Aretha Franklin

Featuring: Larry Graham

Songwriter: Alan Glass Preston Glass Narada Michael Walden

Producer: Narada Michael Walden

[Verse 1]
Inside my mind the hands of time rewind
To when you’re love was mine so magically
We shared a song and even though it’s gone
I can still recall the melody
Don’t be scared if you lie awake in the dark (I won’t be afraid, baby)
Cause I still truly care with all my heart

[Chorus]
If you need my love tonight all you have to do is call me
And I’m always here when you need a friend
If you need my love tonight I promise to keep you from falling
And I’ll stay with you if you need my love tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight

[Verse 2]
So soft and pure, your love was the cure
Then I felt lost and so alone
Now it’s my turn to give you what you yearn
Return the love that you have always shown
And what a joy if I could see you once again (oh, I see you tonight, baby)
I will treat you so right you’re my body and soul

[Chorus][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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