What Otis Redding song was covered by Aretha Franklin?
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul arrange, and one take to record", according to Redding. Aretha Franklin covered this song in 1967 and with it topped the "Billboard" R&B and Pop charts. Redding shouted to a woman for more respect, while Franklin ironically countered the song and transformed it into a "feminist hymn". The next song is an energetic version of Sam Cooke's ballad, "Change Gonna Come"; a protest against racial segregation and disrespect for black people. "Down in the Valley" is a funky cover of Solomon Burke's original, with whom Redding toured before the recording. Nate Patrin of Pitchfork felt that the song "ratchets up
Baby I Love You (Aretha Franklin song) Marie Presley in 1989, Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack in 1972, B.B. King, The Bar-Kays in 1971, Erma Franklin in 1969, Irma Thomas in 1988, and Otis Rush in 1969 and various other musicians. In 2012, Christine Anu covered the song on her album, "". Baby I Love You (Aretha Franklin song) "Baby I Love You" is a popular song by R&B singer Aretha Franklin. The only single release from her "Aretha Arrives" album in 1967, the song was a huge hit, peaking at #4 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 Singles chart and spending two weeks at number-one on the Hot