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"Rescue Me" is a rhythm and blues song first recorded and released as a single by American soul singer-songwriter Fontella Bass in 1965. [1] The original versions of the record, [ 2 ] and BMI , [ 3 ] give the songwriting credit to Raynard Miner and Carl William Smith, although many other sources also credit Bass herself as a co-writer.
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 experience gave Bass the inspiration to set her life in order: it also motivated her to make queries over the unauthorised commercial use of her recording of "Rescue Me" with the ultimate result a 1993 settlement with American Express [2] and its advertising agency, Ogilvy & Mather, awarding Bass $50,000 plus punitive damages.
"Save Me", by Aretha Franklin from I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, 1967 "Save Me", ... Rescue Me (disambiguation) Rette mich (disambiguation) Save You ...
Rescue Me: 1987 Fontella Bass, Raynard Miner, Carl Smith Cover of 1965 Fontella Bass song, recorded as an unfinished demo. [5] Respect: 1991 Otis Redding: Cover of 1967 Aretha Franklin song, recorded as an unfinished demo in the "Radio Wall of Sound" / "Universe" sessions. Shooting Me Down: 1987 Holder, Lea
Greatest Hits is a 1998 Aretha Franklin compilation. It, along with 2001's Aretha's Best, are the only greatest hits compilations that cover both her hits on Atlantic Records (1967–1979) and Arista Records (1980–1998).
"Rescue Me" is a song by American singer Madonna from her first greatest hits album, The Immaculate Collection (1990). Written and produced by Madonna and Shep Pettibone , the song was released as the second single from The Immaculate Collection on February 26, 1991, in the United States, and as the third single on April 7 in the United Kingdom.
Almighty Fire is the twenty-fourth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on April 13, 1978, by Atlantic Records.By the time of the album's release, Franklin was going through a commercial slump.