Aretha's Best
2001 compilation album by Aretha Franklin
Aretha's Best | ||||
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Compilation album by Aretha Franklin | ||||
Released | May 15, 2001 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 70:07 | |||
Label | Rhino | |||
Aretha Franklin chronology | ||||
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Aretha's Best is a greatest hits compilation by Aretha Franklin released in 2001. This "best of" album contains 20 tracks which were recorded by Franklin from 1967-1987.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes, "Rhino's Aretha's Best is notable for attempting to squeeze highlights of every era of Aretha's career onto one disc."[1]
Chart performance
Aretha's Best peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 200.[2]
Track listing
All track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Respect" | Otis Redding | I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967) | 2:25 |
2. | "Think" | Aretha Franklin; Ted White | Aretha Now (1968) | 2:19 |
3. | "Freeway of Love" | Narada Michael Walden; Jeffrey Cohen | Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985) | 5:52 |
4. | "Baby, I Love You" | Ronnie Shannon | Aretha Arrives (1967) | 2:43 |
5. | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | Carole King; Gerry Goffin; Jerry Wexler | Aretha in Paris (1968) | 2:45 |
6. | "Day Dreaming" | Aretha Franklin | Young, Gifted and Black (1972) | 4:00 |
7. | "I Say a Little Prayer" | Burt Bacharach; Hal David | Aretha Now | 3:35 |
8. | "The House That Jack Built" | Bobby Lance; Fran Robbins | Released as Single (1968) | 2:21 |
9. | "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" | Aretha Franklin; Ted White | Lady Soul (1968) | 2:26 |
10. | "Spanish Harlem" | Jerry Leiber; Phil Spector | Aretha's Greatest Hits (1971) | 3:34 |
11. | "Jump To It" | Luther Vandross; Marcus Miller | Jump to It (1982) | 4:16 |
12. | "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (duet with George Michael) | Simon Climie; Dennis Morgan | Aretha (1986) | 4:01 |
13. | "Chain of Fools" | Don Covay | Released as Single (1967) | 2:49 |
14. | "Rock Steady" | Aretha Franklin | Young, Gifted and Black (1972) | 3:14 |
15. | "Who's Zoomin' Who" | Aretha Franklin; Preston Glass; Narada Michael Walden | Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985) | 4:44 |
16. | "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" | Clarence Paul; Stevie Wonder; Morris Broadnax | Let Me in Your Life (1974) | 3:27 |
17. | "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" | Ronnie Shannon | I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967) | 2:51 |
18. | "Call Me" | Aretha Franklin | This Girl's in Love with You (1970) | 3:56 |
19. | "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" | Dan Penn; Chips Moman | I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967) | 3:16 |
20. | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Paul Simon | Aretha's Greatest Hits (1971) | 5:33 |
Total length: | 70:07 |
Charts
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen Soundscan)[4] | 22 |
US Billboard 200[5] | 49 |
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[6] | 31 |
US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[7] | 2 |
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[8] | 4 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] | 25 |
References
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Aretha Franklin – Aretha's Best: Review at AllMusic
- ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ Franklin, Aretha (2001). Aretha's Best (Liner notes). Rhino Records.
