Aretha Franklin

[Verse]
It's an evil wind
That blows no good, yeah
It's a sad heart
That won't love like I know it should
Oh how lonesome
(Oh how lonesome)
You must be
(You must be)
It's a shame
(Shame, shame)
If you don't share your love with me
It's a heartache, yeah
(It's a heartache)
When love is gone
(Baby it's a heartache)
But it's bad
(Bad)
And even sad
(Sad)
Oh later on
And there's no one blinder
Than you won't see
It's a shame
(Shame, shame)
If you don't share some of your love with me
I can't help it, oh no
He is gone
I must try to forget
Because I've got to live on
Oh, it's a good thing it's a sweet thing
(It's a sweet thing)
To love someone
(Such a sweet thing)
But it's bad
(Bad)
And even sad
(Sad)
When it's not returned
Oh, how lonesome, how lonesome, how lonesome
(Oh how lonesome)
You must be
(You must be)
I tell you it would be a shame
(Shame, shame)
A shame if you don't share your love with me
(Share your love with me)
It would really be a mistake baby
(Shame, shame)
If you don't share your love with me
(Share your love with me)
It would sure be a shame
(Shame, shame)
If you don't share, share your love with me
(Share your love 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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