Aretha Franklin

Released: June 14, 1968

Songwriter: Dorian Burton Clyde Otis

Producer: Jerry Wexler

[Intro]
I'm looking for a love-maker
I ain't looking for no heartbreaker

[Verse 1]
It ain't no fooling around with this
Ain't no fooling around with that
You've been playing the scene long enough
To know just where it's at
Some people call me selfish because I want you to myself
But it better be a crazy day in July if I catch you with someone else

[Chorus]
I wanna see a change in you, baby
I wanna see a change right away
I wanna see a change in you, baby
I wanna see a change in you today
If you don't, this girl is gonna make you pay
If you don't, this girl is gonna make you pay
I wanna see a big change in you, baby
A big change in you, baby
A big change in you, baby
A big change in you, baby

[Verse 2]
I hope you've been busy 'bout what you know
'Cause they say you gotta reap what you sow
And you say you know that I'm for you
When you had a choice of quite a few
Well, you just picked out what you wanted
And it was me you said you liked
And I must admit you got good taste
So great to get over right

[Chorus]
I wanna see a change in you, baby
I wanna see a change in you today
I wanna see a change in you, baby
I wanna see a change in you today
If you don't, this girl is gonna make you pay
I wanna see a big change in you, baby
A big change in you, baby
A big change in you, baby
A big change in you, baby

[Outro]
I'm looking for a love-maker
Can't use no heartbreakers

I wanna see a big change in you, baby
A big change in you, baby
A big change in you, baby
A big change in you, baby
I wanna see a big change in you, baby
A big change in you, baby
A big change in you, baby
A big change in you, baby

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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