Aretha Franklinová patrí k najvýznamnejším tvorkyniam soulovej hudby a býva nazývaná Kráľovná soulu. Na scéne sa pohybovala vyše päťdesiat rokov a získala celkom 18 cien Grammy, čím sa stala druhou najúspešnejšou držiteľkou tejto ceny v histórii. V roku 1987 bola ako prvá žena v histórii uvedená do rock'n'rollovej siene slávy.
Keď sa speváčka v roku 1967 upísala značke Atlantic, bol to začiatok jej najplodnejšej tvorivej fázy. Kompilácia The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967–1970 vydaná v roku 2018 vydavateľstvom Rhino na dvojitom vinyle prináša 25 singlových nahrávok z tohto obdobia. Medzi skladbami nechýbajú ikony ako Respect, I Never Loved a Man (the Way I Loved You), Think, Chain of Fools či A Natural Woman — piesne, ktoré sa stali hudobnými míľnikmi a dodnes symbolizujú zlatú éru soulu.
Skladby
LP1
1. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) [Mono] [Remastered] [2:47]
2. Do Right Woman - Do Right Man (Mono) [Remastered] [3:15]
3. Respect (Mono) [Remastered] [2:26]
4. Baby I Love You (Mono) [Remastered] [2:40]
5. A Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like) [Mono] [Remastered] [2:42]
6. Chain Of Fools (Mono) [Remastered] [2:45]
7. (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone (Mono) [Remastered] [2:18]
8. Ain't No Way (Mono) [Remastered] [4:12]
9. Think (Mono) [Remastered] [2:15]
10. You Send Me (Mono) [Remastered] [2:25]
11. The House That Jack Built (Mono) [Remastered] [2:18]
12. I Say A Little Prayer (Mono) [Remastered] [2:41]
LP2
1. See Saw (Mono) [Remastered] [2:42]
2. My Song (Mono) [Remastered] [3:23]
3. The Weight (Mono) [Remastered] [2:52]
4. Tracks Of My Tears (Mono) [Remastered] [2:53]
5. I Can't See Myself Leaving You (Mono) [Remastered] [3:00]
6. Gentle On My Mind (Mono) [Remastered] [2:26]
7. Share Your Love With Me (Mono) [Remastered] [3:16]
8. Eleanor Rigby (Mono) [Remastered] [2:35]
9. Call Me (Mono) [Remastered] [3:16]
10. Son Of A Preacher (Mono) [Remastered] [3:04]
11. Spirit In The Dark (With The Dixie Flyers) [Mono] [Remastered] [2:58]
12. Don't Play That Song (With The Dixie Flyers) [Mono] [Remastered] [3:00]
13. Border Song (Holy Moses) [Mono] [Remastered] [3:20]
