Product Description

'Respect: The Very Best Of Aretha Franklin' is a 2CD set featuring a collection of her hits and most well known songs which span over forty years in the music industry. Includes classics such as 'Respect', '(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman', 'Chain Of Fools', and her duet with George Michael'I Knew You Were Waiting'.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Respect
2. Think
3. Spanish Harlem
4. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
5. I Say A Little Prayer
6. Son Of A Preacher Man
7. I Never Loved A Man
8. Chain Of Fools
9. Don't Play That Song
10. Angel
11. Border Song (Holy Moses)
12. Rocksteady
13. See Saw
14. The House That Jack Built
15. Oh No Not My Baby
16. Until You Come Back To Me
17. Good Times
18. Since You've Been Gone
19. You're All I Need To Get By
20. Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
21. Do Right Woman - Do Right Man
22. Share Your Love With Me
23. Something He Can Feel
24. Ain't No Way

Disc 2:

1. Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves
2. I Knew You Were Waiting
3. Through The Storm
4. Love All The Hurt Away
5. Willing To Forgive
6. Let It Be
7. Never Let Me Go
8. Night Time Is The Right Time
9. Call Me
10. Drown In My Tears
11. People Get Ready
12. My Song
13. Dark End Of The Street
14. Today I Sing The Blues
15. A Rose Is Still A Rose
16. Who's Zoomin' Who?
17. Freeway Of Love
18. Day Dreaming
19. Bridge Over Troubled Water

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1948 in Music
• Released on: 2002-06-03
• Number of discs: 2

Amazon.co.uk Review
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. --Carol Baines

Customer Reviews

SO MUCH 'RESPECT' FOR ARETHA !!!
The GREATEST SINGER EVER !!!! There are many great singers in this world but Aretha's in a class no one can top. My Elite List (which includes Aaron Neville and other legends) has Aretha at the TOP !!!

That voice is from a place none of us will ever get to. Angels blessed Aretha's vocal chords and went back and blessed them again. This album has so many unbelievable classic songs. Aretha is one of my heroes. If I could sing like her for the day it would be a dream.

An outstanding album. Listen with amazement. Enjoy every second. You will love every song. Aretha...THANK YOU SO MUCH. Your voice lifts my spirit and to be in your presence would be a dream.

A Must For Soul Fans!
This is a truly brilliant album by the greatest female soul singer of all time. It includes virtually all her greatest hits and a superb version of "Son Of A Preacher Man" which exceeds the Dusty Springfield verson. Aretha Franklin had the gift of making every song she sang her own. Even Otis Redding's "Respect" is immediately associated with her.

A MUST HAVE
This compilation makes me dance and sing along. All the best in one..of course..there are other great ones which is not in here....of course..wat can you expect? She's got loads of great songs...and 2 Cds can't contain them all, but this album is really worth every penny. Just want to ensure you guys that this album is cool....but there's just one drawback...the quality of the album was compromised...well..it's not like you can't hear the music and Aretha's soulful voice...but I realized that with today's technology..it could have been done better...Enjoy~