I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
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{{Album infobox
| Name = I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
| Type = Album
| Artist = Aretha Franklin
| Cover = ArethaFranklinINeverLovedaMantheWayILoveYou.jpg
| Background = Orange
| Released = March 10, 1967
| Recorded = 1966 – 1967
| Genre = Soul
| Length = 32:51
| Label = Atlantic
8139
| Producer = Jerry Wexler
| Reviews =
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| Last album = Once in a Lifetime
(1965)
| This album = I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
(1967)
| Next album = Aretha Arrives
(1967)
}}
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You is an album by Aretha Franklin, released on March 10, 1967 (see 1967 in music). The album, along with her signature song, "Respect", were top-selling records upon their first release. I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You is widely regarded as one of the best full-lengths in Franklin's catalogue.
"Respect" was a #1 single on Billboard's Pop singles chart, and the titular song was a #9 single. The album peaked at #1 on the Black Albums chart and #2 on the Pop Albums chart.
Track listing
- "Respect" (Otis Redding)
- "Drown in My Own Tears" (Henry Glover)
- "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (Ronny Shannon)
- "Soul Serenade" (Curtis Ousley, Luther Dixon)
- "Don't Let Me Lose This Dream" (Aretha Franklin, Ted White)
- "Baby, Baby, Baby" (A. Franklin, Carolyn Franklin)
- "Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business)" (A. Franklin, White)
- "Good Times" (Sam Cooke)
- "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" (Dan Penn, Chips Moman)
- "Save Me" (Ousley, A. Franklin, C. Franklin)
- "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Cooke)
Personnel
- Aretha Franklin - Piano, Vocals
- King Curtis - Sax (Tenor)
- Carolyn Franklin - Vocals (bckgr)
- Willie Bridges - Sax (Baritone)
- Charles Chalmers - Sax (Tenor)
- Gene Chrisman - Drums
- Tommy Cogbill - Bass
- Tom Dowd - Engineer
- Jimmy Johnson - Guitar
- Melvin Lastie - Trumpet, Cornet
- Chips Moman - Guitar
- Dewey Oldham - Keyboards
- Jerry Wexler - Producersv:I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You