Aretha Franklin

Released: April 27, 1989

Featuring: Elton John

Songwriter: Albert Hammond Diane Warren

Producer: Narada Michael Walden

[Intro: Aretha Franklin & Elton John]
Oh, oh, oh, oh yeah yeah yeah
Ooh, yeah yeah, oh
Ooh baby
Ooh baby, mmm

[Verse 1: Elton, Aretha, Both]
In this world it's hard, you know
Lovers come and lovers go
People never seem to hold on to what they've got, no no
Some they never stay together
You and I will be no better
We can make it last forever
We can keep this love alive

[Chorus: Aretha Franklin & Elton John]
Through the storm
Through the tears
You and I
I know we can survive
To the day
Through the night
If we try we can keep it alive
We can keep it alive

[Verse 2: Aretha, Elton, Both]
I know sometimes it's been so tough
We've been so close to giving up
Hey, but our love's so strong
And we keep holding on, yeah
To what we got, ooh ooh ooh
It's easier to walk away
It takes a lot of love to stay
Ah, we've got all the love it takes
We know there's a brighter day

[Chorus: Aretha Franklin & Elton John]
Through the storm
Through the tears
You and I
I know we can survive
To the day
Through the night
If we try we can keep it alive
We can keep it alive

[Bridge: Aretha Franklin & Elton John]
We just gotta be strong
We just gotta be strong
We just gotta be strong together
We just gotta hold on
We just gotta hold on
We just gotta hold on and go through the storm
Yeah yeah, through the storm
Oh, yeah yeah yeah
I know we're gonna make it

[Chorus: Aretha Franklin & Elton John]
Through the storm (Hey)
Through the tears (Through the tears)
You and I (You and I)
I know we can survive
To the day (To the day)
Through the night (To the night)
If we try (Girl, if we try) we can keep it alive
We can keep it alive
Through the storm (Oh, through the storm)
Through the tears (Through the tears)
You and I (Oh, you and I)
I know we can survive
To the day (To the day)
Through the night (Oh, through the night)
If we try (Hey) we can keep it alive
We can keep it alive
Through the storm

[Outro: Aretha Franklin & Elton John & Both]
Ha, woo
You're right on the one, baby
Yep
We made it
We're outta here
Yes
Sing it
Dee-dee, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Dee-dee, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Dee-dee, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo

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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