Performance · Production
Ronnie Shannon
real name Ronnie Roosevelt Shannon
Ronnie Shannon is credited on 1,155 releases across 220 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1966–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,155
Credits
220
Albums
7
Decades active
371
In collections
Biography
Detroit soul songwriter, producer and singer known for his works recorded by artists such as The Dynamics, LaJay Alexander, Bettye LaVette and The Whispers, but best known as the composer of Aretha Franklin's 1967-hit songs Baby, I Love You and I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You). He died in 2009.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,155 releases · 220 albums · active 1966–2025
- Performance · 1,445
- Production · 24
- Other credits · 8
Studios: Atlantic Studios · Fame Recording Studios · Criteria Recording Studios · L'Olympia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You
1967
Aretha Now
1968
Tigerlily
1995
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
1972
Aretha's Gold
1969
Aretha Arrives
1967
The Commitments (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1991
Soul '69
1969
Oh Me Oh My: Aretha Live In Philly, 1972
2007
Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective
2013
Aretha's Greatest Hits
1971
30 Greatest Hits
1986
The Best Of Aretha Franklin
1984
Honkin' On Bobo
2004
Aretha In Paris
1968
Respect
2021
Deuces Wild
1997
Goodfellas (Music From The Motion Picture)
1990
Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974
1985
This Is Soul
1968
That's Soul
1967
Aretha
2021
Good Vibes
1970
This Is Soul
1968
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