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typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Aretha_Franklin_ItIsnt_It_Wasnt.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/15/Aretha_Franklin_ItIsnt_It_Wasnt.jpg/220px-Aretha_Franklin_ItIsnt_It_Wasnt.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/15/Aretha_Franklin_ItIsnt_It_Wasnt.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Single</a> by <a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</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/Through_the_Storm_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Through the Storm (Aretha Franklin album)">Through the Storm</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">"If Ever a Love There Was"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">June 10, 1989</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"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_jack_swing" title="New jack swing">New jack swing</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"> <ul><li><span class="duration"><span class="min">5</span>:<span class="s">37</span></span></li> <li>4:49 (single edit)</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/Arista_Records" title="Arista Records">Arista</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"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Hammond" title="Albert Hammond">Albert Hammond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diane_Warren" title="Diane Warren">Diane Warren</a></li></ul> </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"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Narada_Michael_Walden" title="Narada Michael Walden">Narada Michael Walden</a> (album version)</li> <li>Gene Griffin, <a href="/wiki/Teddy_Riley" title="Teddy Riley">Teddy Riley</a> (remix version)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</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;">"<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>" <br />(1989) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding:.2em .1em;">"<b>It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be</b>" <br />(1989) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em;">"<a href="/wiki/Gimme_Your_Love" title="Gimme Your Love">Gimme Your Love</a>" <br />(1989) </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"><a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> singles 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">"<a href="/wiki/I_Know_Him_So_Well#Cissy_Houston_and_Whitney_Houston_version" title="I Know Him So Well">I Know Him So Well</a>"<br />(1988) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em">"<b>It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Ever Gonna Be</b>"<br />(1989) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em">"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Your_Baby_Tonight_(song)" title="I'm Your Baby Tonight (song)">I'm Your Baby Tonight</a>"<br />(1990) </td></tr> </tbody></table></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:khaki">Music video</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhvpZvPyVUk"><span class="plainlinks">"It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be "</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>It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be</b>" is a <a href="/wiki/Duet" title="Duet">duet</a> recorded between <a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a>, and appeared on Franklin's 1989 album <i><a href="/wiki/Through_the_Storm_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Through the Storm (Aretha Franklin album)">Through the Storm</a></i>. The song was released on June 10, 1989, as the second single from the album by <a href="/wiki/Arista_Records" title="Arista Records">Arista Records</a>. </p><p>The original album version was written by <a href="/wiki/Albert_Hammond" title="Albert Hammond">Albert Hammond</a> and <a href="/wiki/Diane_Warren" title="Diane Warren">Diane Warren</a> and produced by <a href="/wiki/Narada_Michael_Walden" title="Narada Michael Walden">Narada Michael Walden</a>, and the re-mixed version was produced by <a href="/wiki/Teddy_Riley" title="Teddy Riley">Teddy Riley</a>. In the US, the single reached No. 41 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> and No. 5 on the <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">R&B Singles</a> chart. On the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a>, it peaked at No. 29. </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=It_Isn%27t,_It_Wasn%27t,_It_Ain%27t_Never_Gonna_Be&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> editor William Ruhlmann retrospectively panned "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be", calling it "an embarrassing failure for both Franklin and the previously pop-perfect Whitney Houston."<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Versions">Versions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=It_Isn%27t,_It_Wasn%27t,_It_Ain%27t_Never_Gonna_Be&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Versions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Album Version – 5:37</li> <li>Single Edit – 4:49</li> <li>Single Remix/Teddy Riley Mix – 4:02</li> <li>Extended Remix – 6:12</li> <li>Hip Hop Remix – 4:57</li> <li>House Radio Mix – 5:05</li> <li>New Jack Swing Dub Mix – 6:20</li> <li>After Hours Club Mix – 7:35</li> <li>1989 Vogue Dub Mix</li></ul> <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=It_Isn%27t,_It_Wasn%27t,_It_Ain%27t_Never_Gonna_Be&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a> – lead vocals, vocal engineer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> – lead vocals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Afanasieff" title="Walter Afanasieff">Walter "Baby Love" Afanasieff</a> – co-producer, keyboards, synth bass, drum programming</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narada_Michael_Walden" title="Narada Michael Walden">Narada Michael Walden</a> – producer, arrangements</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ren_Klyce" title="Ren Klyce">Ren Klyce</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fairlight_CMI" title="Fairlight CMI">Fairlight CMI</a> programming</li> <li>Karen "Kitty Beethoven" Brewington, Melisa Kary – backing vocals</li> <li>Lincoln Clapp – engineer</li> <li>David Frazer – engineer, mixing engineer</li> <li>Dana Jon Chappelle – additional engineer</li></ul> <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=It_Isn%27t,_It_Wasn%27t,_It_Ain%27t_Never_Gonna_Be&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weekly_charts">Weekly charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=It_Isn%27t,_It_Wasn%27t,_It_Ain%27t_Never_Gonna_Be&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Weekly charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (1989) </th> <th>Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada Top Singles (<i><a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">RPM</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Canadatopsingles_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Canadatopsingles_-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">43 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Ireland (<a href="/wiki/Irish_Singles_Chart" title="Irish Singles Chart">IRMA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Ireland2_Aretha_Franklin_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Ireland2_Aretha_Franklin-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">14 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Top_40" title="Dutch Top 40">Dutch Top 40 Tipparade</a>)<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> </th> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Single_Top_100" title="Dutch Single Top 100">Single Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Dutch100_Aretha_&_Whitney_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Dutch100_Aretha_&_Whitney-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">40 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_UKsinglesbyname_Aretha_Franklin_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_UKsinglesbyname_Aretha_Franklin-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">29 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a><sup id="cite_ref-sc_Billboardhot100_Aretha_Franklin_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Billboardhot100_Aretha_Franklin-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">41 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Aretha_Franklin_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Aretha_Franklin-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Dance_Club_Songs" title="Dance Club Songs">Dance Club Songs</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Aretha_Franklin_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Aretha_Franklin-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">18 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 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id="Aretha_Franklin" class="fn" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio 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/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 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 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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 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