Aretha's Greatest Hits is a successful 1971 album by Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...

. The compilation features two new recordings: "Spanish Harlem

Spanish Harlem (song)

"Spanish Harlem" is a song released by Ben E. King in 1960 on Atco Records, written by Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector and produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller...

" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water

Bridge over Troubled Water (song)

"Bridge Over Troubled Water" is the title song of Simon & Garfunkel's album of the same name. The single was released on January 26, 1970, though it also appears on the live album Live 1969, released in 2008. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 28, 1970, and stayed at...

". The album reached Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

s Top 20 and eventually sold over 500,000 copies. It was never released on compact disc and has been out of print since the 1980s.

Side 1

1. Spanish Harlem
   Spanish Harlem (song)
   "Spanish Harlem" is a song released by Ben E. King in 1960 on Atco Records, written by Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector and produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller...
   
    (3:30)
2. Chain Of Fools
   Chain of Fools (song)
   "Chain of Fools" is a song written by Don Covay. Aretha Franklin first released the song as a single in 1967 and subsequently it appeared on many of her albums. It reached number one on the U.S...
   
    (2:45)
3. Don't Play That Song
   Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
   "Don't Play That Song " is a song written by Ahmet Ertegün and Betty Nelson and first recorded by soul singer Ben E. King. The title track on King's third album Don't Play That Song, it reached #2 on the U.S...
   
    (2:48)
4. I Say a Little Prayer
   I Say a Little Prayer
   "I Say a Little Prayer" is a song written by songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David for Dionne Warwick, originally peaking at number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in December 1967.-Background:...
   
    (3:30)
5. Dr. Feelgood (3:18)
6. Let It Be
   Let It Be (song)
   "Let It Be" is a song by The Beatles, released in March 1970 as a single, and as the title track of their album Let It Be. It was written by Paul McCartney, but credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was their final single before McCartney announced his departure from the band...
   
    (3:28)
7. Do Right Woman - Do Right Man (3:15)

Side 2

1. Bridge Over Troubled Water
   Bridge over Troubled Water (song)
   "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is the title song of Simon & Garfunkel's album of the same name. The single was released on January 26, 1970, though it also appears on the live album Live 1969, released in 2008. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 28, 1970, and stayed at...
   
    (5:31)
2. Respect
   Respect (song)
   "Respect" is a song written and originally released by Stax recording artist Otis Redding in 1965. "Respect" became a 1967 hit and signature song for R&B singer Aretha Franklin. The music in the two versions is significantly different, and through a few minor changes in the lyrics, the stories told...
   
    (2:26)
3. Baby I Love You
   Baby I Love You (Aretha Franklin song)
   "Baby I Love You" is a popular song by R&B singer Aretha Franklin. It was the only single release from her Aretha Arrives album in 1967, the song was a huge hit. It peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart and spent two weeks at number-one on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart...
   
    (2:39)
4. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
   (You Make Me Feel like) a Natural Woman
   " A Natural Woman" is a 1967 single released by American soul singer Aretha Franklin on the Atlantic label. The record was a big hit for Franklin, reaching number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became a standard song for her...
   
    (2:39)
5. I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) (2:47)
6. You're All I Need to Get By
   You're All I Need to Get By
   "You're All I Need to Get By" is a song recorded by the American R&B/soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell and released on Motown Records' Tamla label in 1968. It was the basis for the 1995 single "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" from Method Man and Mary J...
   
    (3:34)
7. Call Me
   Call Me (Aretha Franklin song)
   "Call Me" is a song recorded and written by American Soul singer Aretha Franklin. The song was co-produced by Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin. Franklin came up with the idea for the song after she saw a young couple engaged in deep conversation on New York's Park Avenue. Before they parted,...
   
    (3:18)

Not to be confused with ...

Aretha has many similarly named albums, including:

• 1967: Aretha Franklin's Greatest Hits
• 1971: Aretha's Greatest Hits (This page)
• 1986: 30 Greatest Hits
• 1994: Greatest Hits (1980-1994) and
• 1999: Greatest Hits
  Greatest Hits (Aretha Franklin album)
  Greatest Hits is a 1998 Aretha Franklin compilation. It is currently the only single compilation that covers a wide span of Franklin's career, from her Atlantic days to her last big hit, 1998's "A Rose Is Still A Rose."-Disc 1:...
  
  

Also:

• 1994: The Very Best Of Aretha Franklin: The 60's
• 1994: The Very Best Of Aretha Franklin: The 70's
• 2001: Aretha's Best and
• 1961, 1980 and 1986: Aretha
  Aretha (album)
  Aretha is a feminine given name.Aretha may also refer to:*Aretha , a 1961 album by Aretha Franklin*Aretha , an album by Aretha Franklin*Aretha , an album by Aretha Franklin...
  
  

Refer to Aretha Franklin Discography for a list of all of Aretha's albums.