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label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">DMI</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li>Aretha Franklin</li> <li>Tena Clark</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="color:inherit; background: transparent; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0"><i><a href="/wiki/Jewels_in_the_Crown:_All-Star_Duets_with_the_Queen" title="Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen">Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen</a></i><br />(2007) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em"><i><b>This Christmas</b></i><br />(2008) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Woman_Falling_Out_of_Love" title="A Woman Falling Out of Love">A Woman Falling Out of Love</a></i><br />(2011) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>This Christmas</b></i> is the first Christmas album and thirty-sixth <a href="/wiki/Studio_album" class="mw-redirect" title="Studio album">studio album</a> by <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> singer <a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a>. Produced by Franklin and Tena Clark, it was originally released on October 14, 2008, as a <a href="/wiki/Borders_Group" title="Borders Group">Borders Bookstore</a> exclusive, consisting of eleven cover versions of <a href="/wiki/Christmas_music#Popular_Christmas_songs" title="Christmas music">Christmas standards</a> and <a href="/wiki/Christmas_carol" title="Christmas carol">carols</a>. In 2009, the album was reissued in 2009 on DMI Records. <i>This Christmas</i> peaked at number 102 on the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard200_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard200-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=This_Christmas,_Aretha&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable floatright" style="width:24.2em;font-size:88%;text-align:center;margin:0.5em 0 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title="The Toronto Star">The Toronto Star</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="3/4 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="3/4 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Allmusic" class="mw-redirect" title="Allmusic">Allmusic</a> editor Andy Kellman wrote:<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style></p><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>"the disc is filled mostly with the spiritual and relatively serious side of holiday material. The likes of "<a href="/wiki/Silent_Night" title="Silent Night">Silent Night</a>," "<a href="/wiki/Ave_Maria" class="mw-redirect" title="Ave Maria">Ave Maria</a>," "<a href="/wiki/Hark!_The_Herald_Angels_Sing" title="Hark! The Herald Angels Sing">Hark! The Herald Angels Sing</a>," and "<a href="/wiki/Angels_We_Have_Heard_on_High" title="Angels We Have Heard on High">Angels We Have Heard on High</a>" are given the kind of treatment only Aretha could grant .... It's not all reverence and reflection: best of all is a reading of "<a href="/wiki/A_Visit_from_St._Nicholas" title="A Visit from St. Nicholas">'Twas the Night Before Christmas</a>" that can only be termed "personalized".<sup id="cite_ref-Allmusic_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Allmusic-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=This_Christmas,_Aretha&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Track listing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Credits taken from the album's liner notes.<sup id="cite_ref-ArethaChristmas_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ArethaChristmas-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236635009">.mw-parser-output .tracklist{border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr{background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr:nth-child(2n-1){background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist caption{text-align:left;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist td,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="col"]{text-align:left;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-length-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-number-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"],.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length,.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{padding-right:10px;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-number-header{width:2em;padding-left:10px}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length-header{width:4em}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr.tracklist-total-length{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tracklist .tracklist-total-length th{padding:0;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length th>span{float:right;padding:0 10px;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);font-weight:bold;padding:0 10px 0 0}</style><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption><i>This Christmas, Aretha</i> track listing</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Producer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Angels_We_Have_Heard_on_High" title="Angels We Have Heard on High">Angels We Have Heard on High</a>"</td><td><a href="/wiki/James_Chadwick_(bishop)" title="James Chadwick (bishop)">James Chadwick</a></td><td>Tena Clark</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:26</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/This_Christmas_(Donny_Hathaway_song)" title="This Christmas (Donny Hathaway song)">This Christmas</a>" (with Edward Franklin)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Donny_Hathaway" title="Donny Hathaway">Donny Hathaway</a></li><li>Nadine McKinnor</li></ul></div></td><td>Clark</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:23</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Grown-Up_Christmas_List" title="Grown-Up Christmas List">My Grown-Up Christmas