Sings the Great Diva Classics
by Aretha Franklin
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Oct 21, 2014
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6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13
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  1. eeebeebee
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    This is a great album. I really like her takes on the songs, and how she puts the Aretha twist on all on them. Nothing Compares to You and Midnight Train to Georgia really stand out to me. Aretha was in her 70's when she recorded this, I don't think it's fair to expect her to have the same vocal strength and agility as she did when she was younger. Nevertheless, I think this is a greatThis is a great album. I really like her takes on the songs, and how she puts the Aretha twist on all on them. Nothing Compares to You and Midnight Train to Georgia really stand out to me. Aretha was in her 70's when she recorded this, I don't think it's fair to expect her to have the same vocal strength and agility as she did when she was younger. Nevertheless, I think this is a great album, but no where near her best work.

    As some of her last recorded work, this holds a special place in my heart. Rest in peace Aretha.    … Expand

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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Oct 29, 2014
    67
    The Queen of Soul delivers a rollicking take on Adele's "Rolling in the Deep," but covers of other lady icons--Chaka, Barbra, Etta--feel dated or ill conceived. [24 Oct 2014, p.63]
  2. The Telegraph (UK)
    Oct 23, 2014
    40
    She oversings to compensate, as if by keeping notes moving we won’t notice weaknesses, and there are moments of synthetic fluctuation that suggest recourse to autotune techniques routinely used to polish performances of lesser contemporary pop singers. The material does her no favours.
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  3. Paste Magazine
    Oct 22, 2014
    70
    The best tracks on Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics actually come in the form of mashups.
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