Album of the Day

Can it be that I NEVER LOVED A MAN THE WAY I LOVE YOU was Aretha Franklin's 11th studio album? That her debut for Atlantic Records was the one that finally catapulted her to fame speaks to the importance of having a savvy producer (Jerry Wexler) and the right studio environment (Muscle Shoals) to bring out the best in an artist. The Queen of Soul takes her throne on this remarkable set, which includes “Do Right Woman-Do Right Man,” “Baby, Baby, Baby” and the iconic No.1 hit “Respect.” Aretha Franklin’s protean talent was clear to everyone around her from the time she was a teenager, but with I NEVER LOVED A MAN THE WAY I LOVE YOU, released on this day in 1967, the whole world got the message.