by David Ritz
Articles
Jon Pareles, review of “The Only Thing Missin’,” New York Times, June 29, 2003
Fred Bronson, “Missing No More,” Billboard, July 19, 2003
Clarence Waldron, “Aretha Franklin Returns with Soulful CD, ‘So Damn Happy,’ ” Jet, September 29, 2003
“The Queen Still Reigns,” Ebony, March 2004
Clarence Waldron, “Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin Proclaims Today’s New R&B Royalty,” Jet, June 25, 2007
Jon Pareles, “The Queen of Soul Takes Control,” New York Times, November 4, 2007
Clarence Waldron, “Life on the Road Forces the Queen of Soul to Find a New Strategy in Her Battle with Weight,” Jet, November 19, 2007
“Aretha Franklin Refuses to Share Her Royal Title,” Jet, March 3, 2008
Franklin named greatest singer of the rock era, reported in Rolling Stone, November 2008
“Diva’s Duet,” Jet, August 23, 2010
Recordings
Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen, Arista, 2007
So Damn Happy, Arista, 2003
This Christmas, Rhino, 2009
A Woman Falling Out of Love, Aretha’s Records, 2011
Books
Franklin and Ritz, Aretha: From These Roots
38. A Woman Falling Out of Love
Interviews
Rashod Ollison, Ruth Bowen, Cheryl Pawelski, Earline Franklin
Recordings
A Woman Falling Out of Love, Aretha’s Records, 2011
Articles
Franklin discusses her inauguration hat, reported in Newsweek, March 12, 2012
“Aretha Franklin Cancer,” National Enquirer, December 8, 2010
Patricia Shipp, “Aretha Cancer Tragedy,” National Enquirer, December 20, 2010
Clarence Waldron, “Aretha Franklin: The Lord Will Bring Me Through,” Jet, January 10, 2011
“It’s a New Chapter in My Life,” Jet, March 7, 2011
Will Hermes, review of A Woman Falling Out of Love, Rolling Stone, May 26, 2011
Composer Norman West sues Franklin, reported in Billboard, August 2, 2011
Franklin sings at same-sex wedding, reported in New York Times, October 20, 2011
Franklin announces she is marrying Willie Wilkerson, reported by the Associated Press, January 6, 2012
Books
Franklin and Ritz, Aretha: From These Roots
39. The Once and Future Queen
Interviews
Earline Franklin, Brenda Corbett
Articles
Ben Ratliff, review of the Essence Music Festival, New York Times, July 9, 2012
Franklin interested in being American Idol judge, reported by Reuters, July 15, 2012
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bego, Mark. Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul. New York: Da Capo, 1989.
Boyer, Clarence, and Lloyd Yearwood. How Sweet the Sound: The Golden Age of Gospel. Washington, DC: Elliott and Clark, 1995.
Branch, Taylor. At Canaan’s Edge: America in the King Years, 1965–1968. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2006.
Carpenter, Bill. Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia. San Francisco: Backbeat Books, 2005.
Charles, Ray, and David Ritz. Brother Ray. New York: Dial Press, 1978.
Cohen, Aaron. Amazing Grace. New York: Continuum, 2011.
Cohodas, Nadine. Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington. New York: Pantheon, 2004.
Cole, Natalie, with David Ritz. Love Brought Me Back: A Journey of Loss and Gain. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2010.
Cole, Natalie, with Digby Diehl. Angel on My Shoulder. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2000.
Davis, Clive, with Anthony DeCurtis. The Soundtrack of My Life. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2012.
Dobkin, Matt. I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You: Aretha Franklin, Respect, and the Making of a Soul Music Masterpiece. New York: St. Martin’s, 2004.
Farley, Charles. Soul of the Man: Bobby “Blue” Bland. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2011.
Franklin, Aretha, and David Ritz. Aretha: From These Roots. New York: Villard, 1999.
Franklin, Rev. C. L. Give Me This Mountain: Life History and Selected Sermons. Edited by Jeff Todd Tilton. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1989.
Freeman, Scott. Otis! New York: St. Martin’s, 2001.
Heilbut, Anthony. The Fan Who Knew Too Much: Aretha Franklin, the Rise of the Soap Opera, Children of the Gospel Church, and Other Meditations. New York: Knopf, 2012.
———. The Gospel Sound: Good News and Bad Times. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1975.
James, Etta, and David Ritz. Rage to Survive. New York: Villard, 1995.
Jones, Quincy. Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones. New York: Doubleday, 2001.
Kelley, Robin D. G. Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. New York: Free Press, 2009.
King, B.B., with David Ritz. Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B.B. King. New York: Avon Books, 1996.
Knight, Gladys. Between Each Line of Pain and Glory: My Life Story. New York: Hyperion, 1997.
LaVette, Bettye, with David Ritz. A Woman Like Me. New York: Blue Rider Press, 2013.
Pleasants, Henry. The Great American Popular Singers. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974.
