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Track Listing 1. Freeway of Love 2. I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - (with George Michael) 3. Jump to It 4. Willing to Forgive - ('94) 5. Doctor's Orders - (with Luther Vandross) 6. United Together 7. Who's Zoomin' Who 8. Deeper Love, A - ('94) 9. Honey - ('94) 10. Get It Right 11. Another Night 12. Ever Changing Times - (with Michael McDonald) 13. Jimmy Lee 14. You Make Me Feel (Like a Natural Woman) - (with Bonnie Raitt & Gloria Estefan) 15. I Dreamed a Dream
Album Notes Personnel includes: Aretha Franklin (vocals, piano, keyboards); George Michael, Luther Vandross, Gloria Estefan, Bonnie Raitt, Sylvester, Michael McDonald, Lisa Fischer (vocals); Rick Iantosca (acoustic & electric guitars); Paul Jackson Jr., Dean Parks, Cornell Dupree, Corrado Rustici, Doc Powell (guitar); Marc Russo (alto saxophone); Kenny G. (tenor saxophone); Clarence Clemons (saxophone); Narada Michael Walden (piano, drums, percussion); Babyface (keyboards, programming); David Cole (keyboards, background vocals); Nat Adderley Jr., Burt Bacharach (keyboards); Nathan East (bass); Bernard Purdie (drums); Robert Clivilles, Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); L.A. Reid (programming); Cissy Houston (background vocals). GREATEST HITS (1980-1994) contains all of Aretha's hits since arriving at Arista records in 1980 as well as several new songs recorded for this release. "A Deeper Love" was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards. This aptly named best-of album collects the creme de la creme of Lady Soul's post-Atlantic Records work, a fruitful period in which she re-invented herself as an all-purpose pop diva. Highlights include several star duets, among them "United Together," a classic Burt Bacharach ballad done with Michael McDonald, and the perky "Doctor's Orders," with Luther Vandross; as well as more urban fare such as the tell-it-like-it-is "Who's Zoomin' Who" and "Jump to It." There's also a show-stopping rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream," the big number from the musical LES MISERABLES, and the brilliant crossover smash "Freeway of Love," an almost-rocker which introduced Aretha to the MTV generation.
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