- ^ "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 23, 2001. Retrieved April 6, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Top Catalog Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ ""Aretha Franklin Chart History (Top R&B Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
External links
- Aretha Franklin Official Site
- Rhino Records Official Site
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- Aretha (1961)
- The Electrifying Aretha Franklin (1962)
- The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin (1962)
- Laughing on the Outside (1963)
- Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington (1964)
- Runnin' Out of Fools (1964)
- Yeah!!! (1965)
- Songs of Faith (1965)
- Soul Sister (1966)
- Take It Like You Give It (1967)
- I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967)
- Aretha Arrives (1967)
- Lady Soul (1968)
- Aretha Now (1968)
- Soul '69 (1969)
- Soft and Beautiful (1969)
- This Girl's in Love with You (1970)
- Spirit in the Dark (1970)
- Young, Gifted and Black (1972)
- Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) (1973)
- Let Me in Your Life (1974)
- With Everything I Feel in Me (1974)
- You (1975)
- Sparkle (1976)
- Sweet Passion (1977)
- Almighty Fire (1978)
- La Diva (1979)
- Aretha (1980)
- Love All the Hurt Away (1981)
- Jump to It (1982)
- Get It Right (1983)
- Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985)
- Aretha (1986)
- Through the Storm (1989)
- What You See Is What You Sweat (1991)
- A Rose Is Still a Rose (1998)
- So Damn Happy (2003)
- This Christmas, Aretha (2008)
- A Woman Falling Out of Love (2011)
- Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics (2014)
- Aretha in Paris (1968)
- Aretha Live at Fillmore West (1971)
- Amazing Grace (1972)
- One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism (1987)
- Oh Me Oh My: Aretha Live in Philly, 1972 (2007)
albums
- Take a Look (1967)
- Aretha's Gold (1969)
- Aretha's Greatest Hits (1971)
- The Best of Aretha Franklin (1973)
- Aretha Sings the Blues (1980)
- 30 Greatest Hits (1985)
- Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings (1992/2014)
- Greatest Hits: 1980–1994 (1994)
- The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1 (1994)
- Greatest Hits (1998)
- Aretha's Best (2001)
- Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin (2002)
- The Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years (1960–1965) (2002)
- Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul (2007)
- Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen (2007)
- A Brand New Me (2017)
- The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967–1970 (2018)
- "Precious Lord (Part 1)" (1959)
- "Today I Sing the Blues" (1960)
- "Won't Be Long" (1960)
- "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" (1961)
- "Operation Heartbreak" (1961)
- "I Surrender, Dear" (1962)
- "Try a Little Tenderness" (1962)
- "Say It Isn't So" (1963)
- "Skylark" (1963)
- "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" (1964)
- "One Step Ahead" (1965)
- "You Made Me Love You" (1965)
- "Mockingbird" (1967)
- "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (1967)
- "Respect" (1967)
- "Baby I Love You" (1967)
- "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (1967)
- "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man"
- "Chain of Fools" (1967)
- "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1968)
- "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (1968)
- "Think" (1968)
- "You Send Me" (1968)
- "The House That Jack Built" (1968)
- "I Say a Little Prayer" (1968)
- "See Saw" (1968)
- "My Song" (1968)
- "The Weight" (1969)
- "Tracks of My Tears" (1969)
- "I Can't See Myself Leaving You" (1969)
- "Gentle on My Mind" (1969)
- "Share Your Love with Me" (1969)
- "Eleanor Rigby" (1969)
- "Call Me" (1970)
- "Son of a Preacher Man" (1970)
- "Spirit in the Dark" (1970)
- "The Thrill Is Gone" (1970)
- "Don't Play That Song" (1970)
- "Border Song (Holy Moses)" (1970)
- "You're All I Need to Get By" (1971)
- "Bridge over Troubled Water" (1971)
- "Spanish Harlem" (1971)
- "Rock Steady" (1971)
- "Day Dreaming" (1972)
- "Angel" (1973)
- "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (1973)
- "I'm in Love" (1974)
- "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1974)
- "Something He Can Feel" (1976)
- "Break It to Me Gently" (1977)
- "What a Fool Believes" (1981)
- "It's My Turn" (1981)
- "Jump to It" (1982)
- "Get It Right" (1983)
- "Freeway of Love" (1985)
- "Who's Zoomin' Who" (1985)
- "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (1985)
- "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (1986)
- "Jimmy Lee" (1986)
- "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (1987)
- "Rock-A-Lott" (1987)
- "Oh Happy Day" (1988)
- "Gimme Your Love" (1989)
- "Through the Storm" (1989)
- "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (1989)
- "Everyday People" (1991)
- "Someday We'll All Be Free" (1992)
- "Ever Changing Times" (1992)
- "A Deeper Love" (1993)
- "Willing to Forgive" (1994)
- "A Rose Is Still a Rose" (1998)
- "Here We Go Again" (1998)
- "Put You Up on Game" (2007)
- "Angels We Have Heard on High" (2009)
- "Rolling in the Deep (The Aretha Version)" (2014)
- Awards and nominations
- Discography
- "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)"
- Amazing Grace (2018 film)
- Genius (2021 television series)
- Respect (2021 film)
- Ted White
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