Aretha Franklin

Songwriter: Aretha Franklin

Producer: Jerry Wexler Arif Mardin Tom Dowd

[Chorus]
(You and me) will always be joined together for eternity;
(You and me) will always be joined together for eternity...

[Verse 1]
We've got each others love and understanding
And that's what it takes to make love grow...
We've got our strength, and our love for all mankind
But most of all, we've got peace of mind...
I know people are gonna try and knock us down
But we're gonna be strong, ain't going let nobody turn us around!

[Chorus]
(You and me) will always be joined together for eternity, yeah, now;
(You and me) will always be joined together for eternity...

[Verse 2]
You know temptation, it works on us too
But we're too strong to let it get us down...
I've got your love, baby, and you've got mine
And the lord knows we're gonna be together 'til the end of time, hey, hey...
I know people are gonna try to knock us down
But we're gonna be strong, ain't going let nobody turn us around, oh!

[Chorus]
(You and me) will always be joined together for eternity;
(You and me) will always be joined together for eternity... [x2]

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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