Greatest Hits: 1980–1994
| Greatest Hits: 1980–1994 | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Aretha Franklin | ||||
| Released | March 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1980–1994 | |||
| Genre | R&B, rock, pop | |||
| Length | 71:13 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Aretha Franklin chronology | ||||
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Greatest Hits: 1980–1994 is the RIAA Platinum-certified first greatest hits album released by Aretha Franklin since she signed with Arista Records in 1980. As it can be read in the title, it compiles her hits from 1980's Aretha all through her last album at the time, 1991's What You See Is What You Sweat.
Songs from her 1989 album Through the Storm were not included in the set, nor were either of her duets with Elton John and Whitney Houston. Songs from her second Arista set, 1981's Love All the Hurt Away were not included either, meaning neither the title track hit duet with George Benson nor her Grammy Award winning cover of "Hold On I'm Comin'" were in the set.
Other omissions include her hit duet with the Eurythmics' "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" and her 1983 Top 10 R&B hit "Every Girl (Wants My Guy)", produced by Luther Vandross.
Nearly all of Aretha's hits during the 1980s can be found in the set, including "Freeway of Love", "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)", "Who's Zoomin' Who?", "United Together", and "Jump to It". The set included three new recordings: the Babyface-produced "Willing To Forgive" and "Honey" as well as the lead single, a cover of "A Deeper Love," produced by Clivillés and Cole. "A Deeper Love" became a #1 dance hit for Franklin and was featured on the soundtrack of Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. "Willing To Forgive" was a Top 30 Pop hit and peaked at #5 on the R&B chart. Music videos were filmed for all three new tracks.
Track listing
- "Freeway of Love" (Jeffrey A. Cohen; Narada Michael Walden) – 5:52
- "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (with George Michael) (Simon Climie; Dennis Morgan) – 4:00
- "Jump to It" (Marcus Miller; Luther Vandross) – 4:14
- "Willing to Forgive" (Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds; Daryl Simmons) – 4:14
- "Doctor's Orders" (with Luther Vandross) (Vandross; Hubert Eaves, Ⅲ) – 4:34
- "United Together" (Chuck Jackson; Phil Perry) – 5:02
- "Who's Zoomin' Who?" (Franklin; Preston Glass; Walden) – 4:43
- "A Deeper Love" (Robert Clivillés; David Cole) – 4:34
- "Honey" (Edmonds) – 4:14
- "Get It Right" (Edited) (Miller; Vandross) – 4:15
- "Another Night" (Beppe Cantarelli; Roy Freeland) – 4:30
- "Ever Changing Times" (with Michael McDonald) (Burt Bacharach; Bill Conti; Carole Bayer Sager) – 4:53
- "Jimmy Lee" (Cohen; Glass; Anukampa Lisa Walden; Walden) – 5:45
- "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (with Bonnie Raitt and Gloria Estefan) (Gerry Goffin; Carole King; Jerry Wexler) – 4:26
- "I Dreamed a Dream" (Alain Albert Boublil; Herbert Kretzmer; Jean Marc Natel; Claude-Michel Schönberg) – 4:18
- "Jumpin' Jack Flash" – 5:10 §
§: This track is not included on the USA cassette or CD versions as released.
Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[1] | Silver | 60,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[2] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ "British album certifications – Aretha Franklin – Greatest Hits: 1980–1994". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Greatest Hits: 1980–1994 in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
- ↑ "American album certifications – Aretha Franklin – Greatest Hits 1980-1994". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
