Greatest Hits: 1980–1994

Greatest Hits: 1980–1994
Greatest hits album by Aretha Franklin
Released	March 1994
Recorded	1980–1994
Genre	R&B, rock, pop
Length	71:13
Label	Arista
Aretha Franklin chronology
Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings (1992) Greatest Hits: 1980–1994 (1994) The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1 (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A[2]
NME	5/10[3]
Select	[4]
Smash Hits	[5]

Greatest Hits: 1980–1994 is the RIAA Platinum-certified first greatest hits album released by American singer Aretha Franklin since she signed with Arista Records in 1980. It compiles her hits from 1980's Aretha through her most recent album at the time: 1991's What You See Is What You Sweat. The album was released in March 1994. Songs from her two albums Love All the Hurt Away (1981) and Through the Storm (1989) were not included on the greatest hits album.

The album includes three new recordings, her rendition of "A Deeper Love", "Willing to Forgive", and "Honey", all of which were released as singles.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Freeway of Love" (from Who's Zoomin' Who?, 1985)	Narada Michael Walden Jeffrey Cohen	N. Walden	5:52
2.	"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (Duet with George Michael, from Aretha, 1986)	Simon Climie Dennis Morgan	N. Walden	4:00
3.	"Jump to It" (from Jump to It, 1982)	Luther Vandross Marcus Miller	Vandross	4:14
4.	"Willing to Forgive"	Babyface Daryl Simmons	Babyface Simmons	4:14
5.	"Doctor's Orders" (Duet with Luther Vandross, from What You See Is What You Sweat, 1991)	Vandross Hubert Eaves, III	Vandross	4:34
6.	"United Together" (from Aretha, 1980)	Chuck Jackson Phil Perry	Jackson	5:02
7.	"Who's Zoomin' Who" (from Who's Zoomin' Who?, 1985)	N. Walden Preston Glass Aretha Franklin	N. Walden	4:43
8.	"A Deeper Love"	David Cole Robert Clivillés	C+C Music Factory	4:34
9.	"Honey"	Babyface	L.A. Reid Babyface Simmons	4:14
10.	"Get It Right" (from Get It Right, 1983)	Vandross Miller	Vandross	4:15
11.	"Another Night" (from Who's Zoomin' Who?, 1985)	Roy Freeland Beppe Cantarelli	N. Walden	4:30
12.	"Ever Changing Times" (Duet with Michael McDonald, from What You See Is What You Sweat, 1991)	Burt Bacharach Bill Conti Carole Bayer Sager	Bacharach Sager	4:53
13.	"Jimmy Lee" (from Aretha, 1986)	N. Walden Cohen Glass Anukampa Lisa Walden	N. Walden	5:45
14.	"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Live)" (Duet with Bonnie Raitt and Gloria Estefan)	Gerry Goffin Carole King Jerry Wexler	Ken Ehrlich	4:26
15.	"I Dreamed a Dream" (from What You See Is What You Sweat, 1991)	Claude-Michel Schönberg Alain Boublil Jean Marc Natel Herbert Kretzmer	David "Pic" Conley	4:18

Greatest Hits: 1980–1994 – Non-US editions

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Jumpin' Jack Flash" (from Aretha, 1986)	Mick Jagger Keith Richards	Richards	5:10

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994) Peak position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 75 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 34 UK Albums (OCC)[8] 27 US Billboard 200[9] 85 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 23

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 56

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12]	Silver	60,000^*
United States (RIAA)[13]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000108143
2. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Aretha Franklin". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
3. Staunton, Terry (April 9, 1994). "Long Play". NME. p. 41. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
4. Higginbotham, Adam (May 1994). "New Old Albums". Select. p. 92. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
5. Stanton, Pete (March 16, 1994). "New Albums". Smash Hits. p. 54. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Aretha Franklin – Greatest Hits 1980 - 1994" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
7. "Swisscharts.com – Aretha Franklin – Greatest Hits 1980 - 1994". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
8. "Aretha Franklin | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
9. "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
10. "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
11. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
12. "British album certifications – Aretha Franklin – Greatest Hits: 1980–1994". British Phonographic Industry.
13. "American album certifications – Aretha Franklin – Greatest Hits 1980-1994". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• hitparade.ch