Aretha Franklin

Released: January 24, 1972

Songwriter: Thom Bell William Hart

Producer: Arif Mardin Jerry Wexler Tom Dowd

[Verse 1]
I gave my heart and soul to you, boy
Didn't I do it, baby? Didn't I do it, baby?
I gave you the love that you never knew, boy
Didn't I do that, baby? Didn't I do that, baby?

[Pre-Chorus]
I've cried so many times and that's no lie
I've cried so many times and that's no lie
It seems to make you laugh each time I cry
It seems to make you laugh each time I cry
Baby, can you dig it?

[Chorus]
Didn't I blow your mind this time, didn't I?
Yes you did, yes you did, yes you did
And tell me, didn't I blow your mind this time, didn't I?
Yes you did, yes you did, yes you did

[Verse 2]
I thought that love of yours was true, boy
Didn't I think that, baby? You know that I thought that, baby
But this time I am really leavin' you, boy
Don't you know that, baby? I know you know that, baby

[Pre-Chorus]
Ten times or more, I've walked out that door
Ten times or more, you walked out that door, yes you did
But just be sure you get it straight this time, baby, there won't be no more
Baby, can you dig it?

[Chorus]
And didn't I blow your mind this time, didn't I?
Yes you did, yes you did, yes you did
Oh, oh, didn't I blow your mind this time, didn't I?
Yes you did, yes you did, yes you did

[Bridge]
(Didn't I do it to you?) Didn't I do it?
(Didn't I do it to you?) Didn't I do it?
(Didn't I put it on you?) Didn't I do it? Didn't I do it?
(Didn't I do it to you?) Didn't I do it?
(Didn't I do it to you?) Hey, didn't I do it?
(Didn't I put it on you?) Didn't I, didn't I?
Oh, how many times did I walk out that door?
Ten times or more, you walked out that door, yes you did
But just be sure you get it straight this time, baby, there won't be no more
Baby, can you dig it? Baby, can you dig it?

[Chorus]
Didn't I blow your mind this time, baby, didn't I?
Yes you did, yes you did, yes you did
Oh, didn't I blow your mind this time, didn't I?
Yes you did, yes you did, yes you did

[Outro]
Now, didn't I blow your mind this time, didn't I?
Didn't I blow your mind this time, didn't I? (Ooh)
Didn't I blow your mind this time, didn't I? (Ooh)
Didn't I blow your mind this time, didn't I?

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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