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href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Single</a> by <a href="/wiki/B.B._King" class="mw-redirect" title="B.B. King">B.B. King</a></th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;">from the album <i> <a href="/wiki/Completely_Well" title="Completely Well">Completely Well</a> </i></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/A-side_and_B-side" title="A-side and B-side">B-side</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">"You're Mean"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">December 1969<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1969-12</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">June 1969</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&B</a>, <a href="/wiki/Soul_blues" title="Soul blues">soul blues</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"> <ul><li>3:55 (single version)</li> <li><span class="duration"><span class="min">5</span>:<span class="s">30</span></span> (album version)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Bluesway_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Bluesway Records">Bluesway</a>/<a href="/wiki/ABC_Records" title="ABC Records">ABC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Rick Darnell, <a href="/wiki/Roy_Hawkins" title="Roy Hawkins">Roy Hawkins</a><sup id="cite_ref-BF_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Szymczyk" title="Bill Szymczyk">Bill Szymczyk</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/B.B._King" class="mw-redirect" title="B.B. King">B.B. King</a> singles chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background: transparent; color: inherit; 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;">"Just a Little Love" <br />(1969) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding:.2em .1em;">"<b>The Thrill Is Gone</b>" <br />(1969) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em;">"So Excited" <br />(1970) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:khaki">Official audio</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpC69qIe02E"><span class="plainlinks">"The Thrill Is Gone" (album version)</span></a> on <a href="/wiki/YouTube_video_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="YouTube video (identifier)">YouTube</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>The Thrill Is Gone</b>" is a slow minor-key <a href="/wiki/Blues" title="Blues">blues</a> song written by <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_blues" title="West Coast blues">West Coast blues</a> musician <a href="/wiki/Roy_Hawkins" title="Roy Hawkins">Roy Hawkins</a> and Rick Darnell in 1951.<sup id="cite_ref-BF_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hawkins's recording of the song reached number six in the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_R%26B_chart" class="mw-redirect" title="Billboard R&B chart">Billboard R&B chart</a> in 1951.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1970, "The Thrill Is Gone" became a major hit for <a href="/wiki/B.B._King" class="mw-redirect" title="B.B. King">B.B. King</a>. His rendition helped make the song a <a href="/wiki/Blues_standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Blues standard">blues standard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Herzhaft_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Herzhaft-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="B.B._King_rendition">B.B. King rendition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Thrill_Is_Gone&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: B.B. King rendition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>B.B. King recorded his version of "The Thrill Is Gone" in June 1969 for his album <i><a href="/wiki/Completely_Well" title="Completely Well">Completely Well</a></i>, released the same year. King's version is a slow <a href="/wiki/Twelve_bar_blues" class="mw-redirect" title="Twelve bar blues">12-bar blues</a> notated in the key of <a href="/wiki/B_minor" title="B minor">B minor</a> in 4/4 time.