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Respect: The Very Best of (Audio CD)
by Franklin Aretha

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Import only double-disc collection released by Warner's includes 43 tracks. '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. Warner. 2002.

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Product Details

Audio CD Release Date:	June 10, 2002
Studio:	Warner Spec. Mkt. UK
Number Of Discs:	2
Format:	Import
Average Customer Rating:	based on 15 reviews

Track Listing

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
21.	Do Right Woman Do Right Man
22.	Share Your Love With Me
23.	Something He Can Feel
24.	Aint No Way
25.	Sisters Are Doin It For Themselves (Duet With Eurythmics)
26.	I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) (Duet With George Michael)
27.	Through The Storm (Duet With Elton John)
28.	Love All The Hurt Away (Duet With George Benson)
29.	Willing To Forgive
30.	Let It Be
31.	Never Let Me Go
32.	Night Time Is The Right Time
33.	Call Me
34.	Drown In My Own Tears
35.	People Get Ready
36.	My Song
37.	Dark End Of The Street
38.	Today I Sing The Blues
39.	A Rose Is Still A Rose
40.	Whos Zoomin Who
41.	Freeway Of Love
42.	Day Dreaming
43.	Bridge Over Troubled Water

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FRANKLIN ARETHA RESPECT (2CD) THE VERY BEST OF

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13 of 14 found the following review helpful:

The Best of a Breathtaking Career Apr 08, 2003 By Pieter "Toypom"
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.

7 of 7 found the following review helpful:

The Queen Indeed Jan 12, 2006 By Shane
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.

6 of 6 found the following review helpful:

Great selection, but... Apr 29, 2007 By Gale M. Green "GG"
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.

2 of 2 found the following review helpful:

Love it! Jan 07, 2007 By A. Taylor "Amazon Queen"
I came across this looking for a birthday gift for my mother. I was having really hard time trying to think of something. Seeing as her birthday is on Christmas Eve, then had to think of something to give to her for Christmas. These cd's where perfect!!

My mom always talks about the music she used to listen, but she doesn't even have a cassettee tape or even a vinyl record of any of the music she listened to from her childhood through her adulthood. Giving her these cd's was the best idea every. She actually cried!!!! My mom told me listening to these songs, she could remeber who she was with, where she was, and what she was wearing, when she heards the songs that Aretha sang.

The price was great, considering you got two cd's. And they deliveried the day before her birthday.

So, if your looking for a gift to give someone, who always talks about the music they used to listen to, but they don't have any of it, and they love Aretha Franklin. This is the perfect gift.

2 of 2 found the following review helpful:

Queen of soul Mar 01, 2005 By Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan"
Aretha's best work, showcased here, proves that she has justly earned her title as Queen of soul despite some ups downs in her long career. Aretha took a long time to establish herself but once signed to Atlantic, she found a producer (Jerry Wexler) who was able to make the most of her distinctive talents.

Aretha has had many major hits in America although she has not been particularly successful in the British singles charts. During her time with Atlantic, Aretha had two UK top ten hits (Respect, I say a little prayer) and two other UK top twenty hits (Don't play that song, Spanish Harlem). All those hits are included here, together with many of Aretha's other classic recordings for Atlantic, some of which were minor UK hits but all of which did much better as singles in America. These classics include Think, You make me feel like a natural woman, I never loved a man they way I loved you, Chain of fools, Do right woman do right man, Angel, Since you've been gone and Until you come back to me.

With Aretha's distinctive voice and delivery, her cover versions are always interesting. Surprisingly, Satisfaction (Rolling Stones) is omitted, but Bridge over troubled water (Simon and Garfunkel), Oh no not my baby (Maxine Brown) and Let it be (Beatles) are among those included.

Aretha eventually left Atlantic, joining Arista in 1980. This rejuvenated her career although she never quite achieved the level of success that she had in her early years with Atlantic. However, she had two major international hits via duets - Sisters are doing it for themselves (with the Eurythmics) and I knew you were waiting for me (with George Michael), the latter becoming a number one hit in Britain (where it remains her only number one hit) and America. She also just missed the UK top ten with Who's zooming who - but most of her UK hits in the eighties were minor hits, just as they had been in her Atlantic years.

This compilation, spanning several decades of Aretha's music, clearly shows why she is regarded as the Queen of soul. There are many Aretha compilations to choose from, but if you want one covering her whole career, this is as good as you are likely to find.

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