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VOL № E84 — December 2019
I Never Loved A Man...
Aretha Franklin
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Why you'll love it...
"‘I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You’ runs the stylistic gambit without feeling Franklin is doing things just for show. The album isn’t trying to function as a resumé of her skills. Genre shifts feel organic and natural. “Don’t Let Me Lose This Dream” is built on a bossa nova groove, while “Do Right Woman Do Right Man” has a little country ballad flavor. “Dr Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business)”—one of four songs penned by Franklin herself—is a bluesy belter. She might have been Queen of the genre, but pigeonholing Franklin in soul is like calling Sugar Ray Leonard just a welterweight. She could shuffle through styles as smooth as velvet. Everything is stamped with her own distinct character."
Label
Rhino
Original Release Year
1967
Release Type
Reissue
Format
1 LP
Speed
33
1/3
rpm
Vinyl Size
12 INCH
Weight
180 gram
Color
Purple & White Galaxy
Jacket
Tip On Casewrapped;
N/A
Mastering Studio
Sterling Sound
Mastering Engineer
Ryan Smith
Pressing Location
GZ
Remastering Details
Remastered
LP 1 / Side A
1 Respect |
2 Drown In My Own Tears |
3 I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) |
4 Soul Serenade |
5 Don't Let Me Lose This Dream |
6 Baby |
LP 1 / Side B
1 Dr. Feelgood' |
2 Good Times |
3 Do Right Woman — Do Right Man |
4 Save Me |
5 A Change Is Gonna Come |