Aretha's Greatest Hits

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".

Aretha's Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedSeptember 9, 1971 (1971-09-09)
Recorded1967–1971
Genre
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Aretha Franklin chronology
Aretha Live at Fillmore West
(1971)
Aretha's Greatest Hits
(1971)
Young, Gifted and Black
(1972)
Singles from Aretha's Greatest Hits
  1. "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
    Released: March 19, 1971
  2. "Spanish Harlem"
    Released: July 1971
  3. "You're All I Need to Get By"
    Released: September 20, 1971
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide[3]

Track listing edit

Side 1 edit

  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 edit

  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 edit

Charts edit

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 edit

  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.