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Import only double-disc collection includes 43 tracks. Respect features all the classic songs by the original Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Rooted in a gospel tradition that was to inform her soul-charged sound, her impact on American pop music was profound. It was the run of late-'60s Atlantic hits featured here ('Respect', 'Chain of Fools', 'I Say A Little Prayer') that made her a star, but as this Best Of shows, there was plenty more to come. Aretha was discovered all over again by a new generation in the '80s thanks to her role and performance ('Think') in the hit musical The Blues Brothers. Riding high on a wave of success, duets with latter day icons followed like the epic "I Knew You Were Waiting" with stubble-faced George Michael and the anthemic 'Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves' with self-proclaimed diva Annie Lennox. Respect is certainly due to the remarkable talent of Aretha Franklin and this double disc anthology thoroughly represents the diva in her full majesty. Warner.

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Respect-Very Best of [Import]

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Respect: Very Best of
Aretha Franklin
Manufacturer: Wea
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Tracks:

Respect
Think
Spanish Harlem
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
I Say A Little Prayer
Son Of A Preacher Man
I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
Chain Of Fools
Dont Play That Song (You Lied)
Angel
Border Song (Holy Moses)
Rock Steady
See Saw
The House That Jack Built
Oh No Not My Baby
Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
Good Times
Since Youve Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)
Youre All I Need To Get By
Aint Nothing Like The Real Thing
Do Right Woman Do Right Man
Share Your Love With Me
Something He Can Feel
Aint No Way
Sisters Are Doin It For Themselves (Duet With Eurythmics)
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) (Duet With George Michael)
Through The Storm (Duet With Elton John)
Love All The Hurt Away (Duet With George Benson)
Willing To Forgive
Let It Be
Never Let Me Go
Night Time Is The Right Time
Call Me
Drown In My Own Tears
People Get Ready
My Song
Dark End Of The Street
Today I Sing The Blues
A Rose Is Still A Rose
Whos Zoomin Who
Freeway Of Love
Day Dreaming
Bridge Over Troubled Water

Album Description

Import only double-disc collection released by Warner's includes 43 tracks. 'Respect' features all the classic songs by the original Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Rooted in a gospel tradition that was to inform her soul-charged sound, her impact on pop music, and in particular American pop music was profound. It was the run of late-60s Atlantic hits featured here ('Respect', 'Chain of Fools', 'I Say A Little Prayer') that made her a star but as this 'Best of' shows, there was plenty more to come. Aretha was discovered all over again by a new generation in the 80s thanks to her role and performance ('Think') in hit musical The Blues Brothers. Riding high on a wave of success, duets with latter day icons followed like the epic "I Knew You Were Waiting" with stubble-faced George Michael and the anthemic 'Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves' with self-proclaimed diva Annie Lennox. Respect is certainly due to the remarkable talent of Aretha Franklin and this double disc anthology thoroughly represents the diva in her full majesty. Warner. 2002.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered 43 Track Double Disc Career Retrospective, the First that Encompasses the Queen of Soul's Best Recordings for Both her Hit Labels Atlantic and Arista! from her First Hit Single in the 60's ('i Never Loved a Man (The Way I Loved You') to her Last of the 20th Century ('a Rose is Still a Rose', Written and Produced by Lauryn Hill), These Two Discs have Every Essential Track and Makes for One of the Most Concise Retrospectives of a Major Artist Ever Released. All the Biggest and the Best Are Here, So Just Take Your Pick, You Can't Go Wrong. Franklin is the Diva's Diva, a Woman who Has Graced the Charts with a Spirit and Voice that is Simply Like No Other and is Unequalled in Power, Strength and Versatility. The Title She Bears as Queen of Soul is No Accident and Not Wantonly Applied...she Simply is Musical Royalty.

Customer Reviews:

Great selection, but..........2007-04-29

My only complaint is that there is noticeable tape hiss on a few of the songs. I listen a lot on a portable stereo,
so it was quite easy to pick up.

Love it!.......2007-01-08

I came across this looking for a birthday gift for my mother. I was having really hard time trying to think of something. Seeing as her birthday is on Christmas Eve, then had to think of something to give to her for Christmas. These cd's where perfect!!

My mom always talks about the music she used to listen, but she doesn't even have a cassettee tape or even a vinyl record of any of the music she listened to from her childhood through her adulthood. Giving her these cd's was the best idea every. She actually cried!!!! My mom told me listening to these songs, she could remeber who she was with, where she was, and what she was wearing, when she heards the songs that Aretha sang.

The price was great, considering you got two cd's. And they deliveried the day before her birthday.

So, if your looking for a gift to give someone, who always talks about the music they used to listen to, but they don't have any of it, and they love Aretha Franklin. This is the perfect gift.

