http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4710&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rssMore than any other Soul performer (or such Jazz-Blues belters as Dinah Washington), Aretha Franklin brought impassioned Gospel singing to American popular music. Never as subdued as the subtler Sam Cooke, Franklin belts out profane R&B songs with enough sacred lung power to send the sound waves all the way up to the heavens. Franklin doesn't go over the top, though, always staying in the realm of good taste and sensitive delivery. As she proved during her greatest period, the late '60 Atlantic Recordings, Franklin blows the roof off your house with so much class that you don't want her to stop until she has reduced your love shack to a pile of splinters. Who else could outdo Otis Redding and turn "Respect" into an eternal anthem of racial and sexual pride that even middle-class white men embrace? Franklin's voice has weathered the decades very well but her arrangements and material are often beneath her. You can't go wrong with any of her recent Gospel recordings and 1998's <i>A Rose is Still A Rose</i> embraced hip-hop production with great success. Aretha Franklin remains a vital part of the modern music scene. - Nick DedinaSoulen720Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:03:14 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4710&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss More than any other Soul performer (or such Jazz-Blues belters as Dinah Washington), Aretha Franklin brought impassioned Gospel singing to American popular music. Never as subdued as the subtler Sam Cooke, Franklin belts out profane R&B songs with enough sacred lung power to send the sound waves all the way up to the heavens. Franklin doesn't go over the top, though, always staying in the realm of good taste and sensitive delivery. As she proved during her greatest period, the late '60 Atlantic Recordings, Franklin blows the roof off your house with so much class that you don't want her to stop until she has reduced your love shack to a pile of splinters. Who else could outdo Otis Redding and turn "Respect" into an eternal anthem of racial and sexual pride that even middle-class white men embrace? Franklin's voice has weathered the decades very well but her arrangements and material are often beneath her. You can't go wrong with any of her recent Gospel recordings and 1998's <i>A Rose is Still A Rose</i> embraced hip-hop production with great success. Aretha Franklin remains a vital part of the modern music scene. - Nick Dedina http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2030873&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Oldies Sun, 1 Jan 1967 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Aretha Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2030873 tra.2030873 Aretha Franklin art.4710 0.99 I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You alb.219394 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/7/0/1260738_170x170.jpg 2003-03-21 00:00:00.0 1967-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Respect tra.2030873 144000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2030873&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2030873&variant=data&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016482&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soul Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Aretha Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2016482 tra.2016482 Aretha Franklin art.4710 0.0 30 Greatest Hits alb.96352 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Come Back To Me tra.2016503 206000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016503&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016503&variant=data&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016485&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soul Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Aretha Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2016485 tra.2016485 Aretha Franklin art.4710 0.99 30 Greatest Hits alb.96352 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/1/0/1290142_170x170.jpg 2003-03-21 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Think tra.2016485 139000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016485&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016485&variant=data&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016475&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soul Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Aretha Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2016475 tra.2016475 Aretha Franklin art.4710 0.99 30 Greatest Hits alb.96352 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/1/0/1290142_170x170.jpg 2003-03-21 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) tra.2016475 164000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016475&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016475&variant=data&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016484&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soul Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Aretha Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2016484 tra.2016484 Aretha Franklin art.4710 0.99 30 Greatest Hits alb.96352 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/1/0/1290142_170x170.jpg 2003-03-21 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Ain't No Way tra.2016484 254000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016484&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016484&variant=data&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016476&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soul Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Aretha Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2016476 tra.2016476 Aretha Franklin art.4710 0.99 30 Greatest Hits alb.96352 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/1/0/1290142_170x170.jpg 2003-03-21 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Respect tra.2016476 142000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016476&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016476&variant=data&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2285023&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soul/R&B Fri, 1 Jan 1971 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Aretha Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2285023 tra.2285023 Aretha Franklin art.4710 0.99 Young, Gifted And Black alb.108218 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/1/4/2/1272419_170x170.jpg 2003-03-21 00:00:00.0 1971-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Day Dreaming tra.2285023 239000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2285023&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2285023&variant=data&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016477&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soul Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Aretha Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2016477 tra.2016477 Aretha Franklin art.4710 0.99 30 Greatest Hits alb.96352 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/1/0/1290142_170x170.jpg 2003-03-21 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Do Right Woman, Do Right Man tra.2016477 196000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016477&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016477&variant=data&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2115960&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soul Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Aretha Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2115960 