Prial, Dunstan. The Producer: John Hammond and the Soul of American Music. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.
Richards, Keith, with James Fox. Life. Boston: Little, Brown, 2010.
Ritz, David. Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1985.
Robinson, Smokey, with David Ritz. Smokey: Inside My Life. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1989.
Salvatore, Nick. Singing in a Strange Land: C. L. Franklin, the Black Church, and the Transformation of America. Boston: Little, Brown, 2005.
Schwerin, Jules. Got to Tell It: Mahalia Jackson, Queen of Gospel. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.
Seymour, Craig. Luther: The Life and Longing of Luther Vandross. New York: HarperCollins, 1994.
Ward-Royster, Willa, as told to Toni Rose. How I Got Over: Clara Ward and the World-Famous Ward Singers. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1997.
Wexler, Jerry, and David Ritz. Rhythm and the Blues: A Life in American Music. New York: Knopf, 1993.
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY*
Albums on Chess Records
Songs of Faith (1956)
Albums on Columbia Records
Aretha (1961)
The Electrifying Aretha Franklin (1962)
The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin (1962)
Laughing on the Outside (1963)
Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington (1964)
Runnin’ Out of Fools (1964)
Yeah!!! In Person with Her Quartet (1965)
Soul Sister (1965)
Take It Like You Give It (1967)
Aretha Franklin’s Greatest Hits (1967)
Take a Look (1967)
Aretha Franklin’s Greatest Hits Vol. II (1968)
Soft and Beautiful (1969)
Today I Sing the Blues (1969)
In the Beginning: The World of Aretha Franklin 1960–1967 (1972)
Aretha: The First 12 Sides (1972)
Aretha Franklin: Legendary Queen of Soul (1981)
The Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years 1960–1965 (2002)
Take a Look: Aretha Franklin Complete on Columbia (2011, box set; includes DVD Aretha ’64! Live on The Steve Allen Show)
Albums on Atlantic Records
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967)
Aretha Arrives (1967)
Lady Soul (1968)
Aretha Now (1968)
Aretha in Paris (1968)
Aretha Franklin: Soul ’69 (1969)
Aretha’s Gold (1969)
This Girl’s in Love with You (1970)
Spirit in the Dark (1970)
Aretha Live at Fillmore West (1971)
Young, Gifted, and Black (1972)
&n
bsp; Amazing Grace (1972, two-record set)
Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) (1973)
Let Me in Your Life (1974)
With Everything I Feel in Me (1974)
You (1975)
Sparkle (1976)
Sweet Passion (1977)
Almighty Fire (1978)
La Diva (1979)
Aretha’s Jazz (1984)
Aretha Franklin: 30 Greatest Hits (1986, two-record set)
Amazing Grace: The Complete Recordings (1999, two-disc set)
Albums on Arista Records
Aretha (1980)
Love All the Hurt Away (1981)
Jump to It (1982)
Get It Right (1983)
Who’s Zoomin’ Who? (1985)
Aretha (1986)
One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism (1987, two-record set)
Through the Storm (1989)
What You See Is What You Sweat (1991)
Aretha Franklin Greatest Hits 1980–1994 (1994)
A Rose Is Still a Rose (1998)
So Damn Happy (2003)
Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen (2007)
Knew You Were Waiting: The Best of Aretha Franklin 1980–1988 (2012)
Albums on Aretha’s Records
A Woman Falling Out of Love (2011)
Albums on Rhino Records
Aretha Franklin: Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings (1992, box set)
Aretha Franklin: Rare and Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul (2007, two-disc set)
Oh Me Oh My: Aretha Live in Philly, 1972 (2008)
This Christmas (2009)
Appearances on Other Albums
“Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do).” Johnny Carson, Here’s Johnny: Magic Moments from the ‘Tonight Show’ (Casablanca Records, 1974)
“Think.” The Blues Brothers: Original Soundtrack Recording, various artists (Atlantic, 1980)
“Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves.” Eurythmics, Be Yourself Tonight (RCA, 1985)
“Someday We’ll All Be Free.” Malcolm X: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack, various artists (Qwest, 1992)
“O Christmas Tree.” A Very Special Christmas 2, various artists (A&M Records, 1992)
“What Now My Love.” Frank Sinatra, Duets (Capitol, 1993)
“A Deeper Love.” Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit—Songs from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, various artists (Hollywood Records, 1993)
“Respect.” Grammy’s Greatest Moments Volume II, various artists (Atlantic, 1994)
“Bridge Over Troubled Water.” Grammy’s Greatest Moments Volume III, various artists (Atlantic, 1994)
“The Makings of You.” A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield, various artists (Warner Brothers Records, 1994)
