Aretha Franklin (1942–2018)
Author of Aretha: From These Roots
About the Author
Aretha Louise Franklin was born in Memphis, Tennessee on March 25, 1942. She began singing in the choir of her father's church and soon became a star soloist. Her first studio album, Aretha, was released in 1961. She recorded albums for five decades. Some of her songs included I Never Loved a Man show more (the Way I Love You), Think, (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, Chain of Fools, and Respect. She received 19 Grammy Awards including a lifetime achievement award in 1994. In 1987, she was the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She died from advanced pancreatic cancer on August 16, 2018 at the age of 76. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Aretha Franklin
Works by Aretha Franklin
Amazing Grace [2019 Documentary] 16 copies
Young, Gifted and Black 11 copies
Aretha's Gold 7 copies
Spirit in the Dark 7 copies
Precious Lord 3 copies
Soul '69 3 copies
Aretha Gospel 3 copies
You Grow Closer 3 copies
ARETHA FRANKLIN GOSPEL ROOTS 2 copies
Sings the Great Diva Classics 2 copies
Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves 2 copies
This Girl's in Love With You 2 copies
Ultimate Christmas 2 copies
100 Hits Legends: Aretha Franklin 2 copies
Aretha Franklin - Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul (2007) 1 copy
The woman in me (Music CD) 1 copy
Jump To It 1 copy
The Best Of Aretha Franklin 1 copy
Aretha In Paris 1 copy
Very Best of, Vol. 1 1 copy
Aretha's Gold 1 copy
Amazing Grace 1 copy
Joy to the World 1 copy
The Super Hits 1 copy
The Best of Aretha Franklin 1 copy
A Rose is Still a Rose 1 copy
In a Jazzy Mood 1 copy
The Early Years 1 copy
Soul Sister-Classic Aretha 1 copy
ARETHA[ARETHA FRANKLIN 1 copy
Yuletide Jingles 1 copy
Franklin #1 1 copy
Greatest Hits 1980-94 1 copy
Live at Fillmore West 1 copy
Greatest Hits 1980 - 1994 1 copy
Gimme Your Love 1 copy
Early Years 1 copy
Rhythm & blues. 1967 1 copy
Spanish Harlem 1 copy
So Damn Happy 1 copy
From The Heart 1 copy
The Age of Aretha 1 copy
Sings Standards 1 copy
Respect & Other Hits 1 copy
Legends Of Soul - The Very Best Of Aretha Franklin & Otis Redding by Various Artists (2005) Audio CD 1 copy
Uptown Saturday Night 1 copy
Associated Works
A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2001) — Introduction — 350 copies, 8 reviews
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin and More Stories for Young Musicians [Videorecording] (2011) — Singer — 3 copies
Sounds of the Season — Contributor — 1 copy
The Columbia Sound: A Collection of 16 Original Big Hits [1968 Sound Recording Album] (1968) — Artist, some editions — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Franklin, Aretha
- Legal name
- Franklin, Aretha Louise
- Other names
- "The Queen of Soul"
- Birthdate
- 1942-03-25
- Date of death
- 2018-08-16
- Gender
- female
- Occupations
- singer-songwriter
pianist - Awards and honors
- National Medal of Arts (1999)
Kennedy Center Honors (1994)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2005)
Pulitzer Prize (Special Citation, 2019) - Relationships
- Houston, Whitney (goddaughter)
Hammond, John (agent -#1) - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- Places of residence
- Buffalo, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
Members
Reviews
Track Listings
Disc: 1
1 I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)
2 Respect
3 Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
4 Dr. Feelgood (Love Is Serious Business)
5 Save Me
6 Baby, I Love You
7 (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
8 Chain of Fools
9 (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone
10 Ain't No Way
11 Think
12 I Say a Little Prayer
13 The House That Jack Built
14 See Saw
15 The Weight
16 Share Your Love with Me
17 Eleanor Rigby
Disc: 2
1 Call Me
2 Spirit in the Dark
3 Don't Play That Song
4 You're All I Need to Get show more By
5 Bridge over Troubled Water
6 Spanish Harlem
7 Rock Steady
8 Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)
9 Day Dreaming
10 Wholy Holy
11 Angel
12 Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
