Bravo not only to Aretha but to the outstanding vocals of her background singers!! Aretha always had great background singers on record or live and would let them shine either way!! She was very confident in her gift as a singer. No intimidation whatsoever!!❤
During this time she was the greatest singer in both gospel and R&B. She helped to shape the sound of gospel as we know it today. Think about it, the Clarks and others were heavily inspired by her soulful/acrobatic vocals.
Donny Hathaway in that period belongs in the convo based on his recordings and performances of songs like Lord, Help Me and We Need You Right Now on the Gospel side of things, and on the R&B side, pretty much anything he touched.
@@anthonytaylor7928 They didn't say she single handedly shaped sound. They said she "helped" to shape the sound of gospel as we know it today and that is a FACT!
She definitely was ONE of the greatest singers in both genres. However MAHALIA JACKSON was the greatest gospel singer EVER. you had many great singers Ella Fitzgerald, Whitney Houston , Shirley Ceasar . Chaka Khan . Many GREAT singers
Every time she sang a standing ovation was deserved. I listen to the current crop of "soul" singers and I despair. Aretha was a one-off never to be repeated. Thanks to God for youtube keeping this fabulous music alive.
For the imitators out there,Aretha could not only holler with emotion,she could sing 🎶with soul,she was the whole package,oh to have lived in the same time as her was glorious!long live the Queen 👸 of Soul ❤❤❤
This song is simply beautiful I truly love this song I play it over and over and over every time I hear it sounds better and better every time i hear it thank you queen.
Unstoppable. Back in the late 90's/Early 2000s, i discovered pretty much all of Arethas 70s stuff on Napster...lol if anyone remembers Napster...lol . i remember downloading this song and falling in love with all of her great 70s stuff even if all of it wasn't big hits. She just had such a huge and wonderful catalogue of songs.
I remember my auntie Liz had this album and the cover ( along with over album covers) glued to the square smoky mirrors in the living room. . The 70’s produced glorious music and Sparkle is at the top of the list. PS.... I miss my auntie Liz. She died of cancer a few years ago. Thank you for being an awesome 2nd mother. RIP...
God bless everyone who made this possible...im so happy to hear her perform this live, loving it so much for so long The greatest there is, and not by a little
Curtis Mayfield did get the credit for writing and producing the music and the soundtrack for the movie, R.I.P TO OUR LEGENDARY MUSICIANS MATTERS PEOPLE PEACE&LOVE
My review: The first time I heard Giving Him Something He Can Feel made me blush and shot waves through me! I swear to God as I’m writing this, that song did something to the little kid in me! I wasn’t even a teenager yet! But Jesus, she sang that song in a way that grew me up inside! Aretha Franklins voice, phrasing, soul stirring arrangements and emotions ran me wild!! I would sneak and listen to that song bc it was so deep! I also felt that maybe, as a young kid, it was a song that I shouldn’t be hearing. Well I’m fully grown now and the song still moves me as it did then! Aretha is pure genius. I will forever miss her magic. 🙏🏽♥️
JUST SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL BLESS SISTER ARETHA FRANKLIN QUEEN OF SOUL AMAZING GRACE VOICE 😇 😇 AMEN AMEN AMEN 🙏 🙏💕 💕 TOO GOD BE THE GLORY 😇 😇 AMEN AMEN AMEN 🙏 🙏💕 💕
She couldn't survive the way she did in the 70s without the assistance of Curtis Mayfield!! Dam right Curtis Mayfield wrote many many songs for Aretha that whole decade. What? You all thought she did it on her own? He even produced her songs! She recorded on curtis's record label...
Curtis only did two albums with Aretha. Sparkle and 1978's Almighty Fire, which flopped. Aretha spent all the 1970s on Atlantic. And her 70s hits were: Call Me (written by Aretha) Spirit in the Dark (also written by Aretha) Don't Play That Song for Me Bridge Over Troubled Water Daydreaming (another Aretha composition) Spanish Harlem Until You Come Back to Me This is easy to look up.
I know this is late and not taking anything away from Curtis but Aretha had many hits during the 1970`s without Curtis Mayfield . He only did two albums with Aretha , `Sparkle` which did well and gave her a needed boost and `Almighty Fire` which did not do well and had no hits.... Aretha gave great vocals and Curtis did his thing but disco music was dominating at the time... So actually she survived most of the 70`s without Curtis . Also you are wrong about Aretha recording on Curtis Mayfield`s label... It`s true he composed and produced those songs but the songs were recorded and released on the Atlantic record label .
