Aretha Franklin

Released: May 27, 1996

Songwriter: Curtis Mayfield

Producer: Curtis Mayfield

[Verse 1]
Ooh, baby
I know this is madness
A blind man even could see (Even could see)
That there was nothing in you that I need for me
And, Daddy, old man
You're always up on me (Always up on me)
Agreed, you're nice, gentle (Gentle and tight)
Keep on throwing, babe
And I just might take a bite

[Chorus]
Come on, rock with me, rock with me
Oh, baby, roll with me, roll with me, darlin'
Come on and dance with me, dance with me
Just do it all night long, all night long

[Verse 2]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ayy-ayy-ayy-ayy
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, fella, you claim you adore me
It's all mighty talk with no action (There's no action)
Well, babe, but it's gotta be sweet satisfaction
Ooh, baby, you're one sexy fella
Yes, you are
So you wanna be around, well it could be arranged (Wanna be around)
Don't promise me nothing
How nothing's gonna change

[Chorus]
And rock with me, rock with me
Come on and roll with me, roll with me, babe
Oh, dance with me, dance with me
Just do it all night long, all night long

[Break]
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, mm
Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Ooh-ooh-ooh

[Chorus]
Rock with me, babe
Come on and roll with me, roll with me, darling
Yeah, dance with me, dance with me
Come on and do it all night long, all night long
Rock with me, rock with me
Come on and roll with me, roll with me, baby
Well, do dance with me, dance with me
And let's do it all night long, all night long
Rock with me, rock with me
Come on and roll with me, roll with me, baby, ayy
Dance with me, dance with me

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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