“You’ve Got a Friend.” Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King, various artists (Atlantic, 1995)
“It Hurts Like Hell.” Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album, various artists (Arista, 1995)
“Jumpin’ Jack Flash.” Jumpin’ Jack Flash: Original Movie Soundtrack, various artists (Musicrama, 1995)
“I’ll Fly Away.” Diana: Princess of Wales Tribute, various artists (Sony, 1997, two-disc set)
“Respect.” Blues Brothers 2000: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, various artists (Universal, 1998)
“Chain of Fools,” “A Natural Woman,” “Testimony.” VH1 Divas Live, various artists (Sony, 1998)
“Don’t Waste Your Time.” Mary J. Blige, Mary (MCA Records, 1999)
“Ain’t No Way.” Ali: Original Soundtrack (Interscope, 2001)
“Respect.” Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack—Special Collectors’ Edition (Sony, 2001, two-disc set)
“A House Is Not a Home.” So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross, various artists (J Records, 2005)
“Message from Aretha,” “Gotta Make It (Remix).” Trey Songz, I Gotta Make It (Atlantic, 2005)
“Never Gonna Break My Faith.” Bobby (motion picture soundtrack), various artists (Island Def Jam, 2006)
“How Do You Keep the Music Playing?” Tony Bennett, Duets II (Columbia, 2011)
Selected Albums by Rev. C. L. Franklin
Hannah the Ideal Mother (Atlanta International, 2006)
The Best of Rev. C. L. Franklin (Jewel Records, 2010)
Albums by Erma Franklin
Super Soul Sister (Brunswick Records, 2003)
Piece of Her Heart: The Epic and Shout Years (Shout Records, 2009)
Albums by Carolyn Franklin
Baby Dynamite! (RCA, 1969)
Sister Soul: The Best of the RCA Years 1969–1976 (Ace Records, 2006)
SELECTED VIDEOGRAPHY AND FILMOGRAPHY*
Videography
Aretha Franklin Live at Park West
(Image Entertainment, 1985)
The Blues Brothers (Collectors’ Edition)
(Universal, 1998)
“Think” [1980]
The Blues Brothers 2000
(Universal, 1998)
“Respect”
VH1 Divas Live
(Sony, 1998)
“Chain of Fools”
“Natural Woman”
Eurythmics: Greatest Hits
(BMG, 2000)
“Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves”
25 Years of Hits: Arista Records 25th Anniversary
(Sunset Home Visual Entertainment, 2000)
“I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me),” “It Hurts Like Hell,” and “Freeway of Love”
[medley]
Ladies and Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
(Sony, 2000)
“I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)”
Rhythm, Love and Soul
(SHOUT! RECORDS, 2003)
“Respect”
“At Last”
“Freeway of Love”
More Rhythm, Love and Soul
(SHOUT! RECORDS, 2003)
“Chain of Fools”
This Is Tom Jones
(Time Life, 2007, three-disc set)
“I Say a Little Prayer” [1970]
“The Party’s Over” [1970]
Take a Look: Aretha Franklin Complete on Columbia
(Columbia, 2011, box set)
Includes DVD Aretha ’64! Live on The Steve Allen Show
“Lover Come Back to Me” [1964]
“Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody” [1964]
“Won’t Be Long” [1964]
“Skylark” [1964]
“Evil Gal Blues” [1964]
Aretha Franklin: Live in Paris [1977]
(Hudson Street, 2011)
Tony Bennett: Duets II—The Great Performances
(Sony, 2012)
“How Do You Keep the Music Playing?”
Filmography
The Blues Brothers
(Universal, 1980)
The Blues Brothers 2000
(Universal, 1998)
The Zen of Bennett
(Columbia, 2012)
[documentary]
Note: Dates in brackets indicate original release of material.
* Compiled by Roberta Ritz
* Compiled by Roberta Ritz
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CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Welcome
Dedication
Meeting the Queen
Part One
SACRED SOURCES
1. Father and Daughter
2. Instability
3. Mothers and Fathers
4. The Sex Circus
5. The Blood
6. Moving On Up
Part Two
COLUMBIA
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nbsp; 7. The Biggest and Best
8. Gentleman Pimp
9. Water, Water Everywhere
10. What a Difference a Day Makes
11. Fools
Part Three
ATLANTIC
12. Never Loved
13. Keep Rolling
14. Natural
15. Year of Years
16. High Maintenance
17. Spirit
18. Right Reverend
19. Amazing
20. Hey
21. Shop Around
22. The Spark
23. Fairy-Tale Princess
24. The Hustle
Part Four
ARISTA
25. Daddy’s Little Girl
26. Back on Track
27. Home
28. Our Father
29. Diva-fication
30. In the Storm Too Long
31. The Mixture As Before
32. Party Therapy
33. A Rose
34. Vincerò
35. Damage Control
Part Five
THE LIONESS IN WINTER
36. What Aretha Wants
37. Oldies but Goodies
38. A Woman Falling Out of Love
39. The Once and Future Queen
Photographs
Acknowledgments
Also by David Ritz
Notes
Bibliography
Selected Discography
Selected Videography and Filmography
Newsletters
Copyright
Copyright
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Cover design by Mario Pulice
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