Aretha Franklin – I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You

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Label:	Atlantic – 8139
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Presswell Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	Mar 10, 1967
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul

Tracklist

A1	Respect Written-By – Otis Redding	2:26
A2	Drown In My Own Tears Written-By – Henry Glover	4:00
A3	I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) Written-By – Ronny Shannon*	2:47
A4	Soul Serenade Written-By – Luther Dixon	2:30
A5	Don't Let Me Lose This Dream Written-By – Aretha Franklin	2:22
A6	Baby, Baby, Baby Written-By – Carolyn Franklin	2:48
B1	Dr. Feelgood Written-By – Ted White	3:18
B2	Good Times Written-By – Sam Cooke	2:05
B3	Do Right Woman – Do Right Man Written-By – Dan Penn	3:15
B4	Save Me Written-By – Curtis Ousley	2:20
B5	A Change Is Gonna Come Written-By – Sam Cooke	4:15

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright © – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Recorded At – Atlantic Studios
Recorded At – Fame Recording Studios
Mastered At – Longwear Plating
Lacquer Cut At – Atlantic Studios
Pressed By – Presswell
Published By – East (2)
Published By – Time (9)
Published By – Walco
Published By – Jay & Cee
Published By – 14th Hour
Published By – Pronto (2)
Published By – Kilynn
Published By – Vee Vee
Published By – Kags
Published By – Press (2)

Credits

Arranged By, Directed By – Tom Dowd
Design [Cover Design] – Loring Eutemey
Engineer [Recording] – Tom Dowd
Lacquer Cut By – Adrian Barber
Liner Notes – Jerry Wexler
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Jerry Schatzberg
Producer – Jerry Wexler

Notes

Original stereo Presswell pressing variant, issued on Atlantic green/blue/white labels, with the following label features/variations to other original stereo issues:

Side A: boxed "black fan" Atlantic logo.
Side B: unboxed "black fan" Atlantic logo (similar to I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You).
A1 appears above center spindle hole, B1 appears below.
A5 typesetting error on "S" in "Lose."
B1 title identical on label and jacket.
No rim text on labels.
Label matrix numbers in sans-serif typeface.

No Presswell-specific ID in label matrix, but the two-step (32mm/70mm) pressing ring denotes a Presswell pressing.

"AT" etched in runouts denotes lacquer cut at Atlantic Studios.
"LW" etched in runouts denotes metal parts made by Longwear Plating.
"W" etched in runouts denotes original lacquers were cut using an Audiodisc lacquer blank.
Three dots (...) above and one below the "W" in runouts denote that stereo lacquer was cut by Adrian Barber.

First catalog number (SD 8139) on jacket front, back, labels.
Second catalog number (8139) on spine.

B3 title on label: Do Right Woman – Do Right Man
B3 title on jacket: Do Right Woman–Do Right Man

Some copies may include "INCLUDING RESPECT" hype sticker.

Issued in a company inner sleeve with series pricing.

All selections were recorded at Atlantic Studios in New York except A3 & B3, which were recorded in Muscle Shoals, Ala.

© 1967 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Printed in U.S.A.

Track publishers:
A1: East-Time-Walco, BMI
A2: Jay & Cee, BMI
A3, A5, A6, B1: 14th Hour-Pronto, BMI
A4: Kilynn & Vee-Vee, BMI
B2, B5: Kags, BMI
B4: Kilynn-Pronto, BMI
B3: Press, BMI

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): ST-A-67987
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): ST-A-67988
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): ST-A-67987-A AT LW ···W·
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): ST-A-67988-A AT LW ···W·

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing)	Atlantic	SD 8139	US	1967
Recently Edited	I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (LP, Album, Mono)	Atlantic	8139, AT 8139 (C), AT 8139(C)	Canada	1967
Recently Edited	I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (LP, Album, Mono, Pitman Pressing)	Atlantic	8139	US	1967
	I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (LP, Album, Mono)	Atlantic	587066	UK	1967
	I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (LP, Album, Mono, MO - Monarch Pressing)	Atlantic	8139	US	1967