What is the best Southern soul album of all time?

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin's 1967 Atlantic debut forged at Muscle Shoals is one of the greatest albums ever made — raw, powerful, and utterly transformative.

When a Man Loves a Woman

Percy Sledge's 1966 Atlantic debut album is anchored by the title track — a raw, organ-drenched Southern soul ballad of peerless emotional directness and timeless power.