Aretha Franklin

Yield not to temptation
For yielding, yielding is sin
Each victory, victory
Will help you, some other to win

Fight manfully on, onward dark, oh, dark passions subdue
You just look, look ever, ever, ever, ever
To Je, Jesus and I know that He
Lord, He will carry you, He'll carry you all through

Oh, oh, you just are asking
Why don't you try asking Him to help you
Why don't you just ask Him, ask Him to keep you
Why don't you just ask Him, ask Him to comfort

Get down on your knees and ask Him, oh, to keep you
Lord, I know Jesus, I know that He's willing
Oh, I know He's able, He's able to help you
And I know, I know that Jesus
Oh, Jesus will carry you again, you through

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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