What is the title of Aretha Franklin's 1967 album that includes her version of "Respect"?
Answer
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Answer
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
The title of Aretha Franklin’s 1967 album containing her version of “Respect” is I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You.
Released by Atlantic Records on March 10, 1967, the album marked Franklin’s breakthrough after eight commercially unsuccessful albums for Columbia Records. Producer Jerry Wexler helped move her toward the gospel-infused Southern soul sound that became her signature.
“Respect” was originally written and recorded by Otis Redding, but Franklin transformed it into an anthem of dignity, independence, and social empowerment. Her recording became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and one of the defining performances of the 1960s.
A common mix-up is confusing the album with Aretha Now or Lady Soul, both later Franklin albums that also contain major hits. I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You was recorded partly at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and became Franklin’s first top-10 album in the United States.
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026