Aretha’s Greatest Albums: ‘Jump To It’ (1982)
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Rob Sheffield on the magic moment when Queen Aretha met Luther Vandross
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Aretha’s Greatest Albums: ‘Amazing Grace’ (1972)
Posted in: Music FeaturesInside the best-selling gospel masterpiece that took Franklin back to her roots in the church
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Aretha’s Greatest Albums: ‘Aretha Live at Fillmore West’ (1971)
Posted in: Music FeaturesCovering the Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel and Stephen Stills in San Francisco, Franklin delivered one show-stopping performance after another
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Aretha’s Greatest Albums: ‘Aretha Sings the Great Diva Classics’ (2014)
Posted in: Music FeaturesOn the last proper album released in her lifetime, the Queen gave a generous reading of decades of pop
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Aretha’s Greatest Albums: ‘Who’s Zoomin’ Who?’ (1985)
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe 1980s were kinder to some legends than others, but Aretha approached the new decade with her usual grace
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Aretha’s Greatest Albums: ‘Aretha Now’ (1968)
Posted in: Music FeaturesJust six months after 'Lady Soul,' Franklin returned with another keeper
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Aretha’s Greatest Albums: ‘Sparkle’ (1976)
Posted in: Music FeaturesWhen Franklin teamed up with Curtis Mayfield in the mid-1970s, creative sparks flew
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Aretha’s Greatest Albums: ‘Lady Soul’ (1968)
Posted in: Music FeaturesRemembering a 1970s used-record-store encounter with one of Franklin's finest full-lengths
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Aretha’s Greatest Albums: ‘Love All the Hurt Away’ (1981)
Posted in: Music FeaturesAretha danced with disco and the MTV era on this lost gem from the early '80s
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Aretha’s Greatest Albums: ‘Hey Now Hey’ (1973)
Posted in: Music FeaturesAfter a run of classic LPs with producer Jerry Wexler, Franklin split from the formula with this loose, adventurous set
