1971 Aretha Franklin – Rock Steady (US:#9 UK:#89)
“Rock Steady” is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Aretha Franklin, released in October 1971 from her eighteenth album, Young, Gifted and Black (1972). The single reached the #9 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 charts that same year. It also peaked at #2 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart. The original A-side, a rendition of the song “Oh Me Oh My (I’m a Fool for You Baby)”, peaked at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart.
Album
Young, Gifted And Black is the eighteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Aretha Franklin, released in early 1972, by Atlantic Records. The album climbed to number 2 on Billboard’s R&B albums survey and peaked at Number 11 on the main album chart. It was quickly certified Gold by the RIAA. Its title was cut from […]
Muscