℗ 1985 Atlantic Records
| Released | February 4, 2014 |
| Duration | 1h 39m 38s |
| Record Label | Rhino Atlantic |
| Genre | R&B |
30 Greatest Hits
Aretha Franklin
Available in MQA and 192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)
Aretha Franklin; Carolyn Franklin; Charles Chalmers; Chips Moman; Cissy Houston; Erma Franklin; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Johnson; King Curtis; Melvin Laste; Rick Hall; Roger Hawkins; Spooner Oldham; Tom Dowd; Tommy Cogbill; Willie Bridges |
2:47 | |||
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1.2
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Respect
Aretha Franklin; Arif Mardin; Carolyn Franklin; Charles Chalmers; Cornell Dupree; Erma Franklin; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Johnson; King Curtis; Melvin Lastie; Roger Hawkins; Spooner Oldham; Tommy Cogbill |
2:25 | |||
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1.3
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Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
Aretha Franklin; Carolyn Franklin; Charles Chalmers; Chips Moman; Cissy Houston; Erma Franklin; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Johnson; King Curtis; Melvin Lastie; Rick Hall; Roger Hawkins; Spooner Oldham; Tom Dowd; Tommy Cogbill |
3:15 | |||
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1.4
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Dr. Feelgood (Love Is Serious Business)
Aretha Franklin; Carolyn Franklin; Charles Chalmers; Cissy Houston; Erma Franklin; Gene Chrisman; Jerry Wexler; King Curtis; Melvin Lastie; Spooner Oldham; Tommy Cogbill |
3:18 | |||
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1.5
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Save Me
Aretha Franklin; Carolyn Franklin; Charles Chalmers; Chips Moman; Cissy Houston; Erma Franklin; Floyd Newman; Jimmy Johnson; King Curtis; Melvin Lastie; Roger Hawkins; Tommy Cogbill; Willie Bridges |
2:20 | |||
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1.6
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Baby, I Love You
Aretha Franklin; Carolyn Franklin; Charles Chalmers; Erma Franklin; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Johnson; Joe South; King Curtis; Melvin Lastie; Roger Hawkins; Spooner Oldham; Tommy Cogbill; Tony Studd |
2:37 | |||
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1.7
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(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
Aretha Franklin; Carolyn Franklin; Erma Franklin; Gene Chrisman; Jerry Wexler; Ralph Burns; Spooner Oldham; The Sweet Inspirations; Tom Dowd; Tommy Cogbill |
2:46 | |||
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1.8
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Chain of Fools
Aretha Franklin; Bernie Glow; Carolyn Franklin; Haywood Henry; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Johnson; Joe South; King Curtis; Melvin Lastie; Roger Hawkins; Spooner Oldham; The Sweet Inspirations; Tom Dowd; Tommy Cogbill; Tony Studd; Arif Mardin |
2:45 | |||
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1.9
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(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone
Aretha Franklin; Bernie Glow; Carolyn Franklin; Frank Wess; Haywood Henry; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Johnson; Joe Newman; Joe South; King Curtis; Melvin Lastie; Roger Hawkins; Seldon Powell; Spooner Oldham; The Sweet Inspirations; Tom Dowd; Tommy Cogbill; Tony |
2:25 | |||
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1.10
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Ain't No Way
Aretha Franklin; Carolyn Franklin; Frank Wess; Haywood Henry; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Johnson; Joe South; King Curtis; Melvin Lastie; Roger Hawkins; Spooner Oldham; The Sweet Inspirations; Tom Dowd; Tommy Cogbill; Tony Studd; Warren Smith |
4:17 | |||
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1.11
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Think
Aretha Franklin; Andrew Love; Charles Chalmers; Floyd Newman; Jerry Jemmott; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Johnson; Roger Hawkins; Spooner Oldham; The Sweet Inspirations; Tommy Cogbill; Tony Studd; Wayne Jackson; Willie Bridges; Arif Mardin; Tom Dowd |
2:20 | |||
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1.12
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I Say a Little Prayer
Aretha Franklin; Andrew Love; Charles Chalmers; Floyd Newman; Jerry Jemmott; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Johnson; Roger Hawkins; The Sweet Inspirations; Tony Studd; Wayne Jackson; Arif Mardin; Tom Dowd |
3:37 | |||
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1.13
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The House That Jack Built
Aretha Franklin; Andrew Love; Charles Chalmers; Floyd Newman; Jerry Jemmott; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Johnson; Joe Blow; Roger Hawkins; Spooner Oldham; The Sweet Inspirations; Wayne Jackson; Willie Bridges |
2:18 | |||
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1.14
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See Saw
Aretha Franklin; Andrew Love; Bernie Glow; Charles Chalmers; Floyd Newman; Jerry Jemmott; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Johnson; Roger Hawkins; Spooner Oldham; The Sweet Inspirations; Tommy Cogbill; Tony Studd; Wayne Jackson; Willie Bridges; Arif Mardin; Tom Dowd |
2:44 | |||
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1.15
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The Weight
Aretha Franklin; Arif Mardin; Barry Beckett; David Hood; Duane Allman; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Johnson; King Curtis; Roger Hawkins; Tom Dowd |
3:00 | |||
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1.16
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Share Your Love with Me
Aretha Franklin; Arif Mardin; Barry Beckett; David Hood; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Johnson; King Curtis; Roger Hawkins; The Sweet Inspirations; Tom Dowd |
3:22 | |||
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1.17
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Eleanor Rigby
Aretha Franklin; Arif Mardin; Barry Beckett; David Hood; Eddie Hinton; Jerry Weaver; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Johnson; King Curtis; Roger Hawkins; The Sweet Inspirations; Tom Dowd |
2:38 | |||
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2.1
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Call Me
Aretha Franklin; Arif Mardin; Barry Beckett; Brenda Bryant; Cissy Houston; David Hood; Eddie Hinton; Jerry Weaver; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Johnson; King Curtis; Pat Lewis; Roger Hawkins; Tom Dowd |
3:57 | |||
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2.2
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Spirit in the Dark
Aretha Franklin; Arif Mardin; Buzz Feiten; Charlie Freeman; Jerry Wexler; Jim Dickinson; Mike Utley; Sammy Creason; The Sweet Inspirations; Tom Dowd; Tommy McClure |
4:03 | |||
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2.3
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Don't Play That Song
Aretha Franklin; Almeda Lattimore; Arif Mardin; Brenda Bryant; Charlie Freeman; Jerry Wexler; Jim Dickinson; Margaret Branch; Michael Utley; Sammy Creason; Tom Dowd; Tommy McClure |
3:02 | |||
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2.4
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You're All I Need to Get By
Aretha Franklin; Al Jackson Jr.; Arif Mardin; Donny Hathaway; Eric Gale; Hugh McCracken; Jerry Wexler; The Sweet Inspirations |
3:34 | |||
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2.5
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Bridge over Troubled Water
Aretha Franklin; Arif Mardin; Bernard Burdie; Billy Preston; Brenda Bryant; Cornell Dupree; Gene Paul; Jerry Jemmott; Jerry Wexler; King Curtis; Margaret Branch; Memphis Horns; Pancho Moreles; Pat Smith; Tom Dowd |
5:31 | |||
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2.6
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Spanish Harlem
Aretha Franklin; Arif Mardin; Bernard Purdie; Carolyn Franklin; Chuck Rainey; Cornell Dupree; Donny Hathaway; Erma Franklin; Jerry Wexler; The Sweethearts of Soul; Tom Dowd |
3:32 | |||
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2.7
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Rock Steady
Aretha Franklin; Andrew Love; Ann S. Clark; Arif Mardin; Bernard Purdie; Carolyn Franklin; Chuck Kirkpatrick; Chuck Rainey; Cornell Dupree; Don Cassale; Donny Hathaway; Erma Franklin; Howard Albert; Jack Adams; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Douglass; Lew Hahn; Marg |
3:14 | |||
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2.8
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Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)
Aretha Franklin; Al Jackson Jr; Arif Mardin; Don Cassale; Donny Hathaway; Eric Gale; Gene Paul; Hugh McCracken; Jack Adams; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Douglass; Lew Hahn; The Sweet Inspirations; Tom Dowd |
3:38 | |||
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2.9
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Day Dreaming
Aretha Franklin; Ann S. Clark; Arif Mardin; Bernard Purdie; Carolyn Franklin; Chuck Rainey; Cornell Dupree; Don Arnone; Donny Hathaway; Erma Franklin; Hubert Laws; Jerry Wexler; Margaret Branch; Pat Smith; Tom Dowd |
3:58 | |||
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2.10
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Wholy Holy
Aretha Franklin; Arif Mardin; Bernard Purdie; Chuck Rainey; Cornell Dupree; Gene Paul; George Piros; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Douglas; Ken Lupper; Pancho Morales; Ray Thompson; Rev. Alexander Hamilton; Rev. James Cleveland; Southern California Community Choir; |
5:30 | |||
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2.11
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Angel
Aretha Franklin; Carolyn Franklin; Erma Franklin; Jerry Jemmott; Joe Farrell; Phil Schier; Quincy Jones |
4:26 | |||
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2.12
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Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do / (MQ))
Aretha Franklin; Ann S Clark; Arif Mardin; Bernard Purdie; Brenda Bryant; Chuck Rainey; Donny Hathaway; Hugh McCracken; Jerry Wexler; Kenneth Bichel; Margaret Branch; Richard Tee |
3:28 | |||
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2.13
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I'm in Love
Aretha Franklin; Arif Mardin; Cissy Houston; Cornell Dupree; David Spinozza; Deidre Tuck Corley; Donny Hathaway; Gwen Guthrie; Judy Clay; Ralph MacDonald; Rick Marotta; Stanley Clarke; William Eaton |
2:51 |
30 Greatest Hits is a 1985 Aretha Franklin compilation album. It chronicles majority of Franklin's hit singles during the Atlantic Records era from 1967 up to 1974.
