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Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin by David Ritz

Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin audiobook runs 17.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Brad Raymond (about 11.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.4listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day35 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17.4 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf

307 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

Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin is an audiobook by David Ritz: a 17.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Brad Raymond, released October 28, 2014, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.4 hrs
Narrated by
Brad Raymond
Released
October 28, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment
ISBN
9781478982999

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin audiobook?

Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin runs 17.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.6 hours.

Is the Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin?

Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin is narrated by Brad Raymond.

Is Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.6 hours, saving 5.8 hours.