Aretha Franklin

Released: May 27, 1996

Songwriter: Curtis Mayfield

Producer: Curtis Mayfield

[Verse 1]
Your tender smile gives me happy thoughts of you
You got me so close to my dreams now they have to come true
Ooh baby, nothing to be shy about
Nothing we have to lie about
Hope loving you don't confuse you
Ooh baby baby, i don't wanna lose you
And when we touch our hearts move at a steady pace
I'm trying hard not to show the blushing over my face
Ooh yeah yeah, you bring out the woman in me
What can i see that you can't see?
I like the way we carry on
Hope you understand my feelings got me just a reeling

[Chorus]
What can i do, with this feeling?
Hooked on your love, sweet love, love
What can i do with this sweet feeling?
Hooked on your love, sweet love, love, ooh
What can i do, with this feeling?
Hooked on your love, sweet love, love

[Verse 2]
Your eyes within me, they send me just a staring me down
I'm so turned on in time and child, i got to move around
Ooh yes i do, over and over you astound me
I take pleasure to have you around me
My loving arms would love to squeeze you
Ooh baby take it, i don't want to tease you

[Chorus]
What can i do with this feeling?
Hooked on your love sweet love love
What can i do?
What can i do, with this feeling?
Hooked on your love sweet love love
What can i do, with this feeling?
Hooked on your love, sweet love, love

[Verse 2]
Nothing to be shy about
Nothing we have to lie about
Hope loving you don't confuse you
Hope you understand these feelings me got me just a reeling

[Chorus]
What can i do with this feeling?
Hooked on your love sweet love, love
Oh what can i do with this feeling?
Hooked on your love sweet love love
What can i do, with this feeling?
Hooked on your love, sweet love, love [x5]

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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