The Queen of Soul.......2006-02-20

This is the ultimate in Aretha's great array of soulful music that takes you through the many years and styles of music that Aretha has mastered with her true soulful vocal abilities. I have thoroughly enjoyed listening to this CD over and over again...and each time I listen to it I appreciate even more that the fact is...Aretha Franklin is truly the "Queen of Soul"! Blue eyed soul sister-CT

The Queen Indeed.......2006-01-12

There's been only one of her. She is by far one of the greatest vocalists and artists of all time. The soul genre shook under the feet of this mighty woman (thats not a dig at her weight - I swear), for hers was the mightiest of voices, and it has never been captured better, than on this collection.

Granted, Aretha is one of those singers that with almost every song sung offered an essential piece of music to cherish and remember, however, most fans of her music (and i am one for sure) can still never be without her hits. They're all here. A one disc collection of her recorded work is, frankly, a joke - unless part of a series - like Rhino's The Very Best of Aretha Franklin '60's and '70's CD's. However, a two disc set is fairly acceptable, and this is the best you will find.

Combining the lady's many Atlantic hits, and some slight rarities, as well as her Arista power house throw downs, is a God-send, that any fan will adore, and sew a special pocket on all their clothes for its carriage so as to never be without it(maybe, or is it just me?).

Although thats not to say that only fans would appreciate this collection. I'm sure any more casual fan of, say, Respect or Think or Chain of Fools (which i assume anyone with ears is), would highly likely fall head over heels in love with much of the material included here.

Therefore, it is my recommendation that everybody buy this CD. And might I suggest that if you like this you buy some of her remastered reissued original albums, so as to hear the overlooked gems on each.

Queen of soul.......2005-03-01

Aretha's best work, showcased here, proves that she has justly earned her title as Queen of soul despite some ups downs in her long career. Aretha took a long time to establish herself but once signed to Atlantic, she found a producer (Jerry Wexler) who was able to make the most of her distinctive talents.

Aretha has had many major hits in America although she has not been particularly successful in the British singles charts. During her time with Atlantic, Aretha had two UK top ten hits (Respect, I say a little prayer) and two other UK top twenty hits (Don't play that song, Spanish Harlem). All those hits are included here, together with many of Aretha's other classic recordings for Atlantic, some of which were minor UK hits but all of which did much better as singles in America. These classics include Think, You make me feel like a natural woman, I never loved a man they way I loved you, Chain of fools, Do right woman do right man, Angel, Since you've been gone and Until you come back to me.

With Aretha's distinctive voice and delivery, her cover versions are always interesting. Surprisingly, Satisfaction (Rolling Stones) is omitted, but Bridge over troubled water (Simon and Garfunkel), Oh no not my baby (Maxine Brown) and Let it be (Beatles) are among those included.

Aretha eventually left Atlantic, joining Arista in 1980. This rejuvenated her career although she never quite achieved the level of success that she had in her early years with Atlantic. However, she had two major international hits via duets - Sisters are doing it for themselves (with the Eurythmics) and I knew you were waiting for me (with George Michael), the latter becoming a number one hit in Britain (where it remains her only number one hit) and America. She also just missed the UK top ten with Who's zooming who - but most of her UK hits in the eighties were minor hits, just as they had been in her Atlantic years.

This compilation, spanning several decades of Aretha's music, clearly shows why she is regarded as the Queen of soul. There are many Aretha compilations to choose from, but if you want one covering her whole career, this is as good as you are likely to find.

Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin

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Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin
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Manufacturer: Wea/Atlantic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008NV6I
Release Date: 2002-06-04

Tracks:

Genius
Half-Life
Start Again
On Her Mind
Such Reveries
On a High
Magazines
Lost on the Moon
For You
Good Morning!
Memento
Shine Inside

Album Description

Import only double-disc collection includes 43 tracks. Respect features all the classic songs by the original Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Rooted in a gospel tradition that was to inform her soul-charged sound, her impact on American pop music was profound. It was the run of late-'60s Atlantic hits featured here ('Respect', 'Chain of Fools', 'I Say A Little Prayer') that made her a star, but as this Best Of shows, there was plenty more to come. Aretha was discovered all over again by a new generation in the '80s thanks to her role and performance ('Think') in the hit musical The Blues Brothers. Riding high on a wave of success, duets with latter day icons followed like the epic "I Knew You Were Waiting" with stubble-faced George Michael and the anthemic 'Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves' with self-proclaimed diva Annie Lennox. Respect is certainly due to the remarkable talent of Aretha Franklin and this double disc anthology thoroughly represents the diva in her full majesty. Warner.

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Includes the Bonus Track "Lost on the Moon".

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