
• Thomas Mitchell
  trombone [12]
• Tom Dowd
  arranger [5-6, 8-9], conductor [8], mix [4, 11, 17], producer [4, 7, 11-12, 16-17], recording [5-6, 8-9, 12]
• Tommy Cogbill
  bass [5], bass guitar [8-9], guitar [12]
• Tony Studd
  bass trombone [9]
• Truman Thomas
  organ [5]
• Urbie Green
  trombone [12]
• Vada Nobles
  programming [13]
• Vicki Randle
  background vocals [14]
• Walter Afanasieff
  bass [2], drums (drum set) [2], keyboard [2, 14], synthesizer [1, 1-2]
• Warren Riker
  recording [13]
• Warren Smith
  vibraphone [9]
• Wayne Jackson
  trumpet [6, 10]
• Willie Bridges
  baritone saxophone [6, 8, 10]
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