The Very Best of Aretha Franklin: The 60's

Aretha Franklin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 22, 1994)
• Original Release Date: March 22, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic
• ASIN: B00000337Z
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,808 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #9 in Music > R&B > Soul > Southern Soul
  • #12 in Music > Pop > By Decade > 1960s

Editorial Reviews

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This 16-track disc and its companion piece (Volume 2) do a great job of recapitulating Aretha's singles career at Atlantic. Some of the most compelling music ever recorded, these sides bring forth the best of one of the great singers. Whether all but rewriting "Respect" ("That girl stole my song," an admiring Otis Redding said) or barely masking the pain behind "Call Me," she tells some of the truest stories around. And what a piano player. --Rickey Wright

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Genre: Soul/R&B
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 22-MAR-1994

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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No Dr. Feelgood?!, February 25, 1999

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This review is from: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin: The 60's (Audio CD)

I needed to replace my "Aretha's Gold" album, which, unfortunately, is not on CD. After buying this, I was amazed to find that Rhino had dropped the ball and omitted "Dr. Feelgood" from this otherwise fine collection. This idiotic oversight can be avoided by purchasing the "30 Greatest Hits" album, instead. You'll be glad you did.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best from the Queen of Soul, July 27, 2001

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Having recently been to my first live Aretha concert, I just had to have her hits in my collection. This plus another which filled in the blanks gives me such enjoyment listening to this energetic, passionate singstress.

This collection has all the greats from "Respect" "Baby I Love You" "Chain of Fools" "Think" along with her renditions of some greats, e.g. "I Say a Little Prayer" and "I Never Loved A Man"

Her back up musicians crank out a solid, driving sound which matches so well with the Queen's energy. THis is just great stuff!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SOUL MAGIC, February 5, 2002

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ALAIN ROBERT (ST-HUBERT,QUÉBEC) - See all my reviews

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Like all RHINO's best of,this is a commandable collection of ARETHA's works in her early days at ATLANTIC.RESPECT,YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A NATURAL WOMAN and I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER(marvelous cover of the BACHARACH-DAVID song ,first recorded by DIONNE WARWICK)can be considered the highlights,but everything deserves to be there.ELEANOR RIGBY is my only complaint(RAY CHARLES's cover is great).If all the best of collections could be of the quality of those at RHINO,it would be heaven on this earth.