@@timmy841212 plus "Rock Steady" and its flipside "Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for you Baby)," "All the King's Horses," "I'm In Love," "Border Song," "Without Love," "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"....Aretha was no slouch in the 70s.
@@floydfelder3580 I'm not "disrespecting" Aretha. I love her music, but it's universally acknowledged that her fashion sense left a lot to be desired. Do you actually believe this dress looks good on her? Like many aspects of her career, she would not take advice from others about fashion choices.
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HER VOICE SENDS CHILLS THROUGH ME AND IT STILL DOES!!¡😅
Bravo not only to Aretha but to the outstanding vocals of her background singers!! Aretha always had great background singers on record or live and would let them shine either way!! She was very confident in her gift as a singer. No intimidation whatsoever!!❤
I've said the same thing about her background singers, even on her new music (So Damn Happy album), the background singers voices were amazing!
She is and was as good as it gets. No competition. Aretha plus Curtis. How lucky we are to have these fabulous memories.
Aretha had one of the most iconic voices of this generation. Never duplicated
During this time she was the greatest singer in both gospel and R&B. She helped to shape the sound of gospel as we know it today. Think about it, the Clarks and others were heavily inspired by her soulful/acrobatic vocals.
Donny Hathaway in that period belongs in the convo based on his recordings and performances of songs like Lord, Help Me and We Need You Right Now on the Gospel side of things, and on the R&B side, pretty much anything he touched.
Aw stop it was other gospel artists doing it before she came along and at the same time what do u think sister Rosetta tharpe and others were doing
@@anthonytaylor7928 They didn't say she single handedly shaped sound. They said she "helped" to shape the sound of gospel as we know it today and that is a FACT!
@@anthonytaylor7928Not true at all!
She definitely was ONE of the greatest singers in both genres. However MAHALIA JACKSON was the greatest gospel singer EVER. you had many great singers Ella Fitzgerald, Whitney Houston , Shirley Ceasar . Chaka Khan . Many GREAT singers
Every time she sang a standing ovation was deserved. I listen to the current crop of "soul" singers and I despair. Aretha was a one-off never to be repeated. Thanks to God for youtube keeping this fabulous music alive.
Sends chills through a brotha! She was thee VOICE!! ❤️🌹Forever Aretha.
And she meant it!
For the imitators out there,Aretha could not only holler with emotion,she could sing 🎶with soul,she was the whole package,oh to have lived in the same time as her was glorious!long live the Queen 👸 of Soul ❤❤❤
"Good work is never done until the morning comes" Yass ReRe! Sing the song!!
This song is simply beautiful I truly love this song I play it over and over and over every time I hear it sounds better and better every time i hear it thank you queen.
Unstoppable. Back in the late 90's/Early 2000s, i discovered pretty much all of Arethas 70s stuff on Napster...lol if anyone remembers Napster...lol . i remember downloading this song and falling in love with all of her great 70s stuff even if all of it wasn't big hits. She just had such a huge and wonderful catalogue of songs.
Curtis Mayfield was the man. Sparkle soundtrack was beyond awesome and Ms. Ree took that album to the top.
Someone burned this for me off of napster and Instantly I was hooked.
During the 70's it was Aretha and Barbra for me - both their vocals soared in the higher register that always gave me goosebumps!
There would never be another!! They don't make them like that no mo!!
She was amazing
It's so much love in that song just magnificent
That ending always gets me!!! Love it!
The queen . Drop the mike
No one does it better.....Sparkle💫
Rest in soul forever queen. God couldn't make another if he tried ❤
I remember my auntie Liz had this album and the cover ( along with over album covers) glued to the square smoky mirrors in the living room. . The 70’s produced glorious music and Sparkle is at the top of the list.
PS.... I miss my auntie Liz. She died of cancer a few years ago. Thank you for being an awesome 2nd mother. RIP...
This is such a sweet song. ❤️
I love the songs she sings by Curtis Mayfield. They're in my opinion some of her best.
Real music real talent, I think I was born in The wrong era. REAL TALK... this song makes me tear up, its so beautiful !
Absolutely amazing! The clarity in her voice. Aretha Franklin could sing anything! For ever the QUEEN OF SOUL!!!!
She was Flawless!!!! RIP QUEEN
God bless everyone who made this possible...im so happy to hear her perform this live, loving it so much for so long
The greatest there is, and not by a little
YES!!!
