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Released
  
September 9, 1971

Artist
  
Aretha Franklin

Label
  
Atlantic Records

Recorded
  
1967–1971

Release date
  
9 September 1971

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Aretha's Greatest Hits(1971)
  
Young, Gifted and Black(1972)

Genres
  
Soul music, Rhythm and blues, Pop music

Producers
  
Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin

Similar
  
Aretha Franklin albums, Soul music albums

Aretha's Greatest Hits is the third compilation album by American singer Aretha Franklin. Released on September 9, 1971 on Atlantic Records, The compilation features three new recordings: "Spanish Harlem", "You're All I Need to Get By" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water". The album reached Billboard's Top 20 and eventually sold over 500,000 copies. It was never released on compact disc and has been out of print since the 1980s.

Contents

Side 1

  1. "Spanish Harlem" (Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector) - 3:30
  2. "Chain Of Fools" (Don Covay) - 2:45
  3. "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" (Ahmet Ertegün, Betty Nelson) - 2:48
  4. "I Say a Little Prayer" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 3:30
  5. "Dr. Feelgood" (Aretha Franklin, Ted White) - 3:18
  6. "Let It Be" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 3:28
  7. "Do Right Woman - Do Right Man" (Dan Penn, Chips Moman) - 3:15

Side 2

  1. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Paul Simon) - 5:31
  2. "Respect" (Otis Redding) - 2:26
  3. "Baby I Love You" (Ronnie Shannon) - 2:39
  4. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler, Carole King) - 2:39
  5. "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (Ronnie Shannon) - 2:47
  6. "You're All I Need to Get By" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 3:34
  7. "Call Me" (Aretha Franklin) - 3:18

Credits

  • Aretha Franklin – Piano, Vocals

    • Not to be confused with ...

    Aretha has many similarly named albums, including:

  • 1967: Aretha Franklin's Greatest Hits
  • 1971: Aretha's Greatest Hits (this page)
  • 1973: The Best of Aretha Franklin
  • 1986: 30 Greatest Hits
  • 1994: Greatest Hits (1980-1994)
  • 1998: Greatest Hits

    • Also:

  • 1994: The Very Best Of Aretha Franklin: The 60's
  • 1994: The Very Best Of Aretha Franklin: The 70's
  • 2001: Aretha's Best
  • 1961, 1980 and 1986: Aretha

    • Refer to Aretha Franklin Discography for a list of all of Aretha's albums.

    Songs

    1Spanish Harlem3:30
    2Chain of Fools2:46
    3Don't Play That Song2:48

    References

    Aretha's Greatest Hits Wikipedia
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