Aretha's Greatest Hits
{{Short description|1971 greatest hits album by Aretha Franklin}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2010}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Aretha's Greatest Hits
| type = greatest
| artist = Aretha Franklin
| cover = Aretha's Greatest Hits.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1971|9|9}}
| recorded = 1967–1971
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| studio =
| genre =
| length =
| label = Atlantic
| producer =
| prev_title = Aretha Live at Fillmore West
| prev_year = 1971
| next_title = Young, Gifted and Black
| next_year = 1972
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Aretha's Greatest Hits
| type = compilation
| single1 = Bridge Over Troubled Water
| single1date = March 19, 1971
| single2 = Spanish Harlem
| single2date = July 1971
| single3 = You're All I Need to Get By
| single3date = September 20, 1971
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r7735/review|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
|rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide
|rev2Score = B+{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: F|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=F&bk=70|access-date=February 24, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}
| rev3 = The Rolling Stone Record Guide
| rev3Score = {{Rating|5|5}}Marsh, Dave, in: Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, pp. 137, 598.
| noprose = yes
}}
Aretha's Greatest Hits is the third compilation album by American singer Aretha Franklin. Released on September 9, 1971, on Atlantic Records, the compilation contains three new recordings: "Spanish Harlem", "You're All I Need to Get By" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water".
Track listing
=Side 1=
- "Spanish Harlem" (Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector) – 3:30
- "Chain of Fools" (Don Covay) – 2:45
- "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" (Ahmet Ertegun, Betty Nelson) – 2:48
- "I Say a Little Prayer" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:30
- "Dr. Feelgood" (Aretha Franklin, Ted White) – 3:18
- "Let It Be" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:28
- "Do Right Woman – Do Right Man" (Dan Penn, Chips Moman) – 3:15
=Side 2=
- "Bridge over Troubled Water" (Paul Simon) – 5:31
- "Respect" (Otis Redding) – 2:26
- "Baby I Love You" (Ronnie Shannon) – 2:39
- "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler, Carole King) – 2:39
- "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (Ronnie Shannon) – 2:47
- "You're All I Need to Get By" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) – 3:34
- "Call Me" (Aretha Franklin) – 3:18
Credits
Ron Albert - Recording Engineer: Side 1 tracks 1, 3. Side 2 track 7
Charts
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scope="col"| Chart (1971)
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{{album chart|Hungary|40|artist=Aretha Franklin|year=2018|week=38|rowheader=true|access-date=March 6, 2022}} |
{{album chart|Billboard200|19|artist=Aretha Franklin|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 6, 2022}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|3|artist=Aretha Franklin|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 6, 2022}} |
References
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Category:1971 greatest hits albums
Category:Aretha Franklin compilation albums
Category:Albums produced by Jerry Wexler
Category:Albums produced by Tom Dowd