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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 is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential singers in the history of popular music.
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]
Aretha is the twenty-sixth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin. It was released on September 30, 1980, by Arista Records . This is Franklin's second eponymous album, and her first for Arista Records after a 12-year tenure with Atlantic Records .
In 1971, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin came out with the single "Rock Steady," a song about dancing, which the disco decade could surely relate to. ... With Earth, Wind & Fire's industry ...
"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?
The Queen in Waiting highlights Franklin's jazz and big-band recordings with Columbia before she became famous after she moved to Atlantic Records. [5] Not knowing how to best utilize Franklin's talent, her producers had her record a mixture of jazz, blues, gospel, pop, and soul, and Columbia was criticized for mismanaging Franklin during her tenure with them.
Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul is a 2007 two-disc compilation album featuring unreleased and rare songs by Aretha Franklin recorded between 1966 and 1973 on Atlantic Records.
"Through the Storm" is a song by American singer Aretha Franklin and British singer Elton John. The song was written by Albert Hammond, Diane Warren, and produced by Narada Michael Walden. It was released on March 28, 1989, by Arista Records, as the second single from Franklin's album Through the Storm.