I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You/Including Respect | 
| Artist: Aretha Franklin
Label: Atlantic / Wea
Category: Music
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Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 3303
Format: Collector's Edition
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 71934
UPC: 081227193423
EAN: 0081227193423
ASIN: B0000033IS
Release Date: June 20, 1995
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| Tracks:
| • | Respect - Aretha Franklin, Redding, Otis | | • | Drown in My Own Tears - Aretha Franklin, Glover, Henry | | • | I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) - Aretha Franklin, Shannon, Ronnie | | • | Soul Serenade - Aretha Franklin, Dixon, Luther | | • | Don't Let Me Lose This Dream - Aretha Franklin, Franklin, Aretha | | • | Baby, Baby, Baby - Aretha Franklin, Franklin, Aretha | | • | Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business) - Aretha Franklin, Franklin, Aretha | | • | Good Times - Aretha Franklin, Cooke, Sam | | • | Do Right Woman, Do Right Man - Aretha Franklin, Penn, Dan | | • | Save Me - Aretha Franklin, Franklin, Aretha | | • | A Change Is Gonna Come - Aretha Franklin, Cooke, Sam | | • | Respect - Aretha Franklin, Redding, Otis | | • | I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) - Aretha Franklin, Shannon, Ronnie | | • | Do Right Woman, Do Right Man - Aretha Franklin, Penn, Dan |
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Amazon.com essential recording
This is the album on which Aretha finds her voice. She'd previously recorded for another label, but this Atlantic debut created the sound that has come to define her. The tracks read like a greatest hits collection: "Respect," "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man," "Dr. Feelgood," "Baby, Baby, Baby," "A Change Is Gonna Come," and the title track. She's alternately pumped full of soul or scraping her inner being to find more. A classic. --Robert Gordon
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the Queen, indeed September 10, 2004
J. Brady (PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC United States)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
So much has been written about this album that it's really tough to add anything new. And the term "classic" is thrown around so much these days that it's hard to put it into any useful perspective. But the bottom line is this: any serious fan of music should have a copy of this; it trascends all labels, all boundaries. It is a must have. And there is a reason Rolling Stone Magazine gives this 5 stars and calls this "the Best Soul Album Ever Recorded" ( it says so right on the cd package.) From the instantly recognizable sass and strut of "Respect", to the blues belter "Dr Feelgood", through the Bossa Nova-flavoured "Don't Let Me Lose This Dream", every song is a winner. Miss Franklin even had a hand in writing several of the tracks on this album, showing she is much more than just "the world's greatest soul singer." There are more classic songs on this album than you can shake a stick at. Just read the tracklisting and see for yourself. Franklin is backed by the Muscle Shoals house band on this album, although only one song ( the incredible title track ) was recorded entirely in the famous Alabama studio, and they really deliver the goods. As good as some of her mostly overlooked Columbia Records material was ( and a lot of it was very good, although it was more "adult" in that it was more jazz oriented ) her Atlantic debut has a passion - grit and soul- that had never before been captured on tape. And Franklin has a gift of interpretation ( only hinted at during her 5 years with Columbia Records, where she mostly sang big band, jazz, blues, soul and pop covers, as well as a small handfull of self-penned originals ) that is unequaled in the world of popular music. Her covers of Otis Redding's "Respect, of "Drown In My Own Tears" ( previously recorded by both Dinah Washington and by Ray Charles ) and of Sam Cooke's beautiful ballad "A Change Is Gonna Come" make you forget the orginals. The Reign Begins Here.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Giving The Queen Her Propers June 13, 2000
David Wayne (Santee, CA United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Aretha Franklin always had the tools. She was the daughter of a minister and grew up singing in the church. She could also play a mean piano, whether slow and soulfully, or fast and rollicking. At the age of 18 she signed with Columbia Records. For the next 6 years, she recorded a huge body of work, ranging from jazz and blues, to standards and pop, to straight R&B and soul. The label didn't seem to know what to do with her, in terms of consistent direction. But all of that dues-paying singing Aretha did in those early years would soon pay off in a big way. When her CBS contract expired, Atlantic Records snapped her up faster than you can say "Gold Records." The rest, as they say, is history. This album changed things all at once for Aretha. Its release proved to be both a coming-out party and a coronation. And a singer who, to that point, was considered an also-ran amidst the landscape of soul-singing Sisters, took her rightful place as The Queen of Soul. It is a place she still holds today. No one could do it like Aretha! This landmark set contained two singles that changed the face of pop music. The title cut set the tone with its first biting line: "You're a no good heartbreaker!" But, of course, Aretha loves him. In that way, she was like a lot of other women, especially Black women. That's really the key to Aretha's success: she knows how to talk to women. Sisterhood has really always been where she was coming from. The next single, "Respect," is considered by most to be the greatest pop single of all time. Which is amazing, considering that its writer, Otis Redding, had a big R&B hit with the song only 2 years prior. The story goes that when Otis first heard Aretha's version, he told his producer, "That girl done stole my song!" He was right. Aretha, singing and playing her heart out, was all over "Respect." She demanded her propers not only for herself, but for Black women, for women worldwide, for Black people, and for oppressed people everywhere. The album's third single, "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man," is another classic. And this deep, deep set also contains favorites like "Don't Let Me Lose This Dream" and "Soul Serenade." And Aretha showcases all she learned singing the blues at CBS, with her self-penned "Dr. Feelgood," which is still one of her biggest numbers at live shows. One listen to this song, and you can't help but say, "Right on, Sister!" or "You go, Girl!" In case you don't know, this album routinely makes the top ten of lists of the best albums ever. I rank it just behind "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye, as the second-best soul album of all-time.
