Greatest Hits: 1980–1994
1994 greatest hits album by Aretha Franklin
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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.
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| Released | March 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1980–1994 | |||
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| Length | 71:13 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Billboard | (favorable)[2] |
| Robert Christgau | A[3] |
| Music Week | [4] |
| NME | 5/10[5] |
| Select |   [6] |
| Smash Hits | [7] |
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 |
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| 1. | "Freeway of Love" (from Who's Zoomin' Who?, 1985) | N. Walden | 5:52 | |
| 2. | "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (Duet with George Michael, from Aretha, 1986) | N. Walden | 4:00 | |
| 3. | "Jump to It" (from Jump to It, 1982) | Vandross | 4:14 | |
| 4. | "Willing to Forgive" |
| 4:14 | |
| 5. | "Doctor's Orders" (Duet with Luther Vandross, from What You See Is What You Sweat, 1991) |
| Vandross | 4:34 |
| 6. | "United Together" (from Aretha, 1980) | Jackson | 5:02 | |
| 7. | "Who's Zoomin' Who" (from Who's Zoomin' Who?, 1985) |
| N. Walden | 4:43 |
| 8. | "A Deeper Love" | C+C Music Factory | 4:34 | |
| 9. | "Honey" | Babyface |
| 4:14 |
| 10. | "Get It Right" (from Get It Right, 1983) |
| Vandross | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Another Night" (from Who's Zoomin' Who?, 1985) |
| N. Walden | 4:30 |
| 12. | "Ever Changing Times" (Duet with Michael McDonald, from What You See Is What You Sweat, 1991) |
| 4:53 | |
| 13. | "Jimmy Lee" (from Aretha, 1986) |
| N. Walden | 5:45 |
| 14. | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Live)" (Duet with Bonnie Raitt and Gloria Estefan) | Ken Ehrlich | 4:26 | |
| 15. | "I Dreamed a Dream" (from What You See Is What You Sweat, 1991) |
| David "Pic" Conley | 4:18 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 16. | "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (from Aretha, 1986) | Richards | 5:10 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[15] | Silver | 60,000* |
| United States (RIAA)[16] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||