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Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul by Mark Bego

Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul audiobook runs 15.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Mel Foster (about 10.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

15.5listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 15.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day31 days
1 hour / day16 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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What our data says

  • At 15.5 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf

388 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul is an audiobook by Mark Bego: a 15.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Mel Foster, released April 1, 2012, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
15.5 hrs
Narrated by
Mel Foster
Released
April 1, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment
ISBN
9781469241357

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul audiobook?

Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul runs 15.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.3 hours.

Is the Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul?

Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul is narrated by Mel Foster.

Is Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.3 hours, saving 5.2 hours.