Aretha Franklin

Songwriter: Joy Byers

Producer: Bob Johnston

[Verse 1]
I heard those rumors
You'll soon be gone
They say there's no use
In holdin' on

[Chorus]
But I love you so
I would die if I let you go
Say it's not true, no, no, no, no
That I'm losing you
(I'm losing you, I'm losing you)

[Verse 2]
They say you cheated
They tell me a lie
My love don't change
The way I feel inside

[Chorus]
And if it's so then don't tell me
'Cause I don't wanna know
Say it's not true, no, no, no, no
I'm losing you
(I'm losing you, I'm losing you)

[Bridge]
If I lost you
What would I do?
After all, all we've been through
Come on, come on

[Verse 3]
Maybe she's only
Passion thing
Well, if she is you go
You go on and have yourself a fling

[Chorus]
'Cause when you're through I'll be here
Waiting, waiting just for you
Say it's not true, no, no, no, no
I'm losing you, you

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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