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| 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 (The Way I Love You) | |||
| 8. Chain Of Fools | |||
| 9. Dont Play That Song (You Lied) | |||
| 10. Angel | |||
| 11. Border Song (Holy Moses) | |||
| 12. Rock Steady | |||
| 13. See Saw | |||
| 14. The House That Jack Built | |||
| 15. Oh No Not My Baby | |||
| 16. Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) | |||
| 17. Good Times | |||
| 18. Since Youve Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby) | |||
| 19. Youre All I Need To Get By | |||
| 20. Aint Nothing Like The Real Thing | |||
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best of a Breathtaking Career,
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This review is from: Respect: The Very Best of (Audio CD)
This excellent collection of hit singles amply demonstrates the major contribution the Queen of Soul made to popular music over almost forty years. On Disc One, my personal favourites include her amazing interpretation of Spanish Harlem which was a huge hit in 1971, the vocally innovative Chain Of Fools, the urgent Don't Play That Song, and the lovely lilting You're All I Need To Get By. Disc Two kicks of with her assertive Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves, the powerful duet with Annie Lennox which saw her re-establishing herself in the middle 1980s and includes the catchy Freeway Of Love from the same period. It also contains her beautiful versions of The Beatles' Let It Be and Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water from the early 70s. In the sixties, Aretha's soul was more rootsy than Motown, in other words, you had to work a little bit harder to fully appreciate it, but when Disco arrived in the mid 70s, her star faded a bit since she never really had consistent commercial success in that era. But her return in the eighties saw some great music again, like the album from which Freeway Of Love was drawn. This is a comprehensive compilation of her greatest hits and always a pleasure to listen to. Not many artists have such an impressve portfolio or have consistently made such brilliant music over more than 4 decades.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Queen Indeed,
By Shane (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Respect: The Very Best of (Audio CD)
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.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great selection, but...,
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This review is from: Respect: The Very Best of (Audio CD)
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.
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