in case of loss of soul: open case, insert cd & press play February 18, 2003
R. Davis (louisville, ky)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
i always heard me some aretha playin on the radio somewhere in my mama's house when i was growin up but my first real recollection of seeing her was in the movie 'blues brothers' (a classic!)... but, alas, i came of age in the 80's, meaning i couldnt appreciate any of the true artists that gave meaning and definition to the words "soul music"... the 80's was the antithesis of soul - electronic, synthesized and cold. so to make a short story shorter, i started gettin my soul back in the late 1990's... and aretha has been leading the way for me ever since! aretha, gladys, isaac, al, teddy, marvin, ojays, isleys, patti, smokey, stevie... if you breathe, you should own at least ONE of each of these folks cd's... this is cornerstone music... start with this one... remove the annoying protective seal,
open case,
remove cd and watch the sun reflect gently from the surface,
place cd into player,
press play...
and gitcho soul back!
One of the best albums ever July 15, 2001
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
A lot of people have called this the best soul album ever. That's selling it short. Certainly Aretha Franklin's voice and piano playing, along with those fat horns behind her, are the very definition of soul. But this album is so good that if you made a list of the best albums of all times in ANY genre this one would have to be on it.Even if you own one of the greatest hits collections, or even the boxed set, you need this album (and probably "Lady Soul" as well). It just all hangs together so beautifully. "Respect" starts it off with a great big blast of horns and Aretha's commanding voice. Then she slows down and breaks your heart with "Drown In My Own Tears." Most of the rest of the songs on the album are more emotionally complicated, combining the qualities of the first two songs. They mine the pain of deep love and at the same time demand respect and decent treatment (You have to understand that this album came out in 1967 - several years before the modern feminist movement began - to realize how remarkable that is. And to this day I don't think any singer other than Lauryn Hill has captured women's simultaneous need for love and dignity as well). The album ends on a perfect note: Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come." Cooke originally wrote the song as a kind of response to Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are A-Changing." Cooke was more optimistic than Dylan, and the song suggests that despite the pain and turmoil of the sixties, better days were ahead, particularly in the area of civil rights. It's also a deeply religious song. When Aretha sings it, she holds out the same hope and optimism for the country that Sam Cooke did. But in the context of the album, it seems to take on a more personal meaning as well. It's not just about different races learning to get along, but about men and women learning to give each other respect as well. I literally can't listen to her sing it without crying. If this song doesn't set your soul on fire, you haven't got one. All in all, this is one of those rare albums, in the same category as Kind of Blue, Sgt. Pepper, and Blonde on Blonde, that you just have to own and listen to over and over again. It's not just great popular music, it's a work of art.
INSTANT CLASSIC September 5, 1999
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
What can you say about this great recording. You almost take it for granted that this is one of the greatest soul albums of all times. These songs are as familiar as the National Anthem or God Bless America. Aretha graduated from Princess to Queen with this album. This album open the door for all the soulful Diva's that we hear today. Sometimes we forget what Aretha has done and the doors she has opened for so many. This CD should be on every music lovers CD rack. No one and I mean NO ONE can do it like Lady Soul
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