Aretha Franklin

Songwriter: Otis Redding

Producer: Arif Mardin

[Intro]
(Huh) i can't turn you loose now
If i do i'm gonna loose my life
(Ooh) i can't turn you loose now
If i do i'm gonna loose my life

[Chorus]
I can't turn you loose to nobody
I love you baby, yes i do
Give shaking mama, i told ya
I'm in love with only you
(Gotta) baby do it baby why don't ya
I'll give ya everything you want
Gotta, gotta
Keep on holding on
Never gonna turn you loose
I can't turn you loose
Gotta gotta keep on holding on

[Verse 1]
I can't turn you loose now
I'm in love with the prettiest thing
I never, never turn you loose now
Because of all the sweet love she brings

[Chorus]
I can't turn you loose to nobody
I love you baby, yes i do
Give shaking mama
I told ya i'm in love with only you
Gotta, do it baby why don't ya
I'll give ya everything you want
Gotta gotta
Keep on holding on
Never gonna turn you loose
I can't turn you loose
Gotta keep a grip on you
Gotta gotta keep on holding on

[Verse 2]
(I know you think i'm gonna stop now
But we ain't gonna stop it now one more time}
Gotta gotta
Keep on holding on
Never gonna turn you loose
I can't turn you loose
Gotta gotta keep on holding on
Gotta gotta
Keep on holding on
Never gonna turn you loose
I can't turn you loose
Gotta gotta keep on holding on
Everybody want it
Everybody can have it
Gotta, gotta gotta, gotta soo, soo
Hold on

[Brige]
Gotta, gotta, gotta
Get a grip
Can't turn you loose [x2]

[Outro]
Gotta get a grip on you baby
Gotta, gotta gotta
Gotta, gotta gotta
We're grooving, grooving
Gotta gotta
Keep on holding on
Never gonna turn you loose
I can't turn you loose
Gotta gotta
Keep on holding on
Gotta get a grip
Can't turn you loose

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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