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"Rock Steady" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Aretha Franklin, released in October 1971, from her eighteenth album, Young, Gifted and Black (1972). [3] The single reached the No. 9 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 charts that same year.
Young, Gifted and Black is the eighteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Aretha Franklin, released in early 1972, by Atlantic Records.The album climbed to number 2 on Billboard's R&B albums survey and peaked at Number 11 on the main album chart.
Aretha Louise Franklin (/ ə ˈ r iː θ ə / ə-REE-thə; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. [2] Honored as the "Queen of Soul", she was twice named by Rolling Stone magazine as the greatest singer of all time.
The Very Best of Aretha Franklin & Otis Redding Together (with Otis Redding) 78 — ... Aretha's Greatest Hits "Rock Steady" (A-side) 9 2 — — — 12 44 — 81
The best-known version of this song is the 1973 release by Aretha Franklin, who had a million-selling top 10 hit on Billboard charts. The song reached No. 1 on the R&B chart and No. 3 on the Hot 100 chart in 1974. [2] It became an RIAA Gold record. [3]
The recording was made at the Fillmore West concert hall, the storied rock venue in San Francisco, over three nights: March 5, 6 and 7 in 1971.The album opens with Franklin's best-known song, her version of Otis Redding's "Respect".
Aretha is the thirty-first studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, originally released on October 27, 1986, by Arista Records. It is the third album with the Aretha title to be released by Franklin, following her 1961 album and 1980 album .
The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin is the third studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released in 1962 by Columbia Records. [4] It was her first album to achieve any commercial success, reaching number 69 on the Billboard pop album charts. [6] Unlike its predecessor, however, it did not have a hit single.