On this day in music history: March 10, 1967 - “I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You”, the eleventh album by Aretha Franklin is released. Produced by Jerry Wexler, it is recorded at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL and Atlantic Studios in New York City from January - February 1967. Following the immediate breakout success of the single “I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)”, producer Jerry Wexler will call Franklin and the musicians she recorded with in Alabama, to New York City in early February to quickly record an album to accompany it. Racing through a weeks’ worth recording sessions, the album will be completed and prepared for release. A huge critical and commercial success upon its release, the album will provide Franklin with her long awaited commercial breakthrough, and will also establish her as a major force in the music industry. It will spin off two singles including “Respect” (#1 R&B and Pop) and the title track (#1 R&B, #9 Pop). “I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You” will spend 14 weeks at #1 (non-consecutive) on the Billboard R&B album chart, 3 weeks at #2 on the Top 200, and is certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 00:19:48 +0000
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