Aretha's Best

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Aretha's Best
Compilation album by
Aretha Franklin
ReleasedMay 15, 2001
GenreR&B
Length70:07
LabelRhino
Aretha Franklin chronology
Love Songs
(2001) 		Aretha's Best
(2001) 		Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin
(2002)

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[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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[edit]

Aretha's Best peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 200.[2]

Track listing[edit]

All track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Respect"Otis ReddingI Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967)2:25
2."Think"Aretha Franklin; Ted WhiteAretha Now (1968)2:19
3."Freeway of Love"Narada Michael Walden; Jeffrey CohenWho's Zoomin' Who? (1985)5:52
4."Baby, I Love You"Ronnie ShannonAretha Arrives (1967)2:43
5."(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"Carole King; Gerry Goffin; Jerry WexlerAretha in Paris (1968)2:45
6."Day Dreaming"Aretha FranklinYoung, Gifted and Black (1972)4:00
7."I Say a Little Prayer"Burt Bacharach; Hal DavidAretha Now3:35
8."The House That Jack Built"Bobby Lance; Fran RobbinsReleased as Single (1968)2:21
9."(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone"Aretha Franklin; Ted WhiteLady Soul (1968)2:26
10."Spanish Harlem"Jerry Leiber; Phil SpectorAretha's Greatest Hits (1971)3:34
11."Jump To It"Luther Vandross; Marcus MillerJump to It (1982)4:16
12."I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (duet with George Michael)Simon Climie; Dennis MorganAretha (1986)4:01
13."Chain of Fools"Don CovayReleased as Single (1967)2:49
14."Rock Steady"Aretha FranklinYoung, Gifted and Black (1972)3:14
15."Who's Zoomin' Who"Aretha Franklin; Preston Glass; Narada Michael WaldenWho'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 BroadnaxLet Me in Your Life (1974)3:27
17."I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)"Ronnie ShannonI Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967)2:51
18."Call Me"Aretha FranklinThis Girl's in Love with You (1970)3:56
19."Do Right Woman, Do Right Man"Dan Penn; Chips MomanI Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967)3:16
20."Bridge over Troubled Water"Paul SimonAretha's Greatest Hits (1971)5:33
Total length:70:07

Charts[edit]

Chart (2018) Peak
position
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[edit]

  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Aretha Franklin – Aretha's Best: Review at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  3. ^ Franklin, Aretha (2001). Aretha's Best (Liner notes). Rhino Records.
  4. ^ "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 23, 2001. Retrieved April 6, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  6. ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  7. ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Top Catalog Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  8. ^ ""Aretha Franklin Chart History (Top R&B Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  9. ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2020.

External links[edit]

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