Aretha Franklin

Released: July 1, 1972

Songwriter: Traditional

Be not dismayed whatever betide you
God will take care of you
Beneath his wings of love abide you
God will take care of you
He'll take care of you, I know he will

God will take care of you
He will take care of
Through every day (through every day)
Yes he will
All of the way (All the way)
I know that he will (He will)
He will take care of you (He will take care of you)
God will take care of you
I know that he will
He will take care
The Lord will take care of you (Will take care of you)
(Lord will) He will, he will take care of you
(He will take care of)
Through every day (through every day)
Through every day (through every day)
Oh yes he will

I know for myself he will
He will take care of you
God will
He will take care of you
He will take care of you (He will take care of you)

[Reverend speaks and crowd responds]

Aretha Franklin is both a 20th and 21st century musical and cultural icon known simply by her first Aretha. She is the reigning and undisputed “Queen Of Soul” with a legacy that spans five decades. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Aretha began her career singing gospel at her father, minister C. L. Franklin’s church as a child. In 1960, at the age of 18, Aretha embarked on a secular career, recording for Columbia Records with modest success.

After moving to Atlantic Records in 1967, she released a steady string of US top ten hits through 1973 including “Spanish Harlem”, “Chain Of Fools”, “Baby I Love You”, “Since You’ve Been Gone”, “Daydreaming”, “The House That Jack Built”, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", ”Think“ and her first chart-topper “Respect” – a song that also won Aretha her first of 18 Grammys. During this time, several of her songs were also successful overseas.

By the mid-70s, Aretha’s commercial success waned and she left Atlantic for Clive Davis' Arista Records in 1980. Her 1982 song “Jump to It,” returned her to the top 40 for the first time in six years. 1985’s Who’s Zoomin' Who? got her back into the top 10 twice with its title track and “Freeway Of Love”. Four more songs reached the top 40 through 1986.

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