Aretha Franklin

[Intro]
The look in your eyes, baby, just turns me on;
So inviting to me... You know I feel that they're my home
[Verse 1]
(Darling, reach out just for me)
And darling, I had to surrender all my sense of pride;
Your touch from behind on the shoulder's so tender
(The deepness of your eyes

[Chorus]
The wheel of fading fortune's standing
For a long, long, long day, yeah, yeah, hey

[Verse 2]
People say that the eyes tell stories, and they mirror the soul;
Tell me, do we reflect the sameness of one, the unity to have and to hold?
(Darling, reach out just for me)
I tend our love in quiet seclusion - only you can say
If this is love or just an illusion
(The deepness of your eyes)

[Chorus]
I can't stop loving you, baby
(The deepness of your eyes)
I feel the loving all the time, hey
(The deepness of your eyes

[Bridge]
The wheel of fading fortune's standing
For a long, long, winding day, yeah

[Chorus]

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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