13 I'm in Love show less
Disc: 1
1 I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)
2 Respect
3 Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
4 Dr. Feelgood (Love Is Serious Business)
5 Save Me
6 Baby, I Love You
7 (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
8 Chain of Fools
9 (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone
10 Ain't No Way
11 Think
12 I Say a Little Prayer
13 The House That Jack Built
14 See Saw
15 The Weight
16 Share Your Love with Me
17 Eleanor Rigby
Disc: 2
1 Call Me
2 Spirit in the Dark
3 Don't Play That Song
4 You're All I Need to Get show more By
5 Bridge over Troubled Water
6 Spanish Harlem
7 Rock Steady
8 Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)
9 Day Dreaming
10 Wholy Holy
11 Angel
12 Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
13 I'm in Love show less
1 Aretha Franklin– Satisfaction
2 Otis Redding– Day Tripper
3 Howard Tate– Girl Of The North Country
4 Otis Clay– She’s About A Mover
5 Jimmy Ruffin– 96 Tears
6 Jr. Walker & The All Stars*– These Eyes
7 Bobby Womack– California Dreamin’
8 Four Tops– Walk Away Renee
9 Percy Sledge– Kind Woman
10 Ike & Tina Turner– Proud Mary
11 Wilson Pickett– Mama Told Me Not To Come
12 Al Green– How Can You Mend A Brokern Heart
13 Aretha Franklin– The Weight
14 The Isley Brothers– Summer show more Breeze (Part 1)
15 Earth, Wind & Fire– Got To Get You Into My Life
16 Pointer Sisters– Fire
17 The Staple Singers– Slippery People
18 Run-D.M.C.*– Walk This Way show less
2 Otis Redding– Day Tripper
3 Howard Tate– Girl Of The North Country
4 Otis Clay– She’s About A Mover
5 Jimmy Ruffin– 96 Tears
6 Jr. Walker & The All Stars*– These Eyes
7 Bobby Womack– California Dreamin’
8 Four Tops– Walk Away Renee
9 Percy Sledge– Kind Woman
10 Ike & Tina Turner– Proud Mary
11 Wilson Pickett– Mama Told Me Not To Come
12 Al Green– How Can You Mend A Brokern Heart
13 Aretha Franklin– The Weight
14 The Isley Brothers– Summer show more Breeze (Part 1)
15 Earth, Wind & Fire– Got To Get You Into My Life
16 Pointer Sisters– Fire
17 The Staple Singers– Slippery People
18 Run-D.M.C.*– Walk This Way show less
Volume One
1-1 I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
Songwriter – Ronnie Shannon
2:49
1-2 Do Right Man - Do Right Woman
Songwriter – Chips Moman, Dan Pennington
3:13
1-3 Save Me
Songwriter – Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin, Curtis Ousley
2:17
1-4 Respect
Songwriter – Otis Redding
2:24
1-5 Baby, Baby, Baby
Songwriter – Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin
2:52
1-6 Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business)
Songwriter – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
3:19
1-7 (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural show more Woman
Songwriter – Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler
2:44
1-8 Soul Serenade
Songwriter – Curtis Ousley, Luther Dixon
2:36
1-9 Drown In My Own Tears
Songwriter – Henry Glover
4:04
1-10 Chain Of Fools
Guitar – Joe South
Songwriter – Don Covay
2:46
1-11 Baby, I Love You
Songwriter – Ronnie Shannon
2:41
1-12 Ain't Nobody (Gonna Turn Me Around)
Songwriter – Carolyn Franklin
2:34
1-13 (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone
Songwriter – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
4:23
1-14 You Are My Sunshine
Songwriter – Charles Mitchell (3), Jimmie Davis
4:19
15 Going Down Slow
Songwriter – James B. Oden
4:29
1-16 Never Let Me Go
Songwriter – Joe Scott*
2:52
1-17 I Wonder
Songwriter – Cecil Gant, Raymond Leveen
4:22
1-18 Prove It
Songwriter – Horace Ott, Randie Evretts
2:57
1-19 Good Times
Songwriter – Sam Cooke
2:06
1-20 Come Back Baby
Songwriter – Walter Davis
2:25
1-21 A Change
Songwriter – Clyde Otis, Dorian Burton
Written By – Herman Wesley Kelley
2:23
1-22 You're A Sweet Sweet Man
Songwriter – Ronnie Shannon
3:15
1-23 Good To Me As I Am To You
Songwriter – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
3:56
1-24 People Get Ready
Songwriter – Curtis Mayfield
3:42
1-25 Ain't No Way
Songwriter – Carolyn Franklin
4:11 show less
1-1 I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
