Aretha Franklin patrí k najuznávanejším sólistkám v dejinách populárnej hudby. Americká speváčka, klaviristka a pesničkárka sa preslávila predovšetkým soulom, rhythm and blues a gospelom, vďaka fenomenálnym hlasovým i interpretačným schopnostiam získala označenie „kráľovná soulu“.
Kompilácia Knew You Were Waiting: the Best Of Aretha Franklin 1980-1998 na LP mapuje neskoršiu etapu jej kariéry, od osemdesiatych rokov do konca deväťdesiatych rokov. Obsahuje šestnásť nahrávok vrátane hitov Freeway Of Love, Who's Zoomin' Who?, duetu s Eurythmics Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves, úspešnej spolupráce s Georgom Michaelom I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me), duetu s Whitney Houston It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be alebo A Rose Is Still A Rose.
Skladby
1 United Together (Single Version) 4:09
2 Love All The Hurt Away 4:07
3 Jump To It (Original Radio Mix) 4:14
4 Get It Right 4:13
5 Freeway Of Love (Single Version) 4:06
6 Who's Zoomin' Who? (Single Version) 4:07
7 Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves (Remastered Version) 4:53
8 Another Night (Single Version) 4:05
9 Jumpin' Jack Flash (Single Version) 4:27
10 Jimmy Lee (Single Version) 4:25
11 I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) 3:59
12 Through The Storm 4:20
13 It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be (Single Version) 4:16
14 Ever Changing Times (Single Edit) 4:28
15 Willing To Forgive 4:11
16 A Rose Is Still A Rose (Original Radio Edit) 3:52