List</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_Foster" title="David Foster">David Foster</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Linda_Thompson_(actress)" class="mw-redirect" title="Linda Thompson (actress)">Linda Thompson-Jenner</a></li></ul></div></td><td>Clark</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:15</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"The Lord Will Make a Way"</td><td>Traditional</td><td>Aretha Franklin</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:43</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Silent_Night" title="Silent Night">Silent Night</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Franz_Xaver_Gruber" title="Franz Xaver Gruber">Franz Gruber</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Mohr" title="Joseph Mohr">Josef Mohr</a></li></ul></div></td><td>Clark</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:06</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Ave_Maria_(Bach/Gounod)" title="Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)">Ave Maria</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Gounod" title="Charles Gounod">Charles Gounod</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach" title="Johann Sebastian Bach">Johann Sebastian Bach</a></li></ul></div></td><td>Clark</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:57</td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"Christmas Ain't Christmas (Without the One You Love)"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gamble_and_Huff" title="Gamble and Huff">Kenneth Gamble</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Gamble_and_Huff" title="Gamble and Huff">Leon Huff</a></li></ul></div></td><td>Clark</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:53</td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"14 Angels"</td><td><a href="/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck_(composer)" title="Engelbert Humperdinck (composer)">Engelbert Humperdinck</a></td><td>Franklin</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:08</td></tr><tr><th id="track9" scope="row">9.</th><td>"One Night With the King"</td><td>Jeannie Tenney</td><td>Franklin</td><td class="tracklist-length">6:09</td></tr><tr><th id="track10" scope="row">10.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Hark!_The_Herald_Angels_Sing" title="Hark! The Herald Angels Sing">Hark! The Herald Angels Sing</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Wesley" title="Charles Wesley">Charles Wesley</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Felix_Mendelssohn" title="Felix Mendelssohn">Felix Mendelssohn</a></li></ul></div></td><td>Clark</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:24</td></tr><tr><th id="track11" scope="row">11.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/A_Visit_from_St._Nicholas" title="A Visit from St. Nicholas">'Twas the Night Before Christmas</a>"</td><td><a href="/wiki/Clement_Clarke_Moore" title="Clement Clarke Moore">Clement C. Moore</a></td><td>Franklin</td><td class="tracklist-length">1:52</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=This_Christmas,_Aretha&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.<sup id="cite_ref-ArethaChristmas_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ArethaChristmas-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Vocalists</b> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a> – vocals (2–3, 8–9, 11, lead on 1, 4–7, 10)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tawatha_Agee" title="Tawatha Agee">Tawatha Agee</a> – background vocals (4)</li> <li>Bridgette Bryant – Fire choir member (1, 5–6, 10)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Take_6" title="Take 6">Alvin Chea</a> – Fire choir member (1, 5–6, 10)</li> <li>Lynne Fiddmont – Fire choir member (1, 5–6, 10)</li> <li>The Fire Choir – background vocals (1, 5–6, 10)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Fischer" title="Lisa Fischer">Lisa Fischer</a> – background vocals (7)</li> <li>Edward Franklin – vocals (2)</li> <li>Wendy Fraser – Fire choir member (1, 5–6, 10)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorian_Holley" title="Dorian Holley">Dorian Holley</a> – Fire choir member (1, 5–6, 10)</li> <li>Clydene Jackson – Fire choir member (1, 5–6, 10)</li> <li>Shelly Ponder – background vocals (4)</li> <li>Susie Stevens-Logan – Fire choir member (1, 5–6, 10)</li> <li>Vanesse Thomas – background vocals (7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fonzi_Thornton" title="Fonzi Thornton">Fonzi Thornton</a> – background vocals (4, 7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carmen_Twillie_(actress)" title="Carmen Twillie (actress)">Carmen Twillie</a> – Fire choir member (1, 5–6, 10)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oren_Waters" title="Oren Waters">Oren Waters</a> – Fire choir member (1, 5–6, 10)</li> <li>Gerald White – Fire choir member (1, 5–6, 10)</li> <li>Brenda White-King – background vocals (4, 7)</li> <li>Terry Wood – Fire choir member (1, 5–6, 10)</li></ul> </div> <p><b>Instrumentalists</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Aretha Franklin – acoustic piano (5, 8)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luis_Conte" title="Luis Conte">Luis Conte</a> – percussion (2–3, 7)</li> <li>Charles "Volley" Craig – bass played by (4, 8–9)</li> <li>Matt Dahlgren – guitar (4, 9)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_East" title="Nathan East">Nathan East</a> – bass played by (1–3, 6, 7, 10)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Fields_(musician)" title="Brandon Fields (musician)">Brandon Fields</a> – saxophone (7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Gibbs" title="Richard Gibbs">Richard Gibbs</a> – piano (4, 9)</li> <li>Timothy Heinz – keyboards (1, 6, 10)</li> <li>Darryl Houston – organ played by (4, 9)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Jackson_Jr." title="Paul Jackson Jr.">Paul Jackson Jr.