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I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) (2018 Mono Remaster)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Vocals
Cissy Houston
Cissy Houston
Background Vocals
Estelle Brown
Estelle Brown
Background Vocals
Willie Bridges
Willie Bridges
Baritone Saxophone
Myrna Smith
Myrna Smith
Background Vocals
TOMMY COGBILL
TOMMY COGBILL
Bass Guitar
Roger Hawkins
Roger Hawkins
Drums
Sylvia Shemwell
Sylvia Shemwell
Background Vocals
Spooner Oldham
Spooner Oldham
Wurlitzer Piano
Chips Moman
Chips Moman
Guitar
Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
Guitar
Joe Arnold
Joe Arnold
Tenor Saxophone
Charlie Chalmers
Charlie Chalmers
Tenor Saxophone
King Curtis
King Curtis
Tenor Saxophone
David Hood
David Hood
Trombone
Ken Laxton
Ken Laxton
Trumpet
Melvin Laste
Melvin Laste
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ronnie Shannon
Ronnie Shannon
Songwriter
Charlie Chalmers
Charlie Chalmers
Brass Arranger
Alex Shaw
Alex Shaw
Arranger
Tom Dowd
Tom Dowd
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tom Dowd
Tom Dowd
Recording Engineer
Jerry Wexler
Jerry Wexler
Producer
Rick Hall
Rick Hall
Producer
Arif Mardin
Arif Mardin
Recording Engineer
TOMMY COGBILL
TOMMY COGBILL
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You're a no good heart breaker
You're a liar and you're a cheat
I don't know why
I let you do these things to me
My friends keep tellin' me
That you ain't no good
Whoa-oh, but they don't know
That I'd leave you if I could
[PreChorus]
I guess I'm uptight
And I'm stuck like glue
[Chorus]
'Cause I ain't never
I ain't never
I ain't never, no, no
Loved a man the way that I, I love you
[Verse 2]
Some time ago, I thought
You had run out of fools
But I was so wrong
You got one that you'll never lose
The way you treat me, it's a shame
How could you hurt me so bad?
Baby, you know that I'm the best thing
That you ever had
[PreChorus]
Kiss me once again
Don't you never, never say that we're through
[Chorus]
'Cause I ain't never
Never, never, no, no
Loved a man the way that I, I love you
[Bridge]
I can't sleep at night
And I can't eat a bite
I guess I'll never be free
Since you got your hooks in me
[Outro]
Whoa, oh, oh
Yeah!
Yeah!
I ain't never loved a man
I ain't never loved a man, baby
Ain't never had a man that hurt me so bad
No
Well, this is what I'm gonna do about it
I tell ya, I'm gonna hold onto it
Yeah, I'm gonna hold onto it
Written by: Ronnie Shannon

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