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2001 compilation album by Aretha Franklin
Aretha's Best
Compilation album by Aretha Franklin
ReleasedMay 15, 2001
GenreR&B
Length70:07
LabelRhino
Aretha Franklin chronology
Love Songs
(2001) 		Aretha's Best
(2001) 		Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin
(2002)

Aretha's Best is a greatest hits compilation by Aretha Franklin released in 2001. This "best of" album contains 20 tracks which were recorded by Franklin from 1967-1987.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes, "Rhino's Aretha's Best is notable for attempting to squeeze highlights of every era of Aretha's career onto one disc."

Chart performance

Aretha's Best peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

All track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Respect"Otis ReddingI Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967)2:25
2."Think"Aretha Franklin; Ted WhiteAretha Now (1968)2:19
3."Freeway of Love"Narada Michael Walden; Jeffrey CohenWho's Zoomin' Who? (1985)5:52
4."Baby, I Love You"Ronnie ShannonAretha Arrives (1967)2:43
5."(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"Carole King; Gerry Goffin; Jerry WexlerAretha in Paris (1968)2:45
6."Day Dreaming"Aretha FranklinYoung, Gifted and Black (1972)4:00
7."I Say a Little Prayer"Burt Bacharach; Hal DavidAretha Now3:35
8."The House That Jack Built"Bobby Lance; Fran RobbinsReleased as Single (1968)2:21
9."(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone"Aretha Franklin; Ted WhiteLady Soul (1968)2:26
10."Spanish Harlem"Jerry Leiber; Phil SpectorAretha's Greatest Hits (1971)3:34
11."Jump To It"Luther Vandross; Marcus MillerJump to It (1982)4:16
12."I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (duet with George Michael)Simon Climie; Dennis MorganAretha (1986)4:01
13."Chain of Fools"Don CovayReleased as Single (1967)2:49
14."Rock Steady"Aretha FranklinYoung, Gifted and Black (1972)3:14
15."Who's Zoomin' Who"Aretha Franklin; Preston Glass; Narada Michael WaldenWho's Zoomin' Who? (1985)4:44
16."Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"Clarence Paul; Stevie Wonder; Morris BroadnaxLet Me in Your Life (1974)3:27
17."I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)"Ronnie ShannonI Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967)2:51
18."Call Me"Aretha FranklinThis Girl's in Love with You (1970)3:56
19."Do Right Woman, Do Right Man"Dan Penn; Chips MomanI Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967)3:16
20."Bridge over Troubled Water"Paul SimonAretha's Greatest Hits (1971)5:33
Total length:70:07

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen Soundscan) 22
US Billboard 200 49
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) 31
US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard) 2
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard) 4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 25

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Aretha Franklin – Aretha's Best: Review at AllMusic
  2. "Aretha Franklin Chart History Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  3. Franklin, Aretha (2001). Aretha's Best (Liner notes). Rhino Records.
  4. "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 23, 2001. Retrieved April 6, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  6. "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  7. "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Top Catalog Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  8. ""Aretha Franklin Chart History (Top R&B Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  9. "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2020.

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