</a> – guitar (1–2, 6–7, 10)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Lawson" title="Ricky Lawson">Ricky Lawson</a> – drums (1–3, 6–7, 10)</li> <li>Arthur Marbury – drums (4, 8–9)</li> <li>Teddy Richards-White – guitar (4)</li> <li>Michito Sanchez – percussion (7)</li> <li>Onita Sanders – harp (8)</li> <li>James "Big Jim" Wright – keyboards (2–3, 7)</li></ul> </div> <p><b>Technical</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Aretha Franklin – producer (4, 8–9)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._B._Barnum" title="H. B. Barnum">H. B. Barnum</a> – conductor (4, 8–9)</li> <li>Tena Clark – producer (1–3, 5–7, 10–11)</li> <li>Les Cooper – recording engineer (1–3, 5–7, 10–11)</li> <li>Todd Fairall – recording engineer (4, 8–9)</li> <li>Steve Genewick – Pro-tools editing</li> <li>Don Goodrick – assistant recording engineer</li> <li>George Gumbs – assistant recording engineer</li> <li>Timothy Heinz – rhythm arrangements (1, 6, 10)</li> <li>Bill Meyers – orchestral arrangement, orchestra conductor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Powell" title="Michael J. Powell">Michael J. Powell</a> – recording engineer (4, 8–9)</li> <li>Tony Rizzo – assistant recording engineer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Schmitt" title="Al Schmitt">Al Schmitt</a> – audio mixing, strings recording engineer</li> <li>Carmen Twillie – choir arrangements, choir conductor (1, 5–6, 10)</li> <li>Ed Woolley – assistant recording engineer</li> <li>James "Big Jim" Wright – rhythm arrangements (2–3, 7)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=This_Christmas,_Aretha&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2009–11) </th> <th scope="col">Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a><sup id="cite_ref-Billboard200_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard200-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">102 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Top_Holiday_Albums" class="mw-redirect" title="Top Holiday Albums">Top Holiday Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)"><i>Billboard</i></a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_BillboardHoliday_Aretha_Franklin_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_BillboardHoliday_Aretha_Franklin-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">22 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=This_Christmas,_Aretha&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Allmusic-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Allmusic_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Allmusic_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Allmusic_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Allmusic_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Kellman, Andy. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1445084">This Christmas, Aretha</a> at <a href="/wiki/AllMusic_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="AllMusic (identifier)">AllMusic</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Billboard200-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Billboard200_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Billboard200_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/Aretha-Franklin/chart-history/TLP">"Aretha Franklin Chart History (<i>Billboard</i> 200)"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)"><i>Billboard</i></a>. 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_(1961_album)" title="Aretha (1961 album)">Aretha</a></i> (1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Electrifying_Aretha_Franklin" title="The Electrifying Aretha Franklin">The Electrifying Aretha Franklin</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Tender,_the_Moving,_the_Swinging_Aretha_Franklin" title="The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin">The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Laughing_on_the_Outside" title="Laughing on the Outside">Laughing on the Outside</a></i> (1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unforgettable:_A_Tribute_to_Dinah_Washington" title="Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington">Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Runnin%27_Out_of_Fools" title="Runnin' Out of Fools">Runnin' Out of Fools</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yeah!!!" title="Yeah!!!">Yeah!!!</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Songs_of_Faith_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Songs of Faith (Aretha Franklin album)">Songs of Faith</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soul_Sister_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Soul Sister (Aretha Franklin album)">Soul Sister</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Take_It_Like_You_Give_It" title="Take It Like You Give It">Take It Like You Give It</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Never_Loved_a_Man_the_Way_I_Love_You" title="I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You">I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Arrives" title="Aretha Arrives">Aretha Arrives</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lady_Soul" title="Lady Soul">Lady Soul</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Now" title="Aretha Now">Aretha Now</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soul_%2769" title="Soul '69">Soul '69</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soft_and_Beautiful" title="Soft and Beautiful">Soft and Beautiful</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Girl%27s_in_Love_with_You" title="This Girl's in Love with You">This Girl's in Love with You</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spirit_in_the_Dark" title="Spirit in the Dark">Spirit in the Dark</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Young,_Gifted_and_Black" title="Young, Gifted and Black">Young, Gifted and Black</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hey_Now_Hey_(The_Other_Side_of_the_Sky)" title="Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)">Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Let_Me_in_Your_Life" title="Let