Aretha's Greatest Hits

Aretha's Greatest Hits is the third compilation album by American singer Aretha Franklin. Released on September 9, 1971, on Atlantic Records, The compilation features three new recordings: "Spanish Harlem", "You're All I Need to Get By" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water".

Aretha's Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Aretha Franklin
Released	September 9, 1971
Recorded	1967–1971
Genre	Soul, R&B, Pop
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin
Aretha Franklin chronology
Aretha Live at Fillmore West (1971) Aretha's Greatest Hits (1971) Young, Gifted and Black (1972)
Singles from Aretha's Greatest Hits
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" Released: May 9, 1971 "Spanish Harlem" Released: July 1971 "You're All I Need to Get By" Released: September 20, 1971

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Spanish Harlem" (Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector) – 3:30
2. "Chain Of Fools" (Don Covay) – 2:45
3. "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" (Ahmet Ertegün, Betty Nelson) – 2:48
4. "I Say a Little Prayer" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:30
5. "Dr. Feelgood" (Aretha Franklin, Ted White) – 3:18
6. "Let It Be" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:28
7. "Do Right Woman – Do Right Man" (Dan Penn, Chips Moman) – 3:15

Side 2

1. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Paul Simon) – 5:31
2. "Respect" (Otis Redding) – 2:26
3. "Baby I Love You" (Ronnie Shannon) – 2:39
4. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler, Carole King) – 2:39
5. "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (Ronnie Shannon) – 2:47
6. "You're All I Need to Get By" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) – 3:34
7. "Call Me" (Aretha Franklin) – 3:18

Credits

• Aretha Franklin – Piano, Vocals

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. Marsh, Dave in: Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, p. 137, 598.