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song's polished production and use of <a href="/wiki/String_instrument" title="String instrument">strings</a> marked a departure from both the original song and King's previous material. </p><p>When <a href="/wiki/BluesWay_Records" title="BluesWay Records">BluesWay Records</a> released "The Thrill Is Gone" as a single in December 1969, it became one of the most successful of King's career and one of his <a href="/wiki/Signature_song" class="mw-redirect" title="Signature song">signature songs</a>. It reached number three in the <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs"><i>Billboard</i> Best Selling Soul Singles</a> chart and number 15 in the broader <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> chart.<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> </p><p>The song also helped launch the career of producer <a href="/wiki/Bill_Szymczyk" title="Bill Szymczyk">Bill Szymczyk</a>, as it was his first hit record success as a producer.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>B.B. King's recording earned him a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Male_R%26B_Vocal_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance">Best Male R&B Vocal Performance</a> in 1970<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Hall_of_Fame" title="Grammy Hall of Fame">Grammy Hall of Fame</a> award in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> King's version of the song was also placed at number 183 on <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone_magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Rolling Stone magazine">Rolling Stone</a></i> magazine's <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone%27s_500_Greatest_Songs_of_All_Time" title="Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time">list of the 500 greatest songs of all time</a>. Live versions of the song were included on King's albums <i><a href="/wiki/Live_in_Cook_County_Jail" title="Live in Cook County Jail">Live in Cook County Jail</a></i> (1971), <i><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bland_and_B.B._King_Together_Again...Live" class="mw-redirect" title="Bobby Bland and B.B. King Together Again...Live">Bobby Bland and B.B. King Together Again...Live</a></i> (1976), and <i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_San_Quentin_(B.B._King_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Live at San Quentin (B.B. King album)">Live at San Quentin</a></i> (1991).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aretha_Franklin_version">Aretha Franklin version</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Thrill_Is_Gone&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Aretha Franklin version"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a> covered the song on her 1970 album, <i><a href="/wiki/Spirit_in_the_Dark" title="Spirit in the Dark">Spirit in the Dark</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <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=The_Thrill_Is_Gone&action=edit&section=3" 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-BF-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-BF_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BF_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://blues.org/blues_hof_inductee/the-thrill-is-gone-b-b-king-abc-bluesway-1969/">"The Thrill Is Gone — B.B. King (ABC Bluesway, 1969)"</a>. <i>The <a href="/wiki/Blues_Foundation" title="Blues Foundation">Blues Foundation</a></i>. November 10, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 15,</span> 2020</span>. <q>Writers' credits on the first B.B. releases went to Arthur H. Benson and Dale Pettite, but are now filed under Hawkins and Rick Darnell.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Blues+Foundation&rft.atitle=The+Thrill+Is+Gone+%E2%80%94+B.B.+King+%28ABC+Bluesway%2C+1969%29&rft.date=2016-11-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fblues.org%2Fblues_hof_inductee%2Fthe-thrill-is-gone-b-b-king-abc-bluesway-1969%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Thrill+Is+Gone" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWhitburn1988" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Joel_Whitburn" title="Joel Whitburn">Whitburn, Joel</a> (1988). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstop00whit/page/184"><i>Top R&B Singles 1942–1988</i></a></span>. 