Aretha's Best

Aretha's Best Artist: Aretha Franklin
Label: Atlantic / Wea
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 081227429522
EAN: 0081227429522
ASIN: B00005BC9B


Release Date: 2001-05-15

Aretha's Best


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Tracks:

  1. Respect
  2. Think
  3. Freeway Of Love
  4. Baby, I Love You
  5. A Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like)
  6. Day Dreaming
  7. I Say A Little Prayer
  8. The House That Jack Built
  9. (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone
  10. Spanish Harlem
  11. Jump To It
  12. I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
  13. Chain Of Fools
  14. Rock Steady
  15. Who's Zoomin' Who
  16. Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
  17. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
  18. Call Me
  19. Do Right Woman - Do Right Man
  20. Bridge Over Troubled Waters

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars It may not be the best, but its close.......2007-02-22

Aretha Franklin has had more hits than tis, but how many are you going to find that have jump to it and who's zoomin who on the same album. If anyone knows speak up. These were 2 of my favorites and getting both on the same album is nearly impossible. By the way the sound quality is also good.

5 out of 5 stars excellent album.......2007-02-08

I love Aretha and this cd is the greatest, with hit after hit. The quality is great, too. The shipping was quick, too.

5 out of 5 stars Loved this collection! .......2006-07-09

I loved this collection just as much as the boxed set for Atlantic Records! This is a good budget-conscious release for those who can't afford to plunk $50-60 for the wonderful 86-song set. The compilation producer smartly compiled Aretha's Atlantic hits from the 60s/70s and her Arista hits from the '80s. While not in chronological order, it does mix her hits in a sonic and cohesive way, how her soulful voice sings through the different songs, musicians, producers and arrangements. One song that I heard for the very first time was The House That Jack Built, a #6 charted hit that came between the Respect and Call Me hits period. It's just as superb a song as the more recognizable hits of Freeway of Love, Jump to It, Spanish Harlem, Daydreaming and many others. Still love the duet that she did with George Michael, 1986's I Knew You Were Waiting For Me. I heard a that lot during a road trip to Orlando, Florida in April 1987. At that time, it was a No. 1 pop hit. Throughout, this collection demonstrates why Aretha is a dynamic song stylist who can holler, whoop, and soar through these performances. A true testament of the Queen of Soul!

5 out of 5 stars The best CD available!.......2006-03-13

This CD has it all! This is the best of all songs recorded by Aretha, if you are a fan, you can't pass this one up!

5 out of 5 stars The Best Aretha Franklin Collection To Date.......2005-12-27

Aretha Franklin has yet to have a definitive, career spanning compilation. You'd think an artist of her stature would by now have a two disc compilation or, better yet, a boxed set that spans her entire career form her early years up to today, and yet, it hasn't happened.

The best collection to date is Rhino's single disc, 21 song "Aretha's Best". How does it hold up? Read on for the positives and the negatives.

Positives:
-Most of Aretha's biggest hits and best knowns songs are included, such as "Respect", "Think", "Freeway Of Love", "A Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like)", "I Say A Little Prayer", "Spanish Harlem" and "Chain Of Fools" are included.
-The liner notes are a great read.
-The sound quality is great.
-It's affordable and easy to find.

Negatives:
-Too many great songs are missing, many of which are top forty hits, including "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody", "Ain't No Way", "See Saw", "The Weight", "Share Your Love With Me", "Eleanor Rigby", "Spirit In The Dark", "Don't Play That Song", "Border Song", "You're All I Need To Get By", "Brand New Me", "Angel", "I'm In Love", "Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves" (her popular collaboration with The Eurythmics), "Through The Storm" (her underrated duet with Elton John), "Willing To Forgive", and "A Rose Is Still A Rose". As you can see, this set should have had at least been two discs worth of material.
-None of her gospel material is included. Why???

So, as you can see, this collection is far from perfect. But if you only want one Aretha Franklin cd in your collection, this should suit you for now.

Music:

  1. HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I ~ Michael Jackson
  2. The Ultimate Collection ~ The Commodores
  3. The Very Best of (Curtis Mayfield) ~ Curtis Mayfield
  4. Van Hunt ~ Van Hunt
  5. Star Time ~ James Brown
  6. 50th Anniversary Anthology ~ The Four Tops
  7. Exodus ~ Bob Marley & the Wailers
  8. MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 ~ Lauryn Hill
  9. The Heat ~ Toni Braxton
  10. Experience: Jill Scott ~ Jill Scott

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Dos Corazones ~ Hugo Armando

Segundo ~ Trio Esperanca

El Pianista de la Rosa ~ Anibal

Firewind ~ Amina Figarova

Poetic Necessities ~ Steve Million Trio

Landing on Planet T ~ Timlin

Live! ~ The Gipsy Kings

Don't Say Goodbye ~ Paulina Rubio

Reventon Reggaetonero ~ Various Artists

Chicanas de Pegue ~ Los Grey's