General Article name: I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Genre: Pop englischsprachig Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: RHINO Number of tracks: 11 Tracklist LP - 1 1. Aretha Franklin - Respect 2. Aretha Franklin - Drown in My Tears 3. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Loved You) 4. Aretha Franklin - Soul Serenade 5. Aretha Franklin - Don't Let Me Lose This Dream 6. Aretha Franklin - Baby, Baby, Baby 7. Aretha Franklin - Dr. Feelgood (Love Is Serious Business) 8. Aretha Franklin - Good Times 9. Aretha Franklin - Do Right Woman Do Right Man 10. Aretha Franklin - Save Me 11. Aretha Franklin - A Change Is Gonna Come   Description Description

While the inclusion of "Respect" -- one of the truly seminal singles in pop history -- is in and of itself sufficient to earn I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You classic status, Aretha Franklin's Atlantic label debut is an indisputable masterpiece from start to finish. Much of the credit is due to producer Jerry Wexler, who finally unleashed the soulful intensity so long kept under wraps during her Columbia tenure; assembling a crack Muscle Shoals backing band along with an abundance of impeccable material, Wexler creates the ideal setting to allow Aretha to ascend to the throne of Queen of Soul, and she responds with the strongest performances of her career. While the brilliant title track remains the album's other best-known song, each cut on I Never Loved a Man is touched by greatness; covers of Ray Charles' "Drown in My Own Tears" and Sam Cooke's "Good Times" and "A Change Is Gonna Come" are on par with the original recordings, while Aretha's own contributions -- "Don't Let Me Lose This Dream," "Baby, Baby, Baby," "Save Me," and "Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business)" -- are perfectly at home in such lofty company. A soul landmark. ~ Jason Ankeny

Jason Ankeny

Contributors Artist: Aretha Franklin Record Label: Rhino Guest Artist: King Curtis Guest Artist: Cissy Houston