Producer: Jerry Wexler Arif Mardin Tom Dowd
[Intro - Aretha Franklin ]
(La-la-la la la la la la la la)
(La-la-la la la la la la la la)
[Chorus - Aretha Franklin ]
(There's a rose in black at spanish harlem)
(A rose in black at spanish harlem)
[Verse 1 - Aretha Franklin ]
It is the special one
It never sees the sun
It only comes up
When the moon is on the run
And all the stars are gleaming
It's growing in the street
Right up through the concrete
But soft sweet and dreamy
[Chorus - Aretha Franklin ]
(There is a rose in spanish harlem)
(A rose in black at spanish harlem)
[Verse 2 - Aretha Franklin ]
With eyes as black as coal
That look down in his soul
It start a fire there and then he looses control
I'm gonna beg his par-ar-ar-ardon yeah
He's going to pick that rose
And watch her as she grows
In his garden
[Chorus - Aretha Franklin ]
(There is a rose in spanish harlem uum uum)
(A rose in black at spanish harlem uum uum)
[Verse 3 - Aretha Franklin ]
With eyes as black as coal
That look down in his soul
And start a fire there and then he loses control
And i wanna beg his par-ar-ar-don
He's going to pick that rose
And watch her as she grows
In his garden
[Outro - Aretha Franklin ]
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(La la la-la-la la-la-la la)
(La la la-la-la la-la-la la)
(La la la-la-la la-la-la la)
(La-la-la la la la la la la la)
(La-la-la la la la la la la la)
[Chorus - Aretha Franklin ]
(There's a rose in black at spanish harlem)
(A rose in black at spanish harlem)
[Verse 1 - Aretha Franklin ]
It is the special one
It never sees the sun
It only comes up
When the moon is on the run
And all the stars are gleaming
It's growing in the street
Right up through the concrete
But soft sweet and dreamy
[Chorus - Aretha Franklin ]
(There is a rose in spanish harlem)
(A rose in black at spanish harlem)
[Verse 2 - Aretha Franklin ]
With eyes as black as coal
That look down in his soul
It start a fire there and then he looses control
I'm gonna beg his par-ar-ar-ardon yeah
He's going to pick that rose
And watch her as she grows
In his garden
[Chorus - Aretha Franklin ]
(There is a rose in spanish harlem uum uum)
(A rose in black at spanish harlem uum uum)
[Verse 3 - Aretha Franklin ]
With eyes as black as coal
That look down in his soul
And start a fire there and then he loses control
And i wanna beg his par-ar-ar-don
He's going to pick that rose
And watch her as she grows
In his garden
[Outro - Aretha Franklin ]
(La-la-la- la la la la la la la)
(La la la-la-la la-la-la la)
(La la la-la-la la-la-la la)
(La la la-la-la la-la-la la)
Aretha’s Greatest Hits
- Respect
- Don’t Play That Song (You Lied)
- Dr. Feelgood
- Spanish Harlem
- Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Chain Of Fools
- Call Me
- Let It Be
- Baby, I Love You
- I Say A Little Prayer
- Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
- I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
- (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
- You’re All I Need To Get By
- Aretha’s Greatest Hits (1971)
- 30 Greatest Hits (1985)
- Respect
- I Say A Little Prayer
- Think
- (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
- Chain Of Fools
- I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
- One Step Ahead
- Rock Steady
- Walk in the Light
- Ain’t No Way
- Day Dreaming
- I Say A Little Prayer For You
- I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
- How I Got Over
- A Deeper Love
- Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
- You’re All I Need To Get By
- A Rose is Still a Rose
- Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)
- Baby, I Love You
- A Change Is Gonna Come
- Dr. Feelgood
- You Send Me