30 Greatest Hits

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  • Artist: Aretha Franklin (See All Albums by Aretha Franklin)

  • Date Released: Mar 29, 2005

  • Genre: Rock/Pop, Style: Pop

  • Label: Rhino Atlantic

  • Copyright: 1985 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company

Total Tracks: 30   Total Length: 99:27

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30 Greatest Hits Aretha Franklin

DHamlin

Oh sorry I forgot.. Gave it 5 stars..but it deserves 10 !!

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30 Greatest Hits Aretha Franklin

DHamlin

Excellent collection for the price, for the casual listener of Aretha Franklin.

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Why She is the Queen

Mensch59

Here are 30 of the best reasons why they call her the Queen of Soul

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Aretha

bwbreeder

I believe Aretha is the best female singer on our planet and perhaps others as well. You rock !!!

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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”). It’s a great foundation to any collection that has yet to be equaled by a pair of Rhino sets, the two-volume Very Best of Aretha Franklin from 1994 and Aretha’s Best from 2001. – John Bush

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