What Do You Stand For? For Kids by Barbara A. Lewis

Besides the foregoing, the singer's well-known hits also include ' Ain't No Way', ' Call Me', ' Don't Play That Song (You Lied)', ' Spanish Harlem', ' Rock Steady', ' Day Dreaming', ' Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)', ' Something He Can Feel', ' Jump to It', ' Freeway of Love', ' Who's Zoomin' Who' and ' I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)' (a duet with George Michael). In 1998, Franklin returned to the Top 40 with the Lauryn Hill-produced song ' A Rose Is Still a Rose' later, she released an album with the same name.įranklin recorded 112 charted singles on the US Billboard charts, including 73 Hot 100 entries, 17 top-ten pop singles, 100 R&B entries and 20 number-one R&B singles. The singer appeared in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers before releasing the successful albums Jump to It (1982), Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985) and Aretha (1986) on the Arista label. Franklin left Atlantic in 1979 and signed with Arista Records. Hit songs such as ' I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)', ' Respect', ' (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman', ' Chain of Fools', ' Think', and ' I Say a Little Prayer', propelled Franklin past her musical peers.įranklin continued to record acclaimed albums such as I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967), Lady Soul (1968), Spirit in the Dark (1970), Young, Gifted and Black (1972), Amazing Grace (1972), and Sparkle (1976), before experiencing problems with the record company. While her career did not immediately flourish, Franklin found acclaim and commercial success once she signed with Atlantic Records in 1966. At the age of 18, she was signed as a recording artist for Columbia Records. Īs a child, Franklin was noticed for her gospel singing at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C.

With global sales of over 75 million records, Franklin is one of the world's best-selling music artists. Referred to as the ' Queen of Soul', Rolling Stone has twice named her as the greatest singer and the ninth greatest artist of all time. Aretha Louise Franklin ( / ə ˈ r iː θ ə/ ə- REE-thə Ma– August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist.

What Do You Stand For? For Kids by Barbara A. Lewis