Greatest Hits: 1980–1994
| Greatest Hits: 1980–1994 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | March 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1980–1994 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 71:13 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Aretha Franklin chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Billboard | (favorable) |
| Robert Christgau | A |
| Music Week | |
| NME | 5/10 |
| Select | |
| Smash Hits | |
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.