Aretha Franklin

Songwriter: J. Bailey J. Leslie McFarland

[Intro]
I’ll say goodbye to all that old friends
Just for you, just for you
If we can be together, just we two

[Verse]
I’ll stay at home all week and weekends
If you’ll be there with me
Our lust will be a drift, you just wait and see
I’ll forget the old days
When running around was fun
Through the years and always
You’ll be the only one

[Outro]
I’ll save my love and my affection
Just for you, I’ll be true
As long as I may live, I’ll live just for you

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.

more tracks from the album

The Electrifying Aretha Franklin

From the album

The Electrifying Aretha Franklin (1962)

Aretha Franklin popular songs

Just For YouAretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

The Electrifying Aretha Franklin