Following Franklin's death, the album entered the top ten of the Billboard 200 albums chart at number seven, in the week ending on August 25, 2018. It climbed one spot higher on the following week, becoming Franklin's highest-peaking compilation album in the United States.
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Rhino Atlantic Studio Masters
Disc 1, Tracks 1-17; Disc 2, Tracks 1-13 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Disc 1, Tracks 1-17; Disc 2, Tracks 1-13 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.68 -4.21 to 0.00 | -19.99 -23.79 to -15.47 | -16.78 -21.00 to -11.90 | 12 8 to 15 | |
| 1.1 | I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) | -0.06 | -23.48 | -20.0 | 15 |
| 1.2 | Respect | -0.89 | -18.39 | -15.1 | 12 |
| 1.3 | Do Right Woman, Do Right Man | -3.71 | -23.79 | -21.0 | 13 |
| 1.4 | Dr. Feelgood (Love Is Serious Business) | -0.80 | -21.36 | -18.2 | 13 |
| 1.5 | Save Me | 0.00 | -18.50 | -16.0 | 13 |
| 1.6 | Baby, I Love You | -0.42 | -17.61 | -14.4 | 11 |
| 1.7 | (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman | -2.42 | -20.68 | -17.5 | 11 |
| 1.8 | Chain of Fools | -2.47 | -19.65 | -16.7 | 12 |
| 1.9 | (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone | -2.01 | -17.90 | -14.7 | 10 |
| 1.10 | Ain't No Way | -2.62 | -22.62 | -19.1 | 12 |
| 1.11 | Think | -0.59 | -16.97 | -13.4 | 10 |
| 1.12 | I Say a Little Prayer | -1.85 | -20.86 | -17.7 | 12 |
| 1.13 | The House That Jack Built | -2.18 | -15.47 | -11.9 | 8 |
| 1.14 | See Saw | -0.99 | -16.87 | -13.8 | 11 |
| 1.15 | The Weight | -2.92 | -21.36 | -17.5 | 13 |
| 1.16 | Share Your Love with Me | -1.15 | -19.51 | -16.5 | 12 |
| 1.17 | Eleanor Rigby | -0.19 | -18.38 | -15.4 | 12 |
| 2.1 | Call Me | -1.80 | -19.75 | -16.3 | 12 |
| 2.2 | Spirit in the Dark | -0.93 | -19.83 | -16.8 | 12 |
| 2.3 | Don't Play That Song | -1.93 | -18.93 | -15.9 | 11 |
| 2.4 | You're All I Need to Get By | -2.24 | -20.84 | -17.1 | 13 |
| 2.5 | Bridge over Troubled Water | -3.61 | -22.92 | -19.4 | 13 |
| 2.6 | Spanish Harlem | -1.10 | -20.80 | -17.7 | 14 |
| 2.7 | Rock Steady | -0.54 | -20.30 | -17.7 | 14 |
| 2.8 | Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby) | -1.71 | -21.23 | -17.6 | 13 |
| 2.9 | Day Dreaming | -0.17 | -21.01 | -17.9 | 13 |
| 2.10 | Wholy Holy | -2.52 | -19.58 | -16.5 | 11 |
| 2.11 | Angel | -4.21 | -20.62 | -17.6 | 10 |
| 2.12 | Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do / (MQ)) | -0.56 | -18.19 | -15.2 | 11 |
| 2.13 | I'm in Love | -3.72 | -22.26 | -18.7 | 12 |