tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651793461669838417.post6369751766836155272..comments2023-08-27T11:18:47.382+02:00Comments on Fidel Benitez Blog: Aretha Franklin BiographyFidel Benitezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04632969086071582662noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651793461669838417.post-20274605395696531162015-06-20T18:48:54.507+02:002015-06-20T18:48:54.507+02:00"That girl stole that song from me," Oti..."That girl stole that song from me," Otis Redding says during a clip in a VH-1 special on Aretha Franklin that aired in spring 2001. The "stolen" song is Redding's own "Respect." No doubt the "theft" was made up for by the hefty writer royalties the Memphis soul great earned from the million-plus sales of the single. Though Redding had a 1965 number five R&B hit with the song, it would be Franklin's version which earned the most "respect." Recorded in February 1967, the recording session boasted the same Muscle Shoals rhythm section that had played on her million-selling Atlantic Records debut single, "I Never Loved a Man (The Way That I Love You." Franklin and her sister/frequent collaborator Carolyn Franklin are credited with coming up with the song's signature "sock it to me" break. Saxman King Curtis supplied the fat, cohesive key-changing solo which is akin to his work on Sam and Dave's "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby." With input from Arif Mardin and engineer Tom Dowd, the Jerry Wexler-produced "Respect" held the number one R&B spot for an astounding eight weeks and number one pop for two weeks in spring 1967.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133301827360493806noreply@blogger.com