Aretha Franklin

Songwriter: Narada Michael Walden Preston Glass

Producer: Narada Michael Walden

[Verse 1]
Say, can't I hear you say something
Deep inside, fall on the wall
That's where I find protection from the rain
Since you've been gone, my only friend is yesterday, ooh boy

[Chorus 1]
Telephone won't make a sound
Waiting here for you to change your mind
You never called, I'm lost in the tears I hide behind, ohh yeah

[Chorus 2]
That's where I'll be
Until you say you love me, ohh
That's where I'll be
Until you say you love me

[Verse 2]
Late at night I toss and turn
Burning memories lingering on
I'd give the world just to prove my love for you is strong
All you left is confusion and doubt
Unanswered questions, just where did I fail?
I'm hurt and helpless inside a cold and empty shell, ooh boy

[Chorus 2]

[Verse 3]
You?re love's sweet reason for living
In your arms I found my home
Love's waiting here for giving
Like a stone, like a stone, oh

[Chorus 1]

[Chorus 2][x2]

[Outro]
Till you say you love me[x7]

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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