Greatest Hits: 1980–1994

Greatest Hits: 1980–1994 is the RIAA Platinum-certified first greatest hits album released by American singer Aretha Franklin since she signed with Arista Records in 1980. It compiles her hits from 1980's Aretha through her most recent album at the time: 1991's What You See Is What You Sweat. The album was released in March 1994. Songs from her two albums Love All the Hurt Away (1981) and Through the Storm (1989) were not included on the greatest hits album.

Greatest Hits: 1980–1994
Greatest hits album by
Aretha Franklin
ReleasedMarch 1994
Recorded1980–1994
GenreR&B, rock, pop
Length71:13
LabelArista
Aretha Franklin chronology
Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings
(1992)		 Greatest Hits: 1980–1994
(1994)		 The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauA[2]
NME5/10[3]
Smash Hits[4]

The album includes three new recordings, her rendition of "A Deeper Love", "Willing to Forgive", and "Honey", all of which were released as singles.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Freeway of Love" (from Who's Zoomin' Who?, 1985)
N. Walden5:52
2."I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (Duet with George Michael, from Aretha, 1986)
N. Walden4:00
3."Jump to It" (from Jump to It, 1982)
Vandross4:14
4."Willing to Forgive"
  • Babyface
  • Simmons
4:14
5."Doctor's Orders" (Duet with Luther Vandross, from What You See Is What You Sweat, 1991)
Vandross4:34
6."United Together" (from Aretha, 1980)
Jackson5:02
7."Who's Zoomin' Who" (from Who's Zoomin' Who?, 1985)
N. Walden4:43
8."A Deeper Love"
C+C Music Factory4:34
9."Honey"Babyface
4:14
10."Get It Right" (from Get It Right, 1983)
  • Vandross
  • Miller
Vandross4:15
11."Another Night" (from Who's Zoomin' Who?, 1985)
  • Roy Freeland
  • Beppe Cantarelli
N. Walden4:30
12."Ever Changing Times" (Duet with Michael McDonald, from What You See Is What You Sweat, 1991)
  • Bacharach
  • Sager
4:53
13."Jimmy Lee" (from Aretha, 1986)
  • N. Walden
  • Cohen
  • Glass
  • Anukampa Lisa Walden
N. Walden5:45
14."(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Live)" (Duet with Bonnie Raitt and Gloria Estefan)
Ken Ehrlich4:26
15."I Dreamed a Dream" (from What You See Is What You Sweat, 1991)
David "Pic" Conley4:18
Greatest Hits: 1980–1994 – Non-US editions
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Jumpin' Jack Flash" (from Aretha, 1986)
Richards5:10

Charts

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Silver 60,000*
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000108143
  2. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Aretha Franklin". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  3. Staunton, Terry (April 9, 1994). "Long Play". NME. p. 41. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  4. Stanton, Pete (March 16, 1994). "New Albums". Smash Hits. p. 54. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Aretha Franklin – Greatest Hits 1980 - 1994" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  6. "Swisscharts.com – Aretha Franklin – Greatest Hits 1980 - 1994". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  7. "Aretha Franklin | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  8. "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  9. "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  10. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  11. "British album certifications – Aretha Franklin – Greatest Hits: 1980–1994". British Phonographic Industry.
  12. "American album certifications – Aretha Franklin – Greatest Hits 1980-1994". Recording Industry Association of America.
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