Aretha's Gold in Bloomington, MN

The first compilation based on
Franklin
's successes of 1967-1968 on Atlantic. Included among the 14 selections here are all of the big bits (nine of which went Top 10) that established
's enduring reputation, from
"I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)"
to "I Say A Little Prayer." It sometimes got as good as this afterwards, but it never got better. ~ William Ruhlmann