Yet, by the end of the eighties Franklin seemed to run out of ideas.Duets with Michael McDonaldandJames Brown flopped, and she even released the bizarrely titled What You See Is What You Sweat. She even trieda jazz album, but while it promised so much it delivered fairly little. She ...
In the 1980s Franklin signed with Arista and reached new audiences by duetting with the likes of Annie Lennox, Michael McDonald and George Michael.I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)went to number one in eight countries around the world, including the US and the UK. Leave a commentand share...
i love her version of “jumping jack flash,” her duet with michael mcdonald, “ever changing times,”“who’s zoomin’ who,” and her version of “think” from “the blues brothers” movie. those are not here in this set. so last year, i just went to itunes and downloaded my ...
Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as the Queen of Soul, Franklin was also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock.
Clive Davis replaces Jerry Wexler. In her first Arista outing, she does a spirited cover of Michael McDonald’s “What a Fool Believes.” A year later, she teams up with the brilliant Luther Vandross, who produces her smash R&B hit, “Jump to It”and its follow-up, “Get It Right...