Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) | Soul Sunday

_Long before acquiring_ the title “Queen of Soul,” *Aretha Franklin* was gospel music royalty. At Detroit, Michigan’s New Bethel Baptist Church, where her father, Rev. C.L. Franklin, was famous for his preaching, congregants recognized her singing talent even in childhood. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1942, Aretha briefly moved with her family to Buffalo, New York, then to the Motor City, where she grew up. Her dad’s church connections brought her into contact with gospel singing stars like Clara Ward and James Cleveland and Civil Rights leaders like Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. She learned to play piano by ear. Her mother died when she was 10; on the heels of that loss, Aretha debuted as a solo vocalist at New Bethel. She began touring on the gospel circuit with her father, who also served as her manager. After recording for several gospel labels, Aretha, now 18 and intent on moving into pop, signed with Columbia Records, where she sought and intermittently achieved success in the secular realm without breaking into mass popularity. In 1967, when her Columbia deal ran out, she signed with Atlantic Records, where she became a megastar and built a catalog of soulful hits working with producer Jerry Wexler. Franklin’s Atlantic releases that year alone included “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You),” “Respect,” “Baby I Love You,” and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.” Her run of Atlantic hits stretched into the ’70s and brought her back to her gospel roots when she released a recording made live in church; Amazing Grace sold two million copies. Upon leaving Atlantic in 1980, Franklin moved to Arista Records. That same year she delivered an indelible cinematic appearance, performing “Respect” in The Blues Brothers. Aretha Franklin "I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)" _I Never Loved a Man The Way I Love You_ (Atlantic Records 1967) Written By Ronnie Shannon _Performed By:_ Aretha Franklin – Piano, Vocals Spooner Oldham – Keyboards, Piano Jimmy Johnson, Chips Moman – Guitar Tommy Cogbill – Bass Guitar Gene Chrisman, Roger Hawkins – Drums Melvin Lastie – Trumpet Charles Chalmers, King Curtis – Tenor Saxophone Willie Bridges – Baritone Saxophone Carolyn Franklin – Background Vocals Erma Franklin – Background Vocals Cissy Houston – Background Vocals _Produced By:_ Produced by Rick Hall Tom Dowd – Arranger, Recording Engineer Arif Mardin – Recording Engineer Jerry Wexler - Producer Recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama Artist Bio by Michael Dolan Subscribe to the Rhino Channel! https://Rhino.lnk.to/YouTubeSubID Check Out Our Favorite Playlists: Classic Rock https://Rhino.lnk.to/YTClassicRockID 80s Hits https://Rhino.lnk.to/YT80sHitsID 80s Hard Rock https://Rhino.lnk.to/YT80sHardRockID 80s Alternative https://Rhino.lnk.to/YT80sAlternativeID 90s Hits https://Rhino.lnk.to/YT90sHitsID Stay connected with RHINO on... Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RHINO/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rhino_records Twitter https://twitter.com/Rhino_Records https://www.rhino.com/ RHINO is the official YouTube channel of the greatest music catalog in the world. Founded in 1978, Rhino is the world's leading pop culture label specializing in classic rock, soul, and 80's and 90's alternative. The vast Rhino catalog of more than 5,000 albums, videos, and hit songs features material by Warner Music Group artists such as Van Halen, Madonna, Duran Duran, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, The Doors, Chicago, Black Sabbath, John Coltrane, Yes, Alice Cooper, Linda Ronstadt, The Ramones, The Monkees, Carly Simon, and Curtis Mayfield, among many others. Check back for classic music videos, live performances, hand-curated playlists, the Rhino Podcast, and more!