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King album)">My Kind of Blues</a></i></li> <li>1968: <i><a href="/wiki/Blues_on_Top_of_Blues" title="Blues on Top of Blues">Blues on Top of Blues</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lucille_(album)" title="Lucille (album)">Lucille</a></i></li> <li>1969: <i><a href="/wiki/Completely_Well" title="Completely Well">Completely Well</a></i></li> <li>1970: <i><a href="/wiki/Indianola_Mississippi_Seeds" title="Indianola Mississippi Seeds">Indianola Mississippi Seeds</a></i></li> <li>1971: <i><a href="/wiki/B.B._King_in_London" title="B.B. King in London">B.B. King in London</a></i></li> <li>1972: <i><a href="/wiki/L.A._Midnight" title="L.A. Midnight">L.A. Midnight</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guess_Who_(B._B._King_album)" title="Guess Who (B. B. King album)">Guess Who</a></i></li> <li>1973: <i><a href="/wiki/To_Know_You_Is_to_Love_You_(album)" title="To Know You Is to Love You (album)">To Know You Is to Love You</a></i></li> <li>1974: <i><a href="/wiki/Friends_(B._B._King_album)" title="Friends (B. B. King album)">Friends</a></i></li> <li>1975: <i><a href="/wiki/Lucille_Talks_Back" title="Lucille Talks Back">Lucille Talks Back</a></i></li> <li>1977: <i><a href="/wiki/King_Size_(B._B._King_album)" title="King Size (B. B. King album)">King Size</a></i></li> <li>1978: <i><a href="/wiki/Midnight_Believer" title="Midnight Believer">Midnight Believer</a></i></li> <li>1979: <i><a href="/wiki/Take_It_Home_(B._B._King_album)" title="Take It Home (B. B. King album)">Take It Home</a></i></li> <li>1981: <i><a href="/wiki/There_Must_Be_a_Better_World_Somewhere" title="There Must Be a Better World Somewhere">There Must Be a Better World Somewhere</a></i></li> <li>1982: <i><a href="/wiki/Love_Me_Tender_(B._B._King_album)" title="Love Me Tender (B. B. King album)">Love Me Tender</a></i></li> <li>1983: <i><a href="/wiki/Blues_%27N%27_Jazz" title="Blues 'N' Jazz">Blues 'N' Jazz</a></i></li> <li>1985: <i><a href="/wiki/Six_Silver_Strings" title="Six Silver Strings">Six Silver Strings</a></i></li> <li>1988: <i><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Blues:_1989" title="King of the Blues: 1989">King of the Blues: 1989</a></i></li> <li>1991: <i><a href="/wiki/There_Is_Always_One_More_Time" title="There Is Always One More Time">There Is Always One More Time</a></i></li> <li>1993: <i><a href="/wiki/Blues_Summit" title="Blues Summit">Blues Summit</a></i></li> <li>1994: <i><a href="/wiki/Heart_to_Heart_(Diane_Schuur_and_B._B._King_album)" title="Heart to Heart (Diane Schuur and B. B. King album)">Heart to Heart</a></i></li> <li>1997: <i><a href="/wiki/Deuces_Wild_(B._B._King_album)" title="Deuces Wild (B. B. King album)">Deuces Wild</a></i></li> <li>1998: <i><a href="/wiki/Blues_on_the_Bayou" title="Blues on the Bayou">Blues on the Bayou</a></i></li> <li>1999: <i><a href="/wiki/Let_the_Good_Times_Roll_(album)" title="Let the Good Times Roll (album)">Let the Good Times Roll</a></i></li> <li>2000: <i><a href="/wiki/Riding_with_the_King_(B._B._King_and_Eric_Clapton_album)" title="Riding with the King (B. B. King and Eric Clapton album)">Riding with the King</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Makin%27_Love_Is_Good_for_You" title="Makin' Love Is Good for You">Makin' Love Is Good for You</a></i></li> <li>2003: <i><a href="/wiki/Reflections_(B._B._King_album)" title="Reflections (B. B. King album)">Reflections</a></i></li> <li>2005: <i><a href="/wiki/B._B._King_%26_Friends:_80" title="B. B. King & Friends: 80">B. B. King & Friends: 80</a></i></li> <li>2008: <i><a href="/wiki/One_Kind_Favor" title="One Kind Favor">One Kind Favor</a></i></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" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1965: <i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Regal" title="Live at the Regal">Live at the Regal</a></i></li> <li>1967: <i><a href="/wiki/Blues_Is_King" title="Blues Is King">Blues Is King</a></i></li> <li>1969: <i><a href="/wiki/Live_%26_Well_(B._B._King_album)" title="Live & Well (B. B. King album)">Live & Well</a></i></li> <li>1971: <i><a href="/wiki/Live_in_Cook_County_Jail" title="Live in Cook County Jail">Live in Cook County Jail</a></i></li> <li>1974: <i><a href="/wiki/Together_for_the_First_Time..._Live" title="Together for the First Time... Live">Together for the First Time... Live</a></i></li> <li>1976: <i><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bland_and_B._B._King_Together_Again...Live" title="Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live">Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live</a></i></li> <li>1980: <i><a href="/wiki/Now_Appearing_at_Ole_Miss" title="Now Appearing at Ole Miss">Now