3.4K views · 332 reactions | ARETHA FRANKLIN: A PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN 1970-1974  a collection of her first five 1970s studio albums including ‘This Girls’ In Love With You’, ‘Young Gifted and Black’ & more alongside session alternates, outtakes & demos—AVAILABLE DEC 1 on 6LP/5CD! https://arethaf.lnk.to/POTQPR | Aretha Franklin | Facebook

"When Franklin went into the New York City studio on Valentine’s Day to record 'Respect,' she was nowhere near the icon that she is today. Just as the civil rights and women’s liberation movements were taking America by storm, Franklin’s gender role-bending remake blew apart the original song’s message" -LIFETIME February, 1967: Aretha performs a cover of Otis Redding's song RESPECT. The rest is history ✨ Read more about the impact and influence of Aretha's most iconic track here: Aretha.lnk.to/