I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Infobox Album
Name = I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Type = Album
Artist = Aretha Franklin


Released = March 10, 1967
Recorded = January - February 1967
Genre = Deep soul Memphis soul Southern soul Soul
Length = 32:51
Label = Atlantic
8139
Producer = Jerry Wexler
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:8tkxu3l5an1k link]
* Robert Christgau (A) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=69&name=Aretha+Franklin link]
* [http://www.warr.org/ Warr.org] Rating|5|5 [http://www.warr.org/franklin.html#INLAM link] |
Last album = "Once in a Lifetime"
(1965)
This album = "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You"
(1967)
Next album = "Aretha Arrives"
(1967)

"I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You" is an album by Aretha Franklin, released on March 10, 1967 (see 1967 in music). The album, along with her signature song, "Respect", were top-selling records upon their first release. "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You" is widely regarded as one of the best full-lengths of the rock era.

"Respect" was a #1 single on Billboard's Pop singles chart, and the title track was a #9 single. The album peaked at #1 on the Black Albums chart and #2 on the Pop Albums chart.

In 2002, Rolling Stone placed the album at #1 on their "Women in Rock: 50 Essential Albums" list. In 2003, the album was ranked #83 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time".

Track listing

#"Respect" (Otis Redding)
#"Drown in My Own Tears" (Henry Glover)
#"I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (Ronny Shannon)
#"Soul Serenade" (Curtis Ousley, Luther Dixon)
#"Don't Let Me Lose This Dream" (Aretha Franklin, Ted White)
#"Baby, Baby, Baby" (A. Franklin, Carolyn Franklin)
#"Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business)" (A. Franklin, White)
#"Good Times" (Sam Cooke)
#"Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" (Dan Penn, Chips Moman)
#"Save Me" (Ousley, A. Franklin, C. Franklin)
#"A Change Is Gonna Come" (Cooke)

Personnel

*Aretha Franklin - Piano, Vocals
*King Curtis - Tenor saxophone
*Carolyn Franklin - Background Vocals
*Willie Bridges - Baritone saxophone
*Charles Chalmers - Tenor saxophone
*Gene Chrisman - Drums
*Tommy Cogbill - Bass
*Tom Dowd - Engineer
*Jimmy Johnson - Guitar
*Melvin Lastie - Trumpet, Cornet
*Chips Moman - Guitar
*Dewey Oldham - Keyboards
*Jerry Wexler - Producer

Notes