Aretha Franklin

Respect

Song Review by Ed Hogan

"That girl stole that song from me," Otis Redding says during a clip in a VH-1 special on Aretha Franklin that aired in spring 2001. The "stolen" song is Redding's own "Respect." No doubt the "theft" was made up for by the hefty writer royalties the Memphis soul great earned from the million-plus sales of the single. Though Redding had a 1965 number five R&B hit with the song, it would be Franklin's version which earned the most "respect." Recorded in February 1967, the recording session boasted the same Muscle Shoals rhythm section that had played on her million-selling Atlantic Records debut single, "I Never Loved a Man (The Way That I Love You." Franklin and her sister/frequent collaborator Carolyn Franklin are credited with coming up with the song's signature "sock it to me" break. Saxman King Curtis supplied the fat, cohesive key-changing solo which is akin to his work on Sam and Dave's "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby." With input from Arif Mardin and engineer Tom Dowd, the Jerry Wexler-produced "Respect" held the number one R&B spot for an astounding eight weeks and number one pop for two weeks in spring 1967.

Appears On

Year	Artist/Album	Label	Time
1967	Aretha Franklin I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You	Atlantic & Atco Remasters / Rhino	2:28
1969	Aretha Franklin Aretha's Gold	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab	2:28
1971	Aretha Franklin Aretha's Greatest Hits	Rhino / Atlantic
1973	Various Artists The Soul Years: Atlantic 25th Anniversary	Rhino
1976	Aretha Franklin Ten Years of Gold	Atlantic
1979	Various Artists More American Graffiti [1979]	MCA	2:25
1984	Aretha Franklin The Best of Aretha Franklin	Rhino / Atlantic	0:00
1985	Aretha Franklin 30 Greatest Hits	Atlantic	2:26
1987	Various Artists Rockin' Down the Block, Vol. 1	Special Marker	2:29
1988	Various Artists The Golden Age of Black Music: 1960-1970	Atlantic	2:27
1989	Various Artists Billboard Top Rock 'N' Roll Hits: 1967	Rhino	2:40
1990	Various Artists Atlantic Soul Classics [1985]	Warner Music / Rhino	2:28
1990	Original TV Soundtrack The Sounds of Murphy Brown	MCA	2:24
1991	Various Artists Rhythm & Blues: 1967	Time / Life Music
1992	Various Artists Greatest Voices [Dino]	Dino Entertainment	2:26
1992	Aretha Franklin Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings	Rhino	2:24
1993	Aretha Franklin Chain of Fools	JDC Records / Rhino	2:25
1993	Various Artists When a Man Loco Por La		2:26
1993	Various Artists Soul Hits, Vol. 1 [Rhino]	Rhino	2:26
1994	Aretha Franklin The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1	Rhino	2:25
1994	Various Artists Heart & Soul, Vol. 3: Heart Full of Soul	Pro	2:27
1994	Various Artists Ocean Drive, Vol. 1	Ripete Records	2:26
1994	Original Soundtrack Forrest Gump	Epic	2:27
1995	Various Artists Jock Rock, Vol. 2	Tommy Boy	2:18
1995	Various Artists Soul Train 25th Anniversary Hall of Fame Box Set	MCA	2:27
1995	Original TV Soundtrack The Promised Land [Columbia]	Columbia / Sony Music Distribution	2:24
1996	Various Artists More Stadium Rock	Rhino
1996	Various Artists I Am Woman	Nick At Nite / Columbia	2:26
1996	Various Artists Only Rock 'N Roll 1965-1969: 20 Pop Hits	Rhino / Essex	2:29
