The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1

by Aretha Franklin

Overview

30 Greatest Hits is still the preferred essential document for the Atlantic years, but this is certainly an excellent 16-track primer of her most popular late-'60s tracks. Most of them are also on 30 Greatest Hits. But if you've got a particular yen for Aretha's early Atlantic period (which was also her very best), you'll find all the biggest smashes from that era here, including "Respect," "Chain of Fools," "Think," "The House That Jack Built," "Baby I Love You," "I Never Loved a Man," and so forth. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	03/22/1994
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0081227159825

Tracks

1. Respect
2. Baby I Love You
3. I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)
4. Chain of Fools
5. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
6. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
7. (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone
8. Ain't No Way
9. Think
10. See Saw
11. The House That Jack Built
12. I Say a Little Prayer
13. The Weight
14. Eleanor Rigby
15. Share Your Love With Me
16. Call Me

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Aretha Franklin   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Joe Arnold   Sax (Tenor)
The Sweet Inspirations   Vocals (Background)
Tommy Cogbill   Guitar,Guitar (Bass)
Melvin Lastie   Cornet,Trumpet
Haywood Henry   Saxophone,Sax (Baritone)
Bernie Glow   Trumpet
Ken Laxton   Trumpet
Seldon Powell   Sax (Tenor)
Andrew Love   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Sylvia Shemwell   Vocals (Background)
Bobby Womack   Guitar (Bass)
Margaret Branch   Vocals (Background)
Brenda Bryant   Vocals (Background)
Willie Bridges   Saxophone,Sax (Baritone)
Warren Smith   Vibraphone,Vibraphone
Jimmy Johnson   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Charlie Chalmers   Sax (Tenor)
King Curtis   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Floyd Newman   Sax (Bass)
Gene Chrisman   Drums
Erma Franklin   Vocals (Background)
Joe Newman   Trumpet
David Hood   Trombone,Guitar (Bass)
Dee Dee Warwick   Vocals (Background)
Hubert Laws   Flute
Wayne Jackson   Trumpet
Roger Hawkins   Drums
Jerry Jemmott   Guitar (Bass)
Ralph Burns   Conductor
Jerry Wexler   Guitar
Frank Wess   Sax (Tenor),Saxophone
Pat Lewis   Vocals (Background)
Ellie Greenwich   Vocals (Background)
Spooner Oldham   Organ,Piano,Keyboards,Piano (Electric)
Joe South   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Chips Moman   Guitar
Don Arnone   Guitar (Acoustic)
Barry Beckett   Piano (Electric)
Eddie Hinton   Guitar
Carolyn Franklin   Vocals (Background)
Charles Chalmers   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Duane Allman   Slide Guitar
Tony Studd   Trombone
Cissy Houston   Vocals (Background)
Cornell Dupree   Guitar

Technical Credits

Rick Hall   Producer
Otis Redding   Composer
Michael Mazzarella   Research
Anthony Smith   Composer
Arif Mardin   Arranger,Producer,Brass Arrangement
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Donna Summer   Composer
Dan Penn   Composer
Donna Wyant   Composer
Ted Myers   Project Assistant
Steve Cropper   Composer
Hal David   Composer,Lyricist
Patrick Milligan   Research
Ted White   Composer
Paul McCartney   Composer
Bill Inglot   Digital Remastering
Keith Diamond   Composer
Fran Robbins   Composer
Alex Shaw   Arranger
Bobby Lance   Composer
Laura Canellias   Project Assistant
Julie Vlasak   Design
Geoff Gans   Art Direction
Daniel Hersch   Digital Remastering
Johnny Dollar   Mixing
Charlie Chalmers   Brass Arrangement
Don Covay   Composer
Bob Lance   Composer
Deadric Malone   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Robbie Robertson   Composer
Ronnie Shannon   Composer
Jerry Wexler   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Jimmy Holiday   Composer
Carole King   Composer
Don Robey   Composer
Al Braggs   Composer
Steven Ivory   Liner Notes
Alfred Braggs   Composer
Chips Moman   Composer
Carolyn Franklin   Composer
Aretha Franklin   Composer
Tom Dowd   Arranger,Engineer,Producer