Aretha Franklin

Released: October 12, 1968

Songwriter: Eddie Brigati Felix Cavaliere

Producer: Jerry Wexler

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Groovin’
On a Sunday afternoon (Sunday, Sunday)
Oh, really, baby
Couldn't get away too soon (Too soon)

I can't imagine anything that’s better
The world is ours whenever we're together
There ain't no place I'd like to be
Instead of groovin'

Down a crowded avenue, yeah
Oh, really, baby, really
Anything we like to do

Always lots of things that we could see
Could be anyone that we wanna be
And all those happy people, we could be just

Groovin'
On a Sunday afternoon, ah yeah
Oh, really, really baby
I couldn't get away too soon

I'm crazy about my band
And I’m just wondering whether you’re enjoying this band as much as I
Are you really? Are you?

We'll keep on spending sunny days this way
With all the talking and all my time away
I feel it coming closer day by day
Life would be ecstasy, you and me here hopefully

Groovin’, yeah
On a Sunday afternoon, yeah
Oh, really, really baby
I couldn't get away too soon

Darlin', you send me
Send me groovin', yeah
Hey baby, you send me
You send me groovin’

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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