1996	Various Artists Go Girl!: Soul Sisters Tellin' It Like It Is	Rhino	2:29
1997	Various Artists Try a Little Tenderness: '60s Soul	Rhino Flashback	2:26
1997	Various Artists Best Girl Power Album Ever [2 Disc]	EMI Music Distribution
1997	Various Artists 25 Years of R&B: 1967	Flashback Records	2:25
1997	Various Artists Soul 60's	Coyote Records	2:28
1997	Felix Hernandez Rhythm Revue	TVT	2:25
1997	Various Artists Classic 60s Soul, Vol. 1	BMG Special Products	2:24
1998	Various Artists Ultimate 60's Soul Smashes	Rhino
1998	Various Artists Atlantic Records 50 Years: The Gold Anniversary	Atlantic	2:23
1998	Various Artists Bar-B-Que Soul-A-Bration	Rhino	2:27
1998	Various Artists Everybody Dance: Remixed Dance Classics	Rhino	4:04
1998	Various Artists Soul Inspiration	Crimson Productions	2:25
1998	Various Artists Everybody Dance, Vol. 3	Atlantic
1998	Original Soundtrack Sugar & Spice [Warner]	Warner Music	2:22
1999	Various Artists Instant Party Disc: Regular Strength	Rhino	2:22
1999	Various Artists Oldies Radio: K-Earth 101FM Greatest Hits	Rhino	2:25
1999	Various Artists Definitive Sound of Atlantic Soul [Warner]	Warner Bros. / Warner Music / Wrong	2:26
1999	Various Artists Respect: A Century of Women in Music	Rhino	0:00
1999	Various Artists New Year's Eve: Dance Party	The Right Stuff / Capitol	2:24
1999	Various Artists The Ultimate Grammy Box: From the Recording Academy's Collection	Sony Music Distribution	2:25
1999	Various Artists Funky Divas [WEA]	WEA International	3:41
2000	Various Artists A Woman's Voice [Polygram]	UTV / Polygram	2:23
2000	Various Artists Millennium Soul Party	Rhino	2:25
2000	Various Artists New Millennium Party	Rhino	2:25
2000	Various Artists Casey Kasem: America's Top 10 Through the Years	Top Sail Productions	2:25
2000	Various Artists A Child's Celebration of Soul	Music for Little People	2:24
2001	Various Artists Utah Jazz: Feed the Fever	Alphabet City Sports Records / Alphabet City	2:20
2001	Various Artists Back to Black: 1900-1999	Universal International	2:25
2001	Various Artists Bridget Jones's Diary	Island	0:00
2001	Various Artists Casey Kasem: America's Top 10 Through Years - The 60's	Top Sail Productions	2:25
2001	Aretha Franklin Aretha's Best	Rhino	2:25
2001	Various Artists Hed Kandi: Nu Cool, Vol. 3	Hed Kandi	4:04
2001	Various Artists The Classic Rhythm & Blues Collection, Vol. 5: The Sixties	Time / Life Music	2:25
2001	Various Artists Pure Soul Power	UTV / Uptown / Universal	2:22
2001	Original TV Soundtrack Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America	Rhino	2:24
2001	Aretha Franklin 3 for 1 Box Set	WEA International	2:28
2002	Aretha Franklin Best of Aretha Franklin [BMG International]	Global TV	2:24
2002	Various Artists The Blues & Soul, Vol. 1: 1966-1969	Connoisseur	2:26
2002	Various Artists Soul Spectacular! The Greatest Soul Hits of All Time	Rhino	2:23
2002	Aretha Franklin Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin [Warner]	Warner Elektra Atlantic Corp. / Warner Music	2:25
2002	Aretha Franklin / Otis Redding Aretha and Otis	Warner Bros. / WEA International	2:27
2002	Various Artists Blues & Soul Masters	WEA International	2:24
2002	Various Artists Great Ladies of Rock & Roll: The '60s - WCBS	Collectables	2:27
2003	Aretha Franklin Platinum & Gold Collection	BMG Heritage / Arista	2:26