She never recorded on Curtis label. She was still with Atlantic records. Curtis wrote Sparkle soundtrack which went gold her first gold album in years
Curtis Mayfield did get the credit
for writing and producing the
music and the soundtrack for the
movie, R.I.P TO OUR LEGENDARY
MUSICIANS MATTERS PEOPLE
PEACE&LOVE
4EVER OUR QUEEN!
She sings this song with so much sophistication and ease. Its incredible. And that ending always takes it home. I Sparkle with the fire!
Uuuuummmm sounds so damn good.
What a freakin’ beautiful song!!
My review:
The first time I heard Giving Him Something He Can Feel made me blush and shot waves through me! I swear to God as I’m writing this, that song did something to the little kid in me! I wasn’t even a teenager yet! But Jesus, she sang that song in a way that grew me up inside! Aretha Franklins voice, phrasing, soul stirring arrangements and emotions ran me wild!! I would sneak and listen to that song bc it was so deep! I also felt that maybe, as a young kid, it was a song that I shouldn’t be hearing. Well I’m fully grown now and the song still moves me as it did then! Aretha is pure genius. I will forever miss her magic. 🙏🏽♥️
The Forever Queen of Soul
Check out her performance of Giving Him Something He Can Feel on the same show. Sensational!
Good lord can this woman sang.
Ms Ree sang that song. I love SPARKLE!!!
Classic
JUST SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL BLESS SISTER ARETHA FRANKLIN QUEEN OF SOUL AMAZING GRACE VOICE 😇 😇 AMEN AMEN AMEN 🙏 🙏💕 💕 TOO GOD BE THE GLORY 😇 😇 AMEN AMEN AMEN 🙏 🙏💕 💕
She was sososo sososo untouchable
If God were a female vocalist, God would sing like Aretha Franklin.
Yep❤
She kill this jam
Phenomenal
My favorite song by the Queen. RIP lady soul
I love her voice
She was sososo sososo gifted
Wow
She was sososo sososo bless
Dear sestere Reaaly are you is best i never see like you ln US,,!
Good Vibes….ten to the tenth power….
Love her ❤️🌹
Mamma mía😮
BRAVO!!!!!
4:11 and 4:35 yaaas
Wow! I am just now catching this video from you Mrs Murphy. Love it! Love it!
the only great queen, the empress
❤❤
I know that’s right, Ms. Patti 🙂↔️🙂↔️🙂↔️
She couldn't survive the way she did in the 70s without the assistance of Curtis Mayfield!!
Dam right Curtis Mayfield wrote many many songs for Aretha that whole decade. What?
You all thought she did it on her own? He even produced her songs!
She recorded on curtis's record label...
Curtis only did two albums with Aretha. Sparkle and 1978's Almighty Fire, which flopped. Aretha spent all the 1970s on Atlantic. And her 70s hits were:
Call Me (written by Aretha)
Spirit in the Dark (also written by Aretha)
Don't Play That Song for Me
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Daydreaming (another Aretha composition)
Spanish Harlem
Until You Come Back to Me
This is easy to look up.
I know this is late and not taking anything away from Curtis but Aretha had many hits during the 1970`s without Curtis Mayfield . He only did two albums with Aretha , `Sparkle` which did well and gave her a needed boost and `Almighty Fire` which did not do well and had no hits.... Aretha gave great vocals and Curtis did his thing but disco music was dominating at the time... So actually she survived most of the 70`s without Curtis . Also you are wrong about Aretha recording on Curtis Mayfield`s label... It`s true he composed and produced those songs but the songs were recorded and released on the Atlantic record label .
Her sister Carolyn wrote hits for her in the seventies also.
@@timmy841212 plus "Rock Steady" and its flipside "Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for you Baby)," "All the King's Horses," "I'm In Love," "Border Song," "Without Love," "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"....Aretha was no slouch in the 70s.
That's not true!
Seeing Aretha in profile in this video, she must have had a nose job later in life because her nose definitely changed.
That’s false!
@@shonmosley4215 How do you know?
Come again? 😒
I don't think so. She just looked different when she gained and lost weight.
Aretha's voice is fabulous, but the shapeless yellow ostrich feather gown is truly awful.
Don’t disrespect our Queen ❤❤❤😊
@@floydfelder3580 I'm not "disrespecting" Aretha. I love her music, but it's universally acknowledged that her fashion sense left a lot to be desired. Do you actually believe this dress looks good on her? Like many aspects of her career, she would not take advice from others about fashion choices.
Terrible drums. Terrible band.
Well, at least Aretha and the Sweethearts of Soul sound good
Queen Aretha!
Wow