I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin — album cover
№ 61 of 100

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin · 1967 · Soul / R&B

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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