2003	Aretha Franklin Respect [BCI]	BCI-Eclipse Distribution	2:24
2003	Various Artists All the 60's	Warner Music	2:26
2003	Various Artists Rhythm & Blues Classics: The Best of Rhythm & Blues, Vols. 1 & 2	Brentwood Records	2:25
2003	Various Artists Ultimate Soul [Madacy]	Madacy Distribution / Madacy	2:25
2003	Various Artists Women & Songs: Beginnings	WEA International	2:26
2003	Various Artists Respect: The Soul Generation Soundtrack	Universal Distribution	2:24
2003	Various Artists Simply the Best Platinum Soul	WEA International	2:23
2003	Ray Charles Artist's Choice: Ray Charles	Hear Music	2:26
2004	Various Artists All That Dance	WSM	2:23
2004	Original Television Soundtrack The Proud Family	Walt Disney / Disney	2:23
2004	Original TV Soundtrack Sex and the City: Music From and Inspired by the TV Series	Sony Music Distribution	2:25
2004	Various Artists Memphis Celebrates 50 Years of Rock 'n' Roll	BMG / BMG Heritage	2:27
2004	Various Artists Party People Presents Ladies Night	Party People	2:22
2004	Various Artists Leaders of the Pack: The Very Best of the 60's Girls [Universal]	Universal Music TV	2:24
2005	Various Artists Rhino Hi-Five: Mother's Day Songs	Atlantic / Rhino	2:28
2005	Various Artists Clubplanet Party Mix	Rhino	1:57
2005	Various Artists All That Soul	WEA / Warner	2:24
2005	Various Artists Classic Soul: Motown Legends, Vol. 4-5/100% Motown	Columbia River Entertainment Group	2:23
2005	Various Artists Ultimate 16: Ultimate Soul	Madacy Distribution / Madacy	2:25
2005	Aretha Franklin Rhino Hi-Five: Aretha Franklin	Atlantic / Rhino	2:28
2006	Various Artists 20th Century Masters: Best of Soul, Vol. 2	Universal International	2:26
2006	Various Artists Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974, Vol. 7: 1967-1969	WEA International	2:28
2006	Various Artists Express Yourself: Soul In The 20th Century	Universal / Um3	2:24
2006	Original Soundtrack Akeelah and the Bee [Original Soundtrack]	DV&A / Lions Gate Films	2:25
2006	Various Artists Ultimate Summer Hits: Summer Fun	Collectables	2:25
2006	Various Artists All #1 Hits '60s	Madacy	2:25
2006	Various Artists Atlantic R&B Box Set	WEA International	2:28
2006	Various Artists Songs You Know, Vol. 5	Rhino	2:28
2007	Aretha Franklin Queen of Soul: The Best of Aretha Franklin	WEA	2:25
2007	Various Artists Original Divas [Madacy]	Madacy	2:26
2007	Various Artists Summer of Love: Gold	Hip-O	2:25
2007	Various Artists #1 Original R&B Dream Divas	Madacy Distribution / Madacy	2:26
2007	Various Artists Hollywood: Trilogy	Music Brokers / PMB	2:21
2007	Various Artists Atlantic 60th: Soul, Sweat and Strut	Atlantic / Rhino	2:28
2008	Various Artists Ultimate Grammy Collection: Classic R&B	Shout! Factory	2:25
2008	Various Artists Atlantic Soul Classics [1987]	Atlantic	2:28
2008	Various Artists Reprises Soul R&B: Great Covers Great	Sony Music Distribution	2:23
2008	Various Artists Revolutionary Sound of 60's R&B	Universal Distribution	2:23
2009	Various Artists 101 Greatest Housework Songs	EMI Music Distribution / Virgin	2:21
2009	Various Artists Only in America: Atlantic Soul Classics	Atlantic / Rhino / Rhino Atlantic	2:28
2009	Various Artists Sweet Soul Music: 1967	Bear Family Records
2009	Aretha Franklin Rhino Classic Albums Collection [f.y.e. Exclusive]	Rhino	2:28
