Respect (track)
by Aretha Franklin

Respect by Aretha Franklin
Year: 1967
From the album I Never Loved A Man, The Way I Love You (track #1)
Average Rating: 
91/100 (from 261 votes)
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Respect ratings

Average Rating: 
91/100 (from 261 votes)
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 90.7/100, a mean average of 90.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.5.

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70/100
From 04/17/2022 11:07 | #284320
Great song, one of her best.
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From 11/06/2021 16:06 | #275921
Widely regarded as Aretha's best track, it's a classic, but 'I Say A Little Prayer' is her best. Otis Redding's original version has a slightly different message. Number 27 on my chart of the most iconic songs. And no, Rolling Stone magazine, it's not the best song of all time, you've got that completely wrong, as per usual.....
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From 01/01/2019 11:53 | #228457
Marco da música negra americana da identidade negra americana.
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90/100
From 04/11/2017 19:23 | #189104
Una explosión de ritmo y de potencia, vocal y sonora. Genial.
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From 03/21/2013 15:21 | #69378
Otis Redding did a version of this? Weird.
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From 05/16/2011 18:21 | #21826
Meh, I dunno. Aretha has a good voice, but Otis Redding's version has so much more emotion.
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