Since it’s release in the late sixties, the album has been ranked up there by many music outlets, including Rolling Stone, VH1, and Pitchfork, as one of the greatest albums of all time.Īretha Now served as more than worthy follow-up to the massive successful Lady Soul album, selling over 500,000 copies and climbing all the way to #3 on the Billboard album chart. The platinum-selling album also includes one of the greatest warm daytime cruising songs ever recorded in “Groovin'”. The 1968 recording was a massive success, featuring some of Aretha’s biggest hit songs including “Chain of Fools,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” and “(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone”.
Who knows what they were even thinking?!?! The recording was her first with Atlantic (after breaking away from Columbia), and features arguably the singer’s most popular hit “Respect.” The album was recorded in the now legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and includes many great tracks like “Drown in My Own Tears,” “Save Me,” the soulful ballad “Do Right Woman - Do Right Man,” and the title track “I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Loved You).” Even though Rolling Stone was a harsh critic of the album when it was originally released in 1967, the music publication was able to make amends by ranking it #83 on their “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list. The 1967 album played an enormous role in Aretha Franklin breaking through commercially. I Never Loved A Man The Way I Loved You (1967/Atlantic)
(trust me when I say there are plenty more!) In honor of the great “Queen of Soul,” here is a list of five essential Aretha Franklin records you need in your life. Journalist Ted Robbins has written a great in-depth article on NPR.org about Aretha Franklin that I highly recommend checking out. Franklin, was a well-known preacher, and also a close friend with Dr.
Not only was Aretha a highly accomplished vocalist, she was also deeply involved in the civil rights movement, touring with artists like Harry Belafonte and others to help raise money for the movement. The artist who has rightfully been declared the “Queen of Soul” sold over 75 million records, won 18 GRAMMYs, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and in 1987, became the first women to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This week (morning of August 16, 2018) we sadly lost one of the greatest vocalists and inspirational figures of our time in Aretha Franklin.
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