Aretha Franklin

Released: January 24, 1972

Songwriter: Theresa Bell Jerry Butler Kenneth Gamble

Producer: Arif Mardin Jerry Wexler

[Verse 1]
This is my same old coat, these are my same old shoes
It was the same old me, with the same old blues
Oh, then you touched my life just by holding my hand
When I look in the mirror, I see a brand new girl, ah, man

[Chorus]
Just because of you, boy (Because of you, boy)
Just because of you... whoa, oh, oh
Just because of you, boy (Because of you, boy)
Just because of you

[Verse 2]
I got the same old friends, and they've got the same old sins
I tell them the same old jokes, and I get the same old grins
But now the joke is on you - it happened somehow with you
Every day of my life, I'm as fresh as morning dew

[Chorus]
Just because of you, boy (Just because of you, boy)
Just because of you, oh oh, oh oh
Just because of you, boy (Just because of you, boy)
Just because of you

[Verse 3]
I go to the same old places, I see the same old faces
I look at the same old sky, see it all in a brand new light
I got a brand new boy, and I got me a brand new smile
Since I found you, baby, I got me a brand new style

[Chorus]
Just because of you, boy (Just because of you, boy)
Just because of you, oh, I feel good
Just because of you, boy (Just because of you, boy)
Just because of you, oh, I feel good
Just because of you, boy (Just because of you, boy)
Hey, just because of you, yes I do
Just because of you, boy (Just because of you, boy)
Just because of you, oh, I feel good

[Outro]
Just because of you, boy, yeah
Just because of you
Just because of you, boy
Just because, because, because of you

Just because of you, boy, ooh boy
Just because of you, boy, ooh boy
Just because of you, boy, ooh boy

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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