Appearing at Ole Miss</a></i></li> <li>1990: <i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_San_Quentin_(B._B._King_album)" title="Live at San Quentin (B. B. King album)">Live at San Quentin</a></i></li> <li>1991: <i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Apollo_(B._B._King_album)" title="Live at the Apollo (B. B. King album)">Live at the Apollo</a></i></li> <li>1999: <i><a href="/wiki/Live_in_Japan_(B._B._King_album)" title="Live in Japan (B. B. King album)">Live in Japan</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Notable<br />compilations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1957: <i><a href="/wiki/Singin%27_the_Blues" title="Singin' the Blues">Singin' the Blues</a></i></li> <li>1958: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Blues_(B._B._King_album)" title="The Blues (B. B. King album)">The Blues</a></i></li> <li>1968: <i><a href="/wiki/His_Best_%E2%80%93_The_Electric_B._B._King" class="mw-redirect" title="His Best – The Electric B. B. King">His Best – The Electric B. B. King</a></i></li> <li>1983: <i><a href="/wiki/Why_I_Sing_the_Blues" title="Why I Sing the Blues">Why I Sing the Blues</a></i></li> <li>1992: <i><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Blues" title="King of the Blues">King of the Blues</a></i></li> <li>1995: <i><a href="/wiki/Lucille_%26_Friends" title="Lucille & Friends">Lucille & Friends</a></i></li> <li>1999: <i><a href="/wiki/His_Definitive_Greatest_Hits" title="His Definitive Greatest Hits">His Definitive Greatest Hits</a></i></li> <li>2005: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ultimate_Collection_(B._B._King_album)" title="The Ultimate Collection (B. B. King album)">The Ultimate Collection</a></i></li> <li>2007: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Best_of_the_Early_Years_(B._B._King_album)" title="The Best of the Early Years (B. B. King album)">The Best of the Early Years</a></i></li> <li>2012: <i><a href="/wiki/Ladies_and_Gentlemen..._Mr._B.B._King" title="Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. B.B. King">Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. B.B. King</a></i></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" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1951: "<a href="/wiki/3_O%27Clock_Blues" title="3 O'Clock Blues">3 O'Clock Blues</a>"</li> <li>1952: "<a href="/wiki/Bottle_Up_and_Go" title="Bottle Up and Go">Shake It Up and Go</a>"</li> <li>1952: "<a href="/wiki/You_Know_I_Love_You_(B._B._King_song)" title="You Know I Love You (B. B. King song)">You Know I Love You</a></li> <li>1955: "<a href="/wiki/Every_Day_I_Have_the_Blues" title="Every Day I Have the Blues">Every Day I Have the Blues</a>"</li> <li>1956: "<a href="/wiki/Black_Angel_Blues" title="Black Angel Blues">Sweet Little Angel</a>"</li> <li>1959: "<a href="/wiki/Sugar_Mama_(song)" title="Sugar Mama (song)">Sugar Mama</a>"</li> <li>1961: "<a href="/wiki/Worried_Life_Blues" title="Worried Life Blues">Someday Baby</a>"</li> <li>1962: "<a href="/wiki/Goin%27_Down_Slow" title="Goin' Down Slow">Goin' Down Slow</a>"</li> <li>1963: "<a href="/wiki/Trouble_in_Mind_(song)" title="Trouble in Mind (song)">Trouble in Mind</a>"</li> <li>1964: "<a href="/wiki/How_Blue_Can_You_Get" title="How Blue Can You Get">How Blue Can You Get</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rock_Me_Baby_(song)" title="Rock Me Baby (song)">Rock Me Baby</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Please_Send_Me_Someone_to_Love" title="Please Send Me Someone to Love">Please Send Me Someone to Love</a>"</li> <li>1965: "<a href="/wiki/Blue_Shadows" title="Blue Shadows">Blue Shadows</a>"</li> <li>1966: "<a href="/wiki/Eyesight_to_the_Blind" title="Eyesight to the Blind">Eyesight to the Blind</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_That_Just_Like_a_Woman_(They%27ll_Do_It_Every_Time)" title="Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time)">Just Like a Woman</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Five_Long_Years" title="Five Long Years">Five Long Years</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Nobody%27s_Business" title="Ain't Nobody's Business">Ain't Nobody's Business</a>"</li> <li>1970: "<a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Thrill Is Gone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Worried_Life_Blues" title="Worried Life Blues">Worried Life</a>"</li> <li>1976: "<a