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This discography documents the releases of albums and singles by Aretha Franklin. Widely regarded as the "Queen of Soul", she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling R&B female artists of all time. [ 1 ]Billboard ranks her as the 34th Greatest Artist of all time. [ 2 ]
- ‘Respect’ by Otis Redding, 1967
- ‘Don’t Play That Song’ – Ben E. King, 1970
- ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ – Simon & Garfunkel, 1970
- ‘Let It Be’ – The Beatles, 1970
- ‘Love The One You’Re With’ – Stephen Stills, 1971
- ‘Eleanor Rigby’ – The Beatles, 1970
- ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ – Hammerstein from Carousel, 1972
- ‘Jumping Jack Flash’ – The Rolling Stones, 1986
- ‘Rolling in The Deep’ – Adele, 2014
- ‘My Guy’ – Mary Wells, 1964
Let’s start with one of those “I thought that was her song” choices. Aretha Franklin will always be attached to this song and its legacy. Originally an Otis Redding number, the track was flipped on its head when Franklin stood up to take on this song, and so much more with it. Aretha went at this cover like anything else in her life: full throttle ...
The content of this track is deep and painful. It resides around the emotion our protagonist feels as she hears a particular song that reminds her of her lying lover. It’s a touching performance that offers a keen insight into Franklin’s own life. As heart-wrenching a subject this may be, it is quickly overlooked as Aretha delivers a furious and po...
Taken from Aretha’s Greatest Hitsalbum, this delicate and touching folk song is given new life by Franklin’s vocal. It transcends from a simple but effective folk song into a powerful performance. Undoubtedly one of the duo’s finest, Franklin takes the song on to a new level. Finding the gospel notes in this song allows Aretha to take control of th...
As with ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ Aretha moves a song that is otherwise rooted in a sultry-pop beginning into something that is lifting and euphoric. The Beatles’ ‘Let It Be’ will go down in the band’s iconography as one of their lasting memories but given over to the supreme vocalist and Franklin excels. Franklin builds on the core spirituality...
Taken from the more-than-brilliant live album Aretha Live From the Fillmore, the Stephen Stills’ attempted elevation of casual sex, is morphed in to something truly spiritual. Again moving the song toward a more Gospel setting allows Aretha to send the song to the heavens with her usual fervour. Stephen Stills’ performance of the track may well kee...
Taking on The Beatles may not have been as scary in 1970 as it would be today, but one person sure to be unphased by something so daunting would be Aretha Franklin. She took it on with natural aplomb and delivered a truly brilliant cover. The Beatles version is an extremely sombre and sullen character display, leaving listeners wiping their eyes. A...
Taken from her Amazing Gracealbum, this stirring and spiritual is always a beautiful song to hear. Whether at a football match or in your local parish, this song alone has the power to create an atmosphere worthy of tearing up the largest of angry men. When you add Aretha Franklin’s vocal to that equation you get something intense, beautiful and a ...
Quite simply, a Rolling Stones cover to surpass the original. The version has Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood on guitar and Franklin herself on piano and voice. It moves the song, which was written about Richards’ gardener, into a brand new sound. With enough power across the choruses and enough life given to the verses, Aretha shows not only her ra...
Considering at this point Aretha was well into her seventies it seems fitting that the Queen took on one of the newer divas Adele and frankly showed her what it’s all about on her own song. Aretha proved that the vocal is always the key to her success. Ignore the backing music, it sounds a bit like a bad karaoke version of the song, but one thing t...
Definitely the most paired back of these covers, Franklin takes on the Mary Wells song with a certain manner of restraint. This was during her pre-Atlantic Records eraand so offers little of her usual power. Instead what we see is the Queen of Soul doing her best pop impression and it’s better than most you’ll ever see. A toe-tapping joy, Aretha mo...
- “Respect,” from I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967) Otis Redding wrote the song; Franklin took it and made it her own. If you know only one Aretha Franklin tune (i.e.
- “Don't Play That Song (You Lied),” from Spirit in the Dark (1970) This is prime Franklin, getting her voice around the Ben E. King cut, massaging it a bit, before letting loose at the end.
- “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” from Aretha’s Greatest Hits (1970) There was gospel hidden deep within this Simon and Garfunkel classic; Franklin brought it out and sent it flying back to the heavens.
- “The Weight,” from This Girl’s in Love With You (1970) Duane Allman’s slide guitar gives this cover of the Band’s signature tune an added bit of Southern grease, but it’s Franklin’s voice — a voice barely able to be contained by your speakers — that gives the song its lift and its soul.
Aretha Franklin originally did How Do You Keep the Music Playing, White Christmas, Someday We'll All Be Free, Jump and other songs. Aretha Franklin wrote Rock Steady, Think and Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby).
- March 25, 1942
- August 16, 2018
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Aug 21, 2018 · Aretha Franklin, who died on August 16th at age 76, recorded more than 40 full-length albums in her six-decade career. It’s a deep catalog, crowded with indisputable classics and hidden gems.
