- Aretha (1986 album)
Infobox Album
Name = Aretha
Type = studio
Artist = Aretha Franklin
Released = 1986
Recorded =
Genre =R&B ,pop music
Length = 45:26
Label =Arista Records
Producer =Narada Michael Walden
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kcfpxqwjldae link]
Last album = "Who's Zoomin' Who? " (1985)
This album = "Aretha" (1986)
Next album = "One Lord One Faith One Baptism " (1987)"Aretha" is a solo album by
R&B singerAretha Franklin onArista Records in 1986. This is the third album with this title to be released by the artist. Other Franklin albums titled "Aretha" were also released in 1980 and 1961.The album yielded her first number-one pop single in two decades with "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)," a duet with
George Michael . "Aretha" also featured the hit singles "Jimmy Lee," "Rock-A-Lott," and her cover ofThe Rolling Stones ' "Jumpin' Jack Flash" which functioned as the theme song from theWhoopi Goldberg comedy of the same name. The album is noteworthy for the striking cover which wasAndy Warhol 's last work before his death. When Aretha was taken out of print, it had sold over 900,000 US copies.Track listing
# "Jimmy Lee" (5:47)
# "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) " (withGeorge Michael ) (4:02)
# "Do You Still Remember" (5:07)
# "Jumpin' Jack Flash " (5:04)
# "Rock-A-Lott" (6:23)
# "An Angel Cries" (5:03)
# "He'll Come Along" (4:13)
# "If You Need My Love Tonight" (4:34)
# "Look to the Rainbow" (5:13)External links
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