Songwriter – Ronnie Shannon
2:49
1-2 Do Right Man - Do Right Woman
Songwriter – Chips Moman, Dan Pennington
3:13
1-3 Save Me
Songwriter – Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin, Curtis Ousley
2:17
1-4 Respect
Songwriter – Otis Redding
2:24
1-5 Baby, Baby, Baby
Songwriter – Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin
2:52
1-6 Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business)
Songwriter – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
3:19
1-7 (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural show more Woman
Songwriter – Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler
2:44
1-8 Soul Serenade
Songwriter – Curtis Ousley, Luther Dixon
2:36
1-9 Drown In My Own Tears
Songwriter – Henry Glover
4:04
1-10 Chain Of Fools
Guitar – Joe South
Songwriter – Don Covay
2:46
1-11 Baby, I Love You
Songwriter – Ronnie Shannon
2:41
1-12 Ain't Nobody (Gonna Turn Me Around)
Songwriter – Carolyn Franklin
2:34
1-13 (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone
Songwriter – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
4:23
1-14 You Are My Sunshine
Songwriter – Charles Mitchell (3), Jimmie Davis
4:19
15 Going Down Slow
Songwriter – James B. Oden
4:29
1-16 Never Let Me Go
Songwriter – Joe Scott*
2:52
1-17 I Wonder
Songwriter – Cecil Gant, Raymond Leveen
4:22
1-18 Prove It
Songwriter – Horace Ott, Randie Evretts
2:57
1-19 Good Times
Songwriter – Sam Cooke
2:06
1-20 Come Back Baby
Songwriter – Walter Davis
2:25
1-21 A Change
Songwriter – Clyde Otis, Dorian Burton
Written By – Herman Wesley Kelley
2:23
1-22 You're A Sweet Sweet Man
Songwriter – Ronnie Shannon
3:15
1-23 Good To Me As I Am To You
Songwriter – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
3:56
1-24 People Get Ready
Songwriter – Curtis Mayfield
3:42
1-25 Ain't No Way
Songwriter – Carolyn Franklin
4:11 show less
FROM AMAZON: Her soulful, soaring voice has earned her mythic status. Now, in her own moving words, the woman behind the myth is revealed. The result is a captivating self-portrait of one of this century's most fascinating artists, an Aretha Franklin as real as the songs she sings.
For the first time anywhere, Aretha tells her story--the glorious triumphs as well as the heartbreaking pain. With refreshing candor, Aretha tells it like it is, the way she sees it, the way she lived it.
A child show more prodigy of the golden age of gospel, the daughter of a world-famous preacher, Aretha was the anointed successor to Mahalia Jackson and Clara Ward. But her father had a broader vision and helped Aretha enter the field of pop and jazz. By age eighteen, she was under contract to Columbia Records. Six years later, after only a few minor hits, she switched to Atlantic, where she shook the musical world to its roots. Her song "Respect" became the anthem of an epoch, a touchstone for African Americans, for women, for all people struggling to be free. Aretha became the Queen of Soul, the genre's finest interpreter since Ray Charles. show less
For the first time anywhere, Aretha tells her story--the glorious triumphs as well as the heartbreaking pain. With refreshing candor, Aretha tells it like it is, the way she sees it, the way she lived it.
A child show more prodigy of the golden age of gospel, the daughter of a world-famous preacher, Aretha was the anointed successor to Mahalia Jackson and Clara Ward. But her father had a broader vision and helped Aretha enter the field of pop and jazz. By age eighteen, she was under contract to Columbia Records. Six years later, after only a few minor hits, she switched to Atlantic, where she shook the musical world to its roots. Her song "Respect" became the anthem of an epoch, a touchstone for African Americans, for women, for all people struggling to be free. Aretha became the Queen of Soul, the genre's finest interpreter since Ray Charles. show less
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Statistics
- Works
- 185
- Also by
- 21
- Members
- 852
- Popularity
- #30,031
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 8
- ISBNs
- 38
- Favorited
- 2
