Me in Your Life">Let Me in Your Life</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/With_Everything_I_Feel_in_Me" title="With Everything I Feel in Me">With Everything I Feel in Me</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/You_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="You (Aretha Franklin album)">You</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sparkle_(soundtrack)" title="Sparkle (soundtrack)">Sparkle</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Passion" title="Sweet Passion">Sweet Passion</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Almighty_Fire" title="Almighty Fire">Almighty Fire</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/La_Diva_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="La Diva (Aretha Franklin album)">La Diva</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_(1980_album)" title="Aretha (1980 album)">Aretha</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_All_the_Hurt_Away" title="Love All the Hurt Away">Love All the Hurt Away</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jump_to_It" title="Jump to It">Jump to It</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Get_It_Right_(album)" title="Get It Right (album)">Get It Right</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Zoomin%27_Who%3F" title="Who's Zoomin' Who?">Who's Zoomin' Who?</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_(1986_album)" title="Aretha (1986 album)">Aretha</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Through_the_Storm_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Through the Storm (Aretha Franklin album)">Through the Storm</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What_You_See_Is_What_You_Sweat" title="What You See Is What You Sweat">What You See Is What You Sweat</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Rose_Is_Still_a_Rose" title="A Rose Is Still a Rose">A Rose Is Still a Rose</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/So_Damn_Happy_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="So Damn Happy (Aretha Franklin album)">So Damn Happy</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">This Christmas, Aretha</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Woman_Falling_Out_of_Love" title="A Woman Falling Out of Love">A Woman Falling Out of Love</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin_Sings_the_Great_Diva_Classics" title="Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics">Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics</a></i> (2014)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_in_Paris" title="Aretha in Paris">Aretha in Paris</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Live_at_Fillmore_West" title="Aretha Live at Fillmore West">Aretha Live at Fillmore West</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Amazing_Grace_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Amazing Grace (Aretha Franklin album)">Amazing Grace</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_Lord,_One_Faith,_One_Baptism" title="One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism">One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i>Oh Me Oh My: Aretha Live in Philly, 1972</i> (2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilation<br />albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Take_a_Look_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Take a Look (Aretha Franklin album)">Take a Look</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha%27s_Gold" title="Aretha's Gold">Aretha's Gold</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha%27s_Greatest_Hits" title="Aretha's Greatest Hits">Aretha's Greatest Hits</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Best_of_Aretha_Franklin" title="The Best of Aretha Franklin">The Best of Aretha Franklin</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Sings_the_Blues" title="Aretha Sings the Blues">Aretha Sings the Blues</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/30_Greatest_Hits_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="30 Greatest Hits (Aretha Franklin album)">30 Greatest Hits</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_of_Soul:_The_Atlantic_Recordings" title="Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings">Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings</a></i> (1992/2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits:_1980%E2%80%931994" title="Greatest Hits: 1980–1994">Greatest Hits: 1980–1994</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Very_Best_of_Aretha_Franklin,_Vol._1" title="The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1">The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Aretha Franklin album)">Greatest Hits</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha%27s_Best" title="Aretha's Best">Aretha's Best</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Respect:_The_Very_Best_of_Aretha_Franklin" title="Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin">Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Queen_in_Waiting:_The_Columbia_Years_(1960%E2%80%931965)" title="The Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years (1960–1965)">The Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years (1960–1965)</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rare_%26_Unreleased_Recordings_from_the_Golden_Reign_of_the_Queen_of_Soul" title="Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul">Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jewels_in_the_Crown:_All-Star_Duets_with_the_Queen" title="Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen">Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Brand_New_Me_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="A Brand New Me (Aretha Franklin album)">A Brand New