2009	Various Artists Feel-Good Favorites, Vol. 2: Pop Hits of the '60s & '70s	Rhino	2:25
2010	Aretha Franklin Original Album Series	Warner Bros.	3:56
2010	Various Artists Elokuvien 100 Suosituinta	Sony Music Distribution / Sony Music Entertainment	2:26
2010	Various Artists 100 Hits: Sixties Pop	100 Hits	2:24
2010	Aretha Franklin Heart and Soul	North Star Music	2:23
2011	Various Artists Love Songs Actually	Mercury	2:26
2011	Various Artists 101 Soul Anthems	EMI / EMI Music Distribution / Source Interlink / Virgin	2:24
2011	Various Artists Pure... Divas	Sony Music	2:26
2012	Aretha Franklin Respect	Warner Bros.
2012	Various Artists '60s Music Revolution	Time / Life Music	2:25
2012	Various Artists Hard to Handle: Black America Sings Otis Redding	Ace / Ace UK	2:25
2012	Various Artists Soul: The Collection	Rhino	2:25
2014	Aretha Franklin The Queen of Soul [Rhino 2014]	Atlantic / Rhino	2:28
2014	Various Artists Greatest Ever Mum: The Definitive Collection	Greatest Ever / Union Square Music	2:24
2014	Various Artists Latest & Greatest: Girl Anthems	USM Media	2:23
2015	Various Artists The Best Ever Sixties	Rhino
2015	Aretha Franklin The Atlantic Albums Collection	Atlantic / Rhino	3:41
2017	Aretha Franklin / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra A Brand New Me	Atlantic / Rhino	2:37
2018	Aretha Franklin The Atlantic Singles Collection, 1967-1970	Atlantic / Rhino	2:26
2018	Aretha Franklin The Queen of Soul [Rhino 2018]	Atlantic / Rhino
	Various Artists '60s: The Collection	Rhino / Warner Music	2:28
	Various Artists 100 Greatest Breakfast Songs	Rhino	2:25
	Various Artists 100 Greatest Motivation Songs	Rhino	2:27
	Various Artists 100 Greatest Shower Songs	Rhino
	Various Artists 100 Greatest Summer Songs	Rhino	2:27
	Various Artists Best of Soul: 20 Original Hits	Warner Music	2:28
	Various Artists Car-aoke: The Collection	Rhino / Warner Music	2:28
	Various Artists Classic Love Songs of Rock 'N' Roll	Time Life	2:26
	Various Artists Classic Mum	Spectrum Music / Universal	2:28
	Various Artists Feel Good	Rhino
	Various Artists Feel-Good Favorites: Pop Hits of the '60s & '70s, Vols. 1-2	Ultimate Mix	2:25
	Various Artists Girls Run the World	Rhino	2:27
	Various Artists Greatest Movie Songs	Warner Bros.	2:25
	Various Artists Introducing...Soul	Rhino / Warner Music / WSM	2:28
	Various Artists It's Only Soul (But Maybe the Best), Vol. 4 - Chain of Fools... and More Hits	Zebralution / Zumba
	Various Artists Jon Savage's 1967: Year Pop Divided	Ace	2:26
	Various Artists Legends & Anthems	Universal	2:25
	Various Artists Music from the House That Ahmet Built	Atlantic / Rhino	2:28
	Various Artists New Year's Eve [Rhino]	Rhino / Warner Music	2:27
	Various Artists Party Time! 50 Classic Party Tracks	Rhino / Warner Music	2:24
	Various Artists Sixties [Rhino]	Rhino	2:28
	Various Artists Soul of the '60s	Time Life	2:24
	Various Artists Summer Road Trip [Rhino]	Rhino	2:25
	Various Artists Sweet Soul Music [Rhino]	Rhino / Warner Music	2:24
	Aretha Franklin The Queen of Soul [Video]	A*Vision Entertainment / Atlantic	0:00
	Various Artists Throwback Forever	Rhino
	Various Artists Top Hits/60's Only Number 1's	Warner Music	2:27

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Respect

Song Review by Ed Hogan

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