Album · Aretha Franklin
Aretha Now by Aretha Franklin
Aretha Now is an album by Aretha Franklin, released in 1968. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 21 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Think”, on 12 lists with a best position of #82.
Aretha Now, Aretha Franklin's thirteenth album, hit the racks on Atlantic on June 14, 1968, landing hard on the heels of I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You and Lady Soul, with Jerry Wexler producing. The Queen of Soul was on a tear, and you can hear it in every bar.
This is Southern soul with the gospel of her Detroit church upbringing still ringing through it. "Think" hits like a sermon with a backbeat, Aretha testifying as if the whole congregation were on its feet, while "I Say a Little Prayer" floats light and sweet, proof she could coax as persuasively as she could shout. It went gold in a hurry, climbed to No. 3 at home and No. 6 in Britain, her best showing there, and eventually passed a million copies in the US.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Aretha Now on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Think | 12 | #82 | – | 2001–2026 | |
| 2 | I Say A Little Prayer | 9 | #55 | – | 1989–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.