Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide[3]

Aretha's Greatest Hits is the third compilation album by American singer Aretha Franklin. Released on September 9, 1971, on Atlantic Records, the compilation contains three new recordings: "Spanish Harlem", "You're All I Need to Get By" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water".

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Spanish Harlem" (Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector) – 3:30
  2. "Chain of Fools" (Don Covay) – 2:45
  3. "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" (Ahmet Ertegun, Betty Nelson) – 2:48
  4. "I Say a Little Prayer" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:30
  5. "Dr. Feelgood" (Aretha Franklin, Ted White) – 3:18
  6. "Let It Be" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:28
  7. "Do Right Woman – Do Right Man" (Dan Penn, Chips Moman) – 3:15

Side 2

  1. "Bridge over Troubled Water" (Paul Simon) – 5:31
  2. "Respect" (Otis Redding) – 2:26
  3. "Baby I Love You" (Ronnie Shannon) – 2:39
  4. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler, Carole King) – 2:39
  5. "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (Ronnie Shannon) – 2:47
  6. "You're All I Need to Get By" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) – 3:34
  7. "Call Me" (Aretha Franklin) – 3:18

Credits

Ron Albert - Recording Engineer: Side 1 tracks 1, 3. Side 2 track 7

Charts

Chart (1971) Peak
position
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[4] 40
US Billboard 200[5] 19
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 3

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Marsh, Dave, in: Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, pp. 137, 598.
  4. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2018. 38. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aretha%27s_Greatest_Hits
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