Me</a></i> (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Atlantic_Singles_Collection_1967%E2%80%931970" title="The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967–1970">The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967–1970</a></i> (2018)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Take_My_Hand,_Precious_Lord" title="Take My Hand, Precious Lord">Precious Lord (Part 1)</a>" (1959)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Today_I_Sing_the_Blues" title="Today I Sing the Blues">Today I Sing the Blues</a>" (1960)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Won%27t_Be_Long_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Won't Be Long (Aretha Franklin song)">Won't Be Long</a>" (1960)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rock-a-Bye_Your_Baby_with_a_Dixie_Melody" title="Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody">Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody</a>" (1961)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Operation_Heartbreak" title="Operation Heartbreak">Operation Heartbreak</a>" (1961)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Surrender_Dear" title="I Surrender Dear">I Surrender, Dear</a>" (1962)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Try_a_Little_Tenderness" title="Try a Little Tenderness">Try a Little Tenderness</a>" (1962)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Say_It_Isn%27t_So_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="Say It Isn't So (Irving Berlin song)">Say It Isn't So</a>" (1963)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Skylark_(song)" title="Skylark (song)">Skylark</a>" (1963)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Christmas_Song" title="The Christmas Song">The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)</a>" (1964)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_Step_Ahead_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="One Step Ahead (Aretha Franklin song)">One Step Ahead</a>" (1965)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Made_Me_Love_You_(I_Didn%27t_Want_to_Do_It)" title="You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)">You Made Me Love You</a>" (1965)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mockingbird_(Inez_%26_Charlie_Foxx_song)" title="Mockingbird (Inez & Charlie Foxx song)">Mockingbird</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Never_Loved_a_Man_(The_Way_I_Love_You)" title="I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)">I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Respect_(song)" title="Respect (song)">Respect</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Baby_I_Love_You_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Baby I Love You (Aretha Franklin song)">Baby I Love You</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(You_Make_Me_Feel_Like)_A_Natural_Woman" title="(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman">(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Do_Right_Woman,_Do_Right_Man" title="Do Right Woman, Do Right Man">Do Right Woman, Do Right Man</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Chain_of_Fools" title="Chain of Fools">Chain of Fools</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(I_Can%27t_Get_No)_Satisfaction" title="(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction">(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(Sweet_Sweet_Baby)_Since_You%27ve_Been_Gone" title="(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone">(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Think_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Think (Aretha Franklin song)">Think</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Send_Me" title="You Send Me">You Send Me</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_House_That_Jack_Built_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="The House That Jack Built (Aretha Franklin song)">The House That Jack Built</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Say_a_Little_Prayer" title="I Say a Little Prayer">I Say a Little Prayer</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/See_Saw_(Don_Covay_song)" title="See Saw (Don Covay song)">See Saw</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Song_(Johnny_Ace_song)" title="My Song (Johnny Ace song)">My Song</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Weight" title="The Weight">The Weight</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Tracks_of_My_Tears" title="The Tracks of My Tears">Tracks of My Tears</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Can%27t_See_Myself_Leaving_You" title="I Can't See Myself Leaving You">I Can't See Myself Leaving You</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gentle_on_My_Mind" title="Gentle on My Mind">Gentle on My Mind</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Share_Your_Love_with_Me" title="Share Your Love with Me">Share Your Love with Me</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Eleanor_Rigby" title="Eleanor Rigby">Eleanor Rigby</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Call_Me_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Call Me (Aretha Franklin song)">Call Me</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Son_of_a_Preacher_Man" title="Son of a Preacher Man">Son of a Preacher Man</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Spirit_in_the_Dark_(song)" title="Spirit in the Dark (song)">Spirit in the Dark</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Thrill_Is_Gone" title="The Thrill Is Gone">The Thrill Is Gone</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Play_That_Song_(You_Lied)" title="Don't Play That Song (You Lied)">Don't Play That Song</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Border_Song" title="Border Song">Border Song (Holy Moses)</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_All_I_Need_to_Get_By" title="You're All I Need to Get By">You're All I Need to Get By</a>" (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bridge_over_Troubled_Water_(song)" title="Bridge over Troubled