This album doesn’t just stand alone as an artist’s collected seminal work; it’s a snapshot of some of the greatest hits of the ‘60s and ‘70s, an era that saw Aretha Franklin sign to Atlantic Records and release a powerhouse arsenal of timeless songs. Here the Queen of Soul unleashes her muscular voice across the ferocious self-empowerment anthem “Respect”, the sultry, undulating “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” and the secular-meets-sacred devotional “I Say a Little Prayer”.