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her best album. the best album. will turn 50 years old in august @_@ so that's the day the poll ends

Poll Results

Option	Votes
don't play that song	2
you and me	2
oh no not my baby	1
why i sing the blues	1
spirit in the dark	1
pullin'	1
honest i do	0
one way ticket	0
try matty's	0
that's all i want from you	0
the thrill is gone	0
when the battle is over	0

― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 22 June 2020 20:23 (five years ago)

perfect album jeez

― ACABincalifornia (voodoo chili), Monday, 22 June 2020 20:42 (five years ago)

try to vote for just one track

― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 22 June 2020 20:43 (five years ago)

Hmm. Probably "You and Me," but I'll take this as an excuse to spin this again.

― A White, White Gay (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 23 June 2020 19:25 (five years ago)

I love this album but I refuse to vote in this poll

― Tim F, Wednesday, 24 June 2020 08:57 (five years ago)

My favorite Aretha album.

Best version of "The Thrill is Gone."

Gotta be "Pullin," "When The Battle is Over," or the tile track.

― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 24 June 2020 09:36 (five years ago)

one month passes...

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Sunday, 23 August 2020 00:01 (five years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Monday, 24 August 2020 00:01 (five years ago)

Missed this for some reason. Absolutely love Aretha, I would have gone with "Don't Play That Song" or the title track (most likely the latter).

Everyone's got favorites, but what are the great Aretha Franklin albums? I'd say there are six - I Never Love a Man..., Lady Soul, Aretha Now, Spirit in the Dark, Young, Gifted and Black, Amazing Grace. Plenty of good ones beyond that, with Atlantic and even a few more in the '80s, but if I'm not listening to a compilation, those six stand out for me.

― birdistheword, Monday, 24 August 2020 19:13 (five years ago)

all those & prob others

a rose is still a rose is a good later one which makes me want to explore the less canonised stuff more

― Your original display name will be displayed in brackets (Left), Monday, 24 August 2020 19:24 (five years ago)

I would put Soul 69 and maybe Hey Now Hey in there as well.

― aphoristical, Monday, 24 August 2020 19:29 (five years ago)

Oops. I'd be one more for "You and Me" probably.

― geoffreyess, Tuesday, 25 August 2020 03:31 (five years ago)

four years pass...

https://www.amazon.com/Deliverance-Spirit-Husband-Wife-ebook/dp/B005DF6YSO

― Life Day 2024 (Latham Green), Thursday, 2 January 2025 17:45 (eleven months ago)

wow some of the reviews are wild

― budo jeru, Thursday, 2 January 2025 20:23 (eleven months ago)

it's so close between Don't Play That Song, Try Matty's, and the title track... all wonderful...

― vexingvexillologist, Friday, 10 January 2025 10:05 (eleven months ago)

Probably would have voted for Try Matty's.

― Indexed, Friday, 10 January 2025 17:58 (eleven months ago)

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