Aretha Franklin

Released: October 22, 2020

[Verse 1]
There's a place for us
Somewhere, there's a place for us
Peace and quiet and open air
Wait for us somewhere
There is a time for us
I know there's a time and a place for us
Time together
With just a little bit of time to spare
A time to learn
And a time to care
Someday, yeah, someway
We'll find a new way of living
And we'll find a way of forgiving
Somewhere

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 2]
There, there is a place for us
I know there's a time and a place for us
Hold my hand and we are halfway there
If you just hold on to my hand
I'll take you there
Someday
Someway
I'll take you somewhere

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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