I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You · This 1967 album was the first that Aretha Franklin made for Atlantic Records. At Columbia she had not broken through after eight albums of jazz standards. The title song was recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, but after a quarrel between her then husband Ted White and studio owner Rick Hall the session broke up. Producer Jerry Wexler continued the recording in New York, where members of the Muscle Shoals rhythm section were also flown in.

The single Respect, an adaptation of a song by Otis Redding, reached number 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 and became her trademark. The title song reached the top 10. The album reached number 2 on the American albums chart. The first reactions were mixed, but appreciation later grew enormously. In 2020 Rolling Stone placed it at number 13 among the 500 greatest albums ever.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Respect2:28Apple Music ↗
2. 2Drown In My Own Tears4:07Apple Music ↗
3. 3I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)2:46Apple Music ↗
4. 4Soul Serenade2:39Apple Music ↗
5. 5Don't Let Me Lose This Dream2:23Apple Music ↗
6. 6Baby, Baby, Baby2:58Apple Music ↗
7. 7Dr. Feelgood (Love Is Serious Business)3:22Apple Music ↗
8. 8Good Times2:09Apple Music ↗
9. 9Do Right Woman, Do Right Man3:17Apple Music ↗
10. 10Save Me2:20Apple Music ↗
11. 11A Change Is Gonna Come4:20Apple Music ↗

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