Aretha Franklin - I never loved a man - 1967

(The way I love you )

I Never Loved a Man (The Way i love you) é o álbum de Aretha Franklin lançado em 1967 . Ele foi para o número 2 na parada de álbuns Billboard e número 1 na parada da Magazine's Black Albums chart. Foi certificado Gold by the RIAA in 1967. Atingiu a posiçao 83 no Ranking da revista Rolling Stone Magazine na lista de 2003 The 500 greatest albums of all time (500 maiores álbuns de todos os tempos) e inclusão nas Listas:1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005) e 1.000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008).

O álbum incluía dois singles no top-10: Respect foi single # 1 na Billboard Hot 100 de singles pop, e I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) chegou a posiçao 9.

Faixas do Disco

Respect (Otis Redding) – 2:29

Drown in My Own Tears (Henry Glover) – 4:07

I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) (Ronny Shannon) – 2:51

Soul Serenade (Curtis Ousley, Luther Dixon) – 2:39

Don't Let Me Lose This Dream (Aretha Franklin, Ted White) – 2:23

Baby, Baby, Baby (A. Franklin, Carolyn Franklin) – 2:54

Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business) (A. Franklin, White) – 3:23

Good Times (Sam Cooke) – 2:10

Do Right Woman, Do Right Man (Dan Penn, Chips Moman) – 3:16

Save Me (Ousley, A. Franklin, C. Franklin) – 2:21

A Change Is Gonna Come (Cooke) – 4:20

Músicos

Aretha Franklin – piano, vocals

King Curtis – tenor saxophone

Carolyn Franklin – background vocals

The Sweet Inspirations – background vocals

Willie Bridges – baritone saxophone

Charles Chalmers – tenor saxophone

Gene Chrisman – drums

Tommy Cogbill – bass

Jimmy Johnson – guitar

Melvin Lastie – trumpet, cornet

Chips Moman – guitar

Dewey Oldham – keyboards

Produção

Produced by Jerry Wexler

Engineered by Tom Dowd