Aretha's singles career at Atlantic. Some of the most compelling music ever recorded, these sides bring forth the best of one of the great singers. Whether all but r...
Aretha's singles career at Atlantic. Some of the most compelling music ever recorded, these sides bring forth the best of one of the great singers. Whether all but r...
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 musicalThe 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. --Carol Baines
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 musicalThe 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. --Carol Baines
Advantages: Some real classics Disadvantages: Some real cheese
.... They're not bastards, just irritating. That's ok then.
CD 2
1. SISTERS ARE DOIN' IT FOR THEMSELVES (with Eurythmics) - nice bit of cheesy "I don't need a boyfriend" karaoke music.
2. I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING (FOR ME) (with George Michael) - good old-fashioned 80s cheese injection, their voices work incredibly well together.
3. THROUGH THE STORM (with Elton John) - more eighties cheese duet music. All good.
4. LOVE ALL THE HURT AWAY (with George Benson) - we're really going for eighties cheesy love duets aren't we, Aretha? Not as fun as the two previous ones.
5. WILLING TO FORGIVE - sounds a fair bit older in this 1994 track, a bit OTT on the cheese.
6. LET IT BE - so can't fault the material, a very different take to the Beatles, a good soul version.
7. NEVER LET ME GO - end of school disco track. Man, I want a slow dance NOW!
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Advantages: Every recording is good to totally superb! Disadvantages: NONE!
...ArethaFranklin, daughter of a famous Pentecostel pastor, inevitably began singing in a church choir at a very early age and it was clear then that she had the gift of a deep, raw talent. Her vocal style, even as a young child, was capable of such immense power and volume.
She began her musical career recording secular tracks for Columbia Records, none of which really bought her much chart recognition. Signed by John Hammond at the dawn of the 1960's, he tried invain to nurture her talent effectively. By the time of 1966, all she had released on the Columbia label was a string of minor selling hits.
So in 1966 she signed a new deal with Jerry Wexler (who had enjoyed enormous success with such fantastic Soul music legends as the unforgetable Ray Charles and the divine Wilson Pickett) to Atlantic Records which finally propelled her,very...
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Advantages: As the album says - QUEEN OF SOUL Disadvantages: none
...ArethaFranklin has to be the ultimate soul singer. Her everlasting hits leave a beautiful memory of her since she passed away just a year or two ago.
This album has a whole range of her music including her 24 best. It has the slow blues songs and then the fast jazzy songs. This really is an all inclusive album.
ArethaFranklin really sings her soul out in this album and it makes you realise what music really is all about - singing from your heart, and that is really what this album made me feel.
Here is the full track listing-
1. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
2. Respect
3. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
4. Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business)
5. Baby, I Love You
6. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
7. Chain Of Fools
8. Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)
9. Ain't No Way
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