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Aretha Franklin (USA) - 30 Greatest Hits 2 CD

Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer and pianist. She began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father, C. L. Franklin, was minister. In 1960, at the age of 18, she embarked on a secular career, recording for Columbia Records but achieving only modest success. After signing to Atlantic Records in 1966, Franklin achieved commercial acclaim and success with songs such as "Respect", "Chain of Fools", "Think", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)", and "Spanish Harlem".
By the end of the 1960s she was being called "The Queen of Soul".

30 Greatest Hits zeroes in on Aretha Franklin's prime recording period for Atlantic, from her breakout in 1967 with "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" through the end of 1974, during which the Queen of Soul truly reigned over the charts -- she averaged over one pop hit every two months. This two-disc set delivers all of her classics ("Respect," "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man," "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," "Chain of Fools," "Think," "Spanish Harlem," "Rock Steady"), plus much more excellent material for those who won't recognize much more than the songs (and there are quite a few) that have entered the cultural consciousness ("I Say a Little Prayer," "The Weight," "Spirit in the Dark," "Day Dreaming").

CD 1
01 - I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) 2:43
02 - Respect 2:28
03 - Do Right Woman, Do Right Man 3:18
04 - Dr. Feelgood 3:22
05 - Save Me 2:22
06 - Baby I Love You 2:42
07 - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman 2:46
08 - Chain Of Fools 2:48
09 - Since You've Been Gone 2:26
10 - Ain't No Way 4:14
11 - Think 2:20
12 - I Say A Little Prayer 3:36
13 - The House That Jack Built 2:22
14 - See Saw 2:46
15 - The Weight 2:59
16 - Share Your Love With Me 3:21
17 - Eleanor Rigby 2:38

CD 2
01 - Call Me 3:58
02 - Spirit In The Dark 4:02
03 - Don't Play That Song 3:00
04 - You're All I Need To Get By 3:37
05 - Bridge Over Troubled Water 5:34
06 - Spanish Harlem 3:33
07 - Rock Steady 3:14
08 - Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) 3:42
09 - Day Dreaming 4:00
10 - Wholy Holy 2:53
11 - Angel 3:36
12 - Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) 3:28
13 - I'm In Love 2:52