On March 10, 1967, “Atlantic” label released “I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You”, the eleventh Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded in January and February, 1967 at “Fame Studio”, “Muscle Shoals” and “Atlantic Recording Studios”, in New York, and was produced by Jerry Wexler.  In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 83 ranking on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.

Personnel:

• Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
• Jimmy Johnson– guitar
• Chips Moman– guitar
• Dewey Oldham– keyboards
• Tommy Cogbill– bass
• Gene Chrisman – drums
• Charles Chalmers– tenor saxophone
• King Curtis– tenor saxophone
• Charles Chalmers– tenor saxophone
• Willie Bridges – baritone saxophone
• Melvin Lastie – trumpet, cornet
• Carolyn Franklin– backing vocals
• Erma Franklin- backing vocals
• Cissy Houston– backing vocals

Track listing:

1. Respect – Otis Redding
2. Drown in My Own Tears – Henry Glover
3. I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) – Ronnie Shannon
4. Soul Serenade – Curtis Ousley, Luther Dixon
5. Don’t Let Me Lose This Dream – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
6. Baby, Baby, Baby – Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin
7. Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
8. Good Times – Sam Cooke
9. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man – Dan Penn, Chips Moman
10. Save Me – Curtis Ousley, Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin
11. A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke