Aretha Franklin

Released: November 16, 1964

Songwriter: Rudy Clark

Producer: Clyde Otis

[Intro]
Does he love me?
I want to know
How can I tell if he loves me so?

[Verse 1]
(Is it in his eyes?)
Oh no! You'll be deceived!
(Is it in his size?)
Oh no! He'll make believe!

[Chorus]
If you want to know
If he loves you so
It's in his kiss!
(That's where it is!)

[Verse 2]
(Oh yeah! Or is it in his face?)
No girls! That's just his charms!
(In his warm embrace?)
No girls! That's just his arms!

[Chorus]
If you want to know
If he loves you so
It's in his kiss!
(That's where it is!)
Yeah! It's in his kiss!
(That's where it is!)

[Bridge]
Oh, oh, oh, hold him
Squeeze him tight!
Find out what you want to know!
Promise love, and if it really is
Well, it's there in his kiss!

[Verse 3]
(How about the way he acts?)
No no no! That's not the way!
And you're not listening to all I say!

[Chorus]
If you want to know
If he loves you so
It's in his kiss!
(That's where it is!)
Oh yeah! It's in his kiss!
(That's where it is!)

[Bridge]
Oh, oh, oh, hold him
And squeeze him tight!
And find out what you want to know!
Promise love, and if it really is
Well, it's there in his kiss!

[Verse 4]
(How about the way he acts?)
No no no! That's not the way!
And you're not listening to all I say!

[Chorus]
If you want to know
If he loves you so
It's in his kiss!
(That's where it is!)

[Outro]
Oh yeah! It's in his kiss!
(That's where it is!)
Mhm, it's in his kiss!
(That's where it is)
Mmm, yeah, it's in his kiss
(That's where it is)

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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