The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1
The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1 | ||||
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Compilation album by Aretha Franklin | ||||
Released | March 18, 1994 | |||
Recorded | January 1967 – October 1969 | |||
Genre | Soul music | |||
Length | 47:26 | |||
Label | Rhino Records | |||
Producer | Gary Stewart | |||
Aretha Franklin chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 9/10[1] |
The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1 is a compilation album by singer Aretha Franklin, released by Rhino Records in March 1994. The album compiles 13 of her first 14 singles for Atlantic Records all of which were recorded during the 1960s. The original recordings were produced by Jerry Wexler, and this compilation was certified platinum by the RIAA.[2]
Content
This compilation contains thirteen of Franklin's initial fourteen singles released in the United States on Atlantic from her debut "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" of February 1967 through "Call Me" of January 1970. The first eight all made the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, including her chart-topping signature song, "Respect." No single included charted lower than No. 19 on the Hot 100. Missing is her eleventh single of this sequence, "I Can't See Myself Leaving You" of April 1969; also missing is her 1968 version of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" released as a single in the United Kingdom only.
The other three tracks appeared as b-sides, two of which charted on the Hot 100 independently of their hit sides. The single mixes do not appear here on every track.
All basic tracks were recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, with the studio's core session musicians. Additional overdubbing on select recordings took place at Atlantic Studios in New York City.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Respect" (Atlantic 2403 Billboard No. 1) | Otis Redding | 2:25 |
2. | "Baby I Love You" (Atlantic 2427 Billboard No. 4) | Ronnie Shannon | 2:51 |
3. | "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (Atlantic 2386 Billboard No. 9) | Ronnie Shannon | 2:43 |
4. | "Chain of Fools" (Atlantic 2464 Billboard No. 2) | Don Covay | 2:48 |
5. | "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" (Atlantic 2386b) | Chips Moman, Dan Penn | 3:15 |
6. | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Atlantic 2441 Billboard No. 8) | Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Jerry Wexler | 2:44 |
7. | "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (Atlantic 2486 Billboard No. 5) | Aretha Franklin, Ted White | 2:25 |
8. | "Ain't No Way" (Atlantic 2486b Billboard No. 16) | Carolyn Franklin | 2:54 |
9. | "Think" (Atlantic 2518 Billboard No. 7) | Aretha Franklin, Ted White | 4:14 |
10. | "See Saw" (Atlantic 2574 Billboard No. 14) | Steve Cropper, Don Covay | 2:19 |
11. | "The House That Jack Built" (Atlantic 2546 Billboard No. 6) | Bob Lance, Fran Robbins | 2:46 |
12. | "I Say a Little Prayer" (Atlantic 2546b Billboard No. 10) | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 2:22 |
13. | "The Weight" (Atlantic 2603 Billboard No. 19) | Robbie Robertson | 3:36 |
14. | "Eleanor Rigby" (Atlantic 2683 Billboard No. 17) | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 2:38 |
15. | "Share Your Love with Me" (Atlantic 2650 Billboard No. 13) | Alfred Braggs | 3:20 |
16. | "Call Me" (Atlantic 2706 Billboard No. 13) | Aretha Franklin | 3:56 |
Collective personnel
- Aretha Franklin — vocals, piano
- Bernie Glow, Wayne Jackson, Melvin Lastie, Joe Newman — trumpets
- Tony Studd — bass trombone
- Charles Chalmers, King Curtis, Andrew Love, Seldon Powell, Frank Wess — tenor saxophone
- Willie Bridges, Haywood Henry — baritone saxophone
- Barry Beckett, Spooner Oldham — keyboards
- Duane Allman, Eddie Hinton, Jimmy Johnson, Chips Moman, Joe South — guitars
- Tommy Cogbill, David Hood, Jerry Jemmott — bass
- Gene Chrisman, Roger Hawkins — drums
- Carolyn Franklin, Erma Franklin, Ellie Greenwich, Cissy Houston, The Sweet Inspirations — backing vocals
Charts
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[3] | 105 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] | 10 |
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] | 117 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] | 85 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France (SNEP)[7] | 2× Gold | 150,000* |
United States (RIAA)[8] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Dellar, Fred (October 22, 1994). "Long Play". NME. p. 47. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum database retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "ベリー・ベスト・オブ・アレサ・フランクリン VOL.1 | アレサ・フランクリン | ORICON NEWS" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Aretha Franklin – The Very Best Of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ "French album certifications – Aretha Franklin – The Very Best of Aretha Franklin" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ^ "American album certifications – Aretha Franklin – The Very Best of Aretha Franklin". Recording Industry Association of America.
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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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