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"Never Gonna Break My Faith" is a Grammy Award-winning, [1] Golden Globe nominated [2] song by American soul singer Aretha Franklin. It was released in October 2006 as a duet with Mary J Blige and Boys Choir of Harlem and featured in the film Bobby about the last moments of the life of Robert F. Kennedy.
One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism is a 1987 gospel album recorded by Aretha Franklin, for Arista Records.Recorded at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, over the course of three nights (July 27, 28, and 30, 1987), One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism became an album that combined the gospel talents of Aretha, her sisters Erma and Carolyn, and fellow gospel singer Mavis Staples.
Amazing Grace is a live album by American singer Aretha Franklin.It was recorded in January 1972 at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, with Reverend James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir accompanying Franklin in performance.
During the American Music Awards on October 9, 2018, the show was closed by bringing Gladys Knight, Donnie McClurkin, Ledisi, Cece Winans, and Mary Mary together to pay tribute to Aretha Franklin. The "all-star" group performed gospel songs, including renditions from Franklin's 1972 album, Amazing Grace. [233] [234] A tribute concert, "Aretha!
Aretha Franklin's recording career began in 1956 with the help of local record label J-V-B Records. Recording equipment was installed in the New Bethel Baptist Church and nine tracks were recorded, featuring Franklin on vocals and piano. [4] In 1956, J-V-B released Franklin's first single, "Never Grow Old", backed with "You Grow Closer".
Stevie Wonder recorded this song in 1967, but it remained unreleased for a decade, so no less a performer than the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, was the first to release it, doing so in 1973.
In 2004, this song was ranked #249 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. [5] The trademark tremolo guitar licks at the introduction were played by Joe South . [ 1 ] The song was edited for LP & 45; the original long version appeared on the quadrophonic LP The Best of Aretha Franklin in 1973 (later released on a ...
"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" is a song by British pop duo Eurythmics and American singer Aretha Franklin. A modern feminist anthem, it was written by Eurythmics members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and featured on both Eurythmics' Be Yourself Tonight (1985) and Franklin's Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985) albums.