Aretha's Best (2001) ( )

Product Summary Label: Wea/rhino UPC: 00081227429522 Release Date: 5/15/2001 Buy.com Sku: 60475011 Item#: MT2QK2 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Respect ~ Aretha Franklin 2. Think ~ Aretha Franklin 3. Freeway Of Love ~ Aretha Franklin 4. Baby, I Love You ~ Aretha Franklin 5. Natural Woman, (You Make Me Feel Like) A ~ Aretha Franklin 6. Day Dreaming ~ Aretha Franklin 7. I Say A Little Prayer ~ Aretha Franklin 8. House That Jack Built, The ~ Aretha Franklin 9. Since You've Been Gone, (Sweet Sweet Baby) ~ Aretha Franklin 10. Spanish Harlem ~ Aretha Franklin 11. Jump To It ~ Aretha Franklin 12. I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - (with George Michael) ~ Aretha Franklin 13. Chain Of Fools ~ Aretha Franklin 14. Rock Steady ~ Aretha Franklin 15. Who's Zoomin' Who ~ Aretha Franklin 16. Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) ~ Aretha Franklin 17. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) ~ Aretha Franklin 18. Call Me ~ Aretha Franklin 19. Do Right Woman-Do Right Man ~ Aretha Franklin 20. Bridge Over Troubled Water ~ Aretha Franklin (P) Rhino Atlantic (c)2001 Rhino Entertainment Company, Warner Music Group, An AOL Time Warner Company This album gathers the Queen's 20 best-sellign singsles from both her Atlantic and Arista years! The only collection ever to bring together her classic and recent hits. Deluxe O-card packaging added!   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel includes: Aretha Franklin, George Michael (vocals). Producers: Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Marden, Luther Vandross, Narada Michale Walden. Compilation producers: Gary Stewart, David McLees, David Gorman. Recorded between 1967 & 1985. Includes liner notes by David Nathan. Audio Remasterers: Dan Hersch; Bill Inglot. Rhino's Aretha's Best is notable for attempting to squeeze highlights of every era of Aretha's career onto one disc. Unfortunately, the compilers threw logic and chronology out the window, preferring to vacillate between classic Atlantic recordings and very good latter-day Arista recordings. There are certainly some great performances missing, but this pretty much hits the majority of the big numbers, from "Respect" to "Freeway of Love." Unfortunately though, it does this within the course of three songs, which gives the compilation no grounding whatsoever. But if you're looking for just the basics -- just the basic hits without any rhyme or reason to the presentation -- this will suit your needs. 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Franklin, C.L., Rev. Franklin, Rev. C.L. Franklin, Rev. C.L. Original Soundtrack Sparkle ~ Original Soundtrack Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Smooth Sax Tribute To Aretha Franklin ~ Various Artists Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 07/01/2003 Original Release Date : 2001 Catalog ID : 74295 Label : Rhino Records (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 70m : 7s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00081227429522   Professional Reviews Entertainment Weekly (6/8/01, p.77) - "...This should be required listening for U.S. citizenship....a great start for the uninitiated soul seeker..." - Rating: B    Product Image