I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin is an absolute icon, the queen of Soul. Her voice and energy was incredible and this was a great listen.

The best soul album I’ve listened to which is not a super high bar but I still did enjoy it very much

All timeless crackers.

A rare album to be sure. Her vocal talent is undeniable - she could outsing anyone on this list. But she doesn’t just sing these songs - she inhabits them and you can’t escape without feeling them deeply.
This album shaped the direction of music in so many genres for decades to come. It is remarkable. You don’t need to love every note to recognize that it is of the highest level.

Could not have started with many better albums. I might be more of a 'Spirit in the Dark' guy but Respect is one of the most iconic songs of all time.

9/10 [KEEP]

I mean let's put some respect on this album, fucking great.

Possibly the greatest vocalist of all time?

Чергова класика. Чергова 4 від мене.

Clearly an over rated album based on the name alone. It's a decent album. Respect is the clear stand out and one of the greatest covers of all time but the rest isn't as earth shattering as people are making out. Can't question the vocal but everything else is nowhere near deserving of a perfect scores being handed out. The best songs are also all covers. 3/5.

She has an amazing voice, for easy listening, but I was kinda bored.

S'okay. "Respect" is a deserving classic, and the rest of the tracks are nice, but nothing special to me. Production definitely dates things a fair amount as well.

Imagine being the person who wrote the most popular review for this album on this site

I love Aretha Franklin, what a stunning voice she has, so I was really looking forward to listening to I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You today.

What a way to open an album. “Respect” is such a phenomenal song, and the quality doesn’t dip from there. The whole record has this warm, effortless soul sound that just draws you in. It’s one of those albums that feels easy to listen to but still completely commanding. I really enjoyed it.

Favourite track: “Respect” it would be very hard for anything else to top that.
Least favourite track: Honestly, there isn’t a bad song here.
Album artwork: A fairly standard cover, but it does the job.

Perfection etched in vinyl

I really enjoyed this! Aretha truly had one of the best singing voices ever. And this album has one of the most iconic sings ever, so this is just shy of 5 stars (only bc I thought her voice really shines in Lady Soul).

yeah ok

Look, it *starts* with "Respect"

Really good album, Respect is an all time great song and I liked Good Times but I do prefer the Sam Cooke original. Overall I did enjoy it but it isn’t one I’m likely to ever go back and revisit.

Top Track - Respect

Are you kidding me? Six stars.

What's not to like? A perfect voice.

4/5