Daily album for May 19, 2026 I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin (1967)

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  • deep soul
  • r&b
  • soul
  • southern soul

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You is the ninth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on March 10, 1967, by Atlantic Records. It was Franklin's first release under her contract with the label, following her departure from Columbia Records after eight unsuccessful jazz standard albums, and marked a commercial breakthrough for her, becoming her first top 10 album in the United States, reaching number 2 on the Billboard 200. Two singles were released to promote the album: "Respect" and "I Never Loved a Man ". The former topped the Billboard Hot 100, while latter reached the top 10.

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