№ 61 of 100
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin (1967), № 61 in The Lead-In’s 100 greatest albums. Aretha's first session at FAME ends in a fistfight. The record that follows starts her career. Jerry Wexler later said the only thing that mattered was getting her to the piano.
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