href="/wiki/Let_the_Good_Times_Roll_(Louis_Jordan_song)" title="Let the Good Times Roll (Louis Jordan song)">Let the Good Times Roll</a>"</li> <li>1985: "<a href="/wiki/Big_Boss_Man_(song)" title="Big Boss Man (song)">Big Boss Man</a>"</li> <li>1988: "<a href="/wiki/When_Love_Comes_to_Town" title="When Love Comes to Town">When Love Comes to Town</a>"</li> <li>1992: "<a href="/wiki/Since_I_Met_You_Baby_(song)" title="Since I Met You Baby (song)">Since I Met You Baby</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1961: "<a href="/wiki/Driving_Wheel" title="Driving Wheel">Driving Wheel</a></li> <li>1974: "<a href="/wiki/Black_Night_(Charles_Brown_song)" title="Black Night (Charles Brown song)">Black Night</a>"</li> <li>1977: "<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_You_Lie_to_Me" title="Don't You Lie to Me">Don't You Lie to Me</a>"</li> <li>1985: "<a href="/wiki/In_the_Midnight_Hour" title="In the Midnight Hour">In the Midnight Hour</a>"</li> <li>1995: "<a href="/wiki/You_Shook_Me" title="You Shook Me">You Shook Me</a>"</li> <li>1998: "<a href="/wiki/Mean_Old_World" title="Mean Old World">Mean Ole' World</a>"</li> <li>1999: "<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Nobody_Here_but_Us_Chickens" title="Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens">Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Is_You_Is_or_Is_You_Ain%27t_My_Baby" title="Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby">Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Choo_Choo_Ch%27Boogie" title="Choo Choo Ch'Boogie">Choo Choo Ch'Boogie</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Buzz_Me" title="Buzz Me">Buzz Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Fish_Fry" title="Saturday Night Fish Fry">Saturday Night Fish Fry</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Nobody_Knows_You_When_You%27re_Down_and_Out" title="Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out">Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Early_in_the_Mornin%27_(Louis_Jordan_song)" title="Early in the Mornin' (Louis Jordan song)">Early in the Mornin'</a>"</li> <li>2000: "<a href="/wiki/Hold_On,_I%27m_Comin%27_(song)" title="Hold On, I'm Comin' (song)">Hold On, I'm Comin'</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Come_Rain_or_Come_Shine" title="Come Rain or Come Shine">Come Rain or Come Shine</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Since_I_Fell_for_You" title="Since I Fell for You">Since I Fell for You</a>"</li> <li>2005: "<a href="/wiki/Need_Your_Love_So_Bad" title="Need Your Love So Bad">Need Your Love So Bad</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Early_in_the_Morning_(Sonny_Boy_Williamson_I_song)" title="Early in the Morning (Sonny Boy Williamson I song)">Early in the Morning</a>"</li> <li>2008: "<a href="/wiki/See_That_My_Grave_Is_Kept_Clean" title="See That My Grave Is Kept Clean">See That My Grave Is Kept Clean</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sitting_on_Top_of_the_World" title="Sitting on Top of the World">Sitting on Top of the World</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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King "Into the Night"">B.B. King "Into the Night"</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis_blues" title="Memphis blues">Memphis blues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beale_Streeters" title="The Beale Streeters">The Beale Streeters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beale_Street" title="Beale Street">Beale Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDIA" title="WDIA">WDIA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chitlin%27_Circuit" title="Chitlin' Circuit">Chitlin' Circuit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bihari_brothers" title="Bihari brothers">Bihari brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucille_(guitar)" title="Lucille (guitar)">Lucille (guitar)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B.B._King_Museum" title="B.B. King Museum">B.B. 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(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 href="/wiki/This_Christmas,_Aretha" title="This Christmas, Aretha">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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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" 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