Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics Tribute LP
Aretha Franklin Covers Adele and the arrangement is killer !
NEW YORK — Aretha Franklin is showing some R-E-S-P-E-C-T to her fellow divas: The Queen of Soul will release an album Oct. 21 covering classic songs from other female singers.
That's right, Soul legend Aretha has shared a fiery cover version of Adele's "Rolling in the deep." Adele is one of the most acclaimed soul singers of her generation. But now she's earned major "Respect" from the all-time greatest.
The most contemporary track is a reworking of Adele's colossal hit "Rolling In the Deep," which is the first single off the album.
You can make a pretty strong case that Aretha Franklin is the strongest female pop singer — or, hell, the strongest pop singer of any gender — of all time. And on her new album Aretha takes on some of the best-known songs of peers like Etta James, Gladys Knight, and Barbra Streisand, as well as those of descendants like Alicia Keys and Sinéad O’Connor.
The cover tune, stream below, is the first single from the 72-year-old Franklin's new covers LP, Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics, out October 21st on RCA
The album's track list spans numerous eras and styles of soul – from Etta James' bluesy 1960 staple "At Last" to Sinéad O’Connor's minimal 1990 pop ballad "Nothing Compares 2 U" to Alicia Keys' anthemic 2007 R&B smash "No One." In addition to singing throughout, Franklin also plays piano on a version of the Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On."
The album was co-produced by Franklin and Sony Music Entertainment's Chief Creative Officer Clive Davis and features additional production work from André 3000, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Harvey Mason Jr., Terry Hunter and Eric Kupper.
A limited edition vinyl will be available for pre-order on September 30th
The first single is a volcanic version of Adele’s world-conquering “Rolling In The Deep.” Aretha sings the living hell out of it, the arrangement mostly keeps the tension of the original, and a bit of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” comes in at the end.
Click to listen to the track.
Here's the track list for "Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics":
01 “At Last” (Etta James Cover)
02 “Rolling In The Deep” (Adele Cover)
03 “Midnight Train To Georgia (Gladys Knight And The Pips Cover)
04 “I Will Survive” (Gloria Gaynor Cover)
05 “People” (Barbra Streisand Cover)
06 “No One” (Alicia Keys Cover)
07 “I’m Every Woman” (Chaka Khan Cover) / “Respect”
08 “Teach Me Tonight” (Dinah Washington Cover)
09 “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” (The Supremes Cover)
10 “Nothing Compares 2 U” (Sinéad O’Connor Cover)
Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics is out 10/21 on RCA
GO REE REE!!!!!
That's right, Soul legend Aretha has shared a fiery cover version of Adele's "Rolling in the deep." Adele is one of the most acclaimed soul singers of her generation. But now she's earned major "Respect" from the all-time greatest.
The most contemporary track is a reworking of Adele's colossal hit "Rolling In the Deep," which is the first single off the album.
You can make a pretty strong case that Aretha Franklin is the strongest female pop singer — or, hell, the strongest pop singer of any gender — of all time. And on her new album Aretha takes on some of the best-known songs of peers like Etta James, Gladys Knight, and Barbra Streisand, as well as those of descendants like Alicia Keys and Sinéad O’Connor.
The cover tune, stream below, is the first single from the 72-year-old Franklin's new covers LP, Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics, out October 21st on RCA
The album's track list spans numerous eras and styles of soul – from Etta James' bluesy 1960 staple "At Last" to Sinéad O’Connor's minimal 1990 pop ballad "Nothing Compares 2 U" to Alicia Keys' anthemic 2007 R&B smash "No One." In addition to singing throughout, Franklin also plays piano on a version of the Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On."
The album was co-produced by Franklin and Sony Music Entertainment's Chief Creative Officer Clive Davis and features additional production work from André 3000, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Harvey Mason Jr., Terry Hunter and Eric Kupper.
A limited edition vinyl will be available for pre-order on September 30th
The first single is a volcanic version of Adele’s world-conquering “Rolling In The Deep.” Aretha sings the living hell out of it, the arrangement mostly keeps the tension of the original, and a bit of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” comes in at the end.
Click to listen to the track.
Here's the track list for "Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics":
01 “At Last” (Etta James Cover)
02 “Rolling In The Deep” (Adele Cover)
03 “Midnight Train To Georgia (Gladys Knight And The Pips Cover)
04 “I Will Survive” (Gloria Gaynor Cover)
05 “People” (Barbra Streisand Cover)
06 “No One” (Alicia Keys Cover)
07 “I’m Every Woman” (Chaka Khan Cover) / “Respect”
08 “Teach Me Tonight” (Dinah Washington Cover)
09 “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” (The Supremes Cover)
10 “Nothing Compares 2 U” (Sinéad O’Connor Cover)
Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics is out 10/21 on RCA
GO REE REE!!!!!
Comments
Post a Comment