Water (song)">Bridge over Troubled Water</a>" (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Spanish_Harlem_(song)" title="Spanish Harlem (song)">Spanish Harlem</a>" (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rock_Steady_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Rock Steady (Aretha Franklin song)">Rock Steady</a>" (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Day_Dreaming_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Day Dreaming (Aretha Franklin song)">Day Dreaming</a>" (1972)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Angel_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Angel (Aretha Franklin song)">Angel</a>" (1973)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Until_You_Come_Back_to_Me_(That%27s_What_I%27m_Gonna_Do)" title="Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)">Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)</a>" (1973)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_in_Love_(Bobby_Womack_song)" title="I'm in Love (Bobby Womack song)">I'm in Love</a>" (1974)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Nothing_Like_the_Real_Thing" title="Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing">Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing</a>" (1974)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Something_He_Can_Feel" title="Something He Can Feel">Something He Can Feel</a>" (1976)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Break_It_to_Me_Gently_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Break It to Me Gently (Aretha Franklin song)">Break It to Me Gently</a>" (1977)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_a_Fool_Believes" title="What a Fool Believes">What a Fool Believes</a>" (1981)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_My_Turn_(song)" title="It's My Turn (song)">It's My Turn</a>" (1981)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jump_to_It_(song)" title="Jump to It (song)">Jump to It</a>" (1982)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Get_It_Right_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Get It Right (Aretha Franklin song)">Get It Right</a>" (1983)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Freeway_of_Love" title="Freeway of Love">Freeway of Love</a>" (1985)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Zoomin%27_Who" title="Who's Zoomin' Who">Who's Zoomin' Who</a>" (1985)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sisters_Are_Doin%27_It_for_Themselves" title="Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves">Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves</a>" (1985)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jumpin%27_Jack_Flash" title="Jumpin' Jack Flash">Jumpin' Jack Flash</a>" (1986)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Lee_(song)" title="Jimmy Lee (song)">Jimmy Lee</a>" (1986)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me)" title="I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)">I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)</a>" (1987)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rock-A-Lott" title="Rock-A-Lott">Rock-A-Lott</a>" (1987)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Oh_Happy_Day" title="Oh Happy Day">Oh Happy Day</a>" (1988)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gimme_Your_Love" title="Gimme Your Love">Gimme Your Love</a>" (1989)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Through_the_Storm_(Aretha_Franklin_and_Elton_John_song)" title="Through the Storm (Aretha Franklin and Elton John song)">Through the Storm</a>" (1989)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It_Isn%27t,_It_Wasn%27t,_It_Ain%27t_Never_Gonna_Be" title="It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be">It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be</a>" (1989)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Everyday_People" title="Everyday People">Everyday People</a>" (1991)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Someday_We%27ll_All_Be_Free" title="Someday We'll All Be Free">Someday We'll All Be Free</a>" (1992)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Everchanging_Times" title="Everchanging Times">Ever Changing Times</a>" (1992)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Deeper_Love" title="A Deeper Love">A Deeper Love</a>" (1993)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Willing_to_Forgive" title="Willing to Forgive">Willing to Forgive</a>" (1994)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Rose_Is_Still_a_Rose_(song)" title="A Rose Is Still a Rose (song)">A Rose Is Still a Rose</a>" (1998)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Here_We_Go_Again_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Here We Go Again (Aretha Franklin song)">Here We Go Again</a>" (1998)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Put_You_Up_on_Game" title="Put You Up on Game">Put You Up on Game</a>" (2007)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Angels_We_Have_Heard_on_High" title="Angels We Have Heard on High">Angels We Have Heard on High</a>" (2009)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rolling_in_the_Deep" title="Rolling in the Deep">Rolling in the Deep (The Aretha Version)</a>" (2014)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Aretha_Franklin" title="List of awards and nominations received by Aretha Franklin">Awards and nominations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin_discography" title="Aretha Franklin discography">Discography</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wood_Beez_(Pray_Like_Aretha_Franklin)" title="Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)">Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Amazing_Grace_(2018_film)" title="Amazing Grace (2018 film)">Amazing Grace</a></i> (2018 film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Genius_(American_TV_series)" title="Genius (American 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