tra.2115960 Aretha Franklin art.4710 0.0 Waiting To Exhale alb.116131 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/9/589526_170x170.jpg 1995-11-14 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true It Hurts Like Hell tra.2115960 259000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2115960&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2115960&variant=data&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.678139&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soul Tue, 10 Mar 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Aretha Franklin on Rhapsody Online 678139 tra.678139 Aretha Franklin art.4710 0.99 A Rose Is Still A Rose alb.162592 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/3/9/1339311_170x170.jpg 1998-03-24 00:00:00.0 1998-03-10 00:00:00.0 true A Rose Is Still A Rose tra.678139 266000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.678139&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.678139&variant=data&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2332154&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soul Thu, 15 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Aretha Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2332154 tra.2332154 Aretha Franklin art.4710 0.99 This Girl's In Love With You alb.143132 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/8/4/1/1271486_170x170.jpg 2004-11-30 00:00:00.0 1970-01-15 00:00:00.0 true Son Of A Preacher Man tra.2332154 196000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2332154&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2332154&variant=data&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2687094&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soul Tue, 1 Feb 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Aretha Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2687094 tra.2687094 Aretha Franklin art.4710 0.99 Greatest Hits (1980-1994) alb.195311 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/3/5/4/1814536_170x170.jpg 1994-02-22 00:00:00.0 1994-02-01 00:00:00.0 true I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) tra.2687094 240000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2687094&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2687094&variant=data&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.678094&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soul Tue, 1 Feb 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Aretha Franklin on Rhapsody Online 678094 tra.678094 Aretha Franklin art.4710 0.99 Greatest Hits (1980-1994) alb.195311 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/3/5/4/1814536_170x170.jpg 1994-02-22 00:00:00.0 1994-02-01 00:00:00.0 true Freeway Of Love tra.678094 353000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.678094&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.678094&variant=data&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016480&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soul Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Aretha Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2016480 tra.2016480 Aretha Franklin art.4710 0.99 30 Greatest Hits alb.96352 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/1/0/1290142_170x170.jpg 2003-03-21 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Baby I Love You tra.2016480 160000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016480&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016480&variant=data&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016478&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soul Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Aretha Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2016478 tra.2016478 Aretha Franklin art.4710 0.99 30 Greatest Hits alb.96352 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/1/0/1290142_170x170.jpg 2003-03-21 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Dr Feelgood tra.2016478 198000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016478&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2016478&variant=data&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2331682&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soul Fri, 1 Jan 1971 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Aretha Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2331682 tra.2331682 Aretha Franklin art.4710 0.99 Young, Gifted And Black alb.108218 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/1/4/2/1272419_170x170.jpg 2003-03-21 00:00:00.0 1971-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Rock Steady tra.2331682 193000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2331682&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2331682&variant=data&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1151053&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soul Thu, 1 Jan 1976 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Aretha Franklin on Rhapsody Online 1151053 tra.1151053 Aretha Franklin art.4710 0.99 Sparkle alb.101010 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/4/0/1270443_170x170.jpg 2003-03-21 00:00:00.0 1976-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Something He Can Feel tra.1151053 378000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1151053&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1151053&variant=data&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2184841&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soul Fri, 14 Jun 1968 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Aretha Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2184841 tra.2184841 Aretha Franklin art.4710 0.99 Aretha Now alb.125170 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/7/2/0/1270275_170x170.jpg 2003-03-21 00:00:00.0 1968-06-14 00:00:00.0 true Think tra.2184841 139000 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678157 tra.678157 Aretha Franklin art.4710 0.0 Amazing Grace: The Complete Recordings alb.100095 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/1/9/0/1630918_170x170.jpg 2009-05-05 00:00:00.0 1999-05-04 00:00:00.0 true Amazing Grace tra.678157 970000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.678157&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.678157&variant=data&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2284929&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soul Tue, 22 Mar 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Aretha Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2284929 tra.2284929 Aretha Franklin art.4710 0.99 The Very Best Of Aretha Franklin Vol. 1 alb.238056 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/2/9/1299221_170x170.jpg 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 1994-03-22 00:00:00.0 true Baby, I Love You tra.2284929 163000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2284929&variant=play&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2284929&variant=data&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18097132&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soul Sun, 2 Nov 2008 21:52:10 -0800 Top Tracks by Aretha Franklin on Rhapsody Online 18097132 tra.18097132 Aretha Franklin art.4710 0.0 Best of Aretha Franklin alb.18075159 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/8/9/2/1182988_170x170.jpg 2008-02-11 00:00:00.0 null false Respect tra.18097132 144000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18097132&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18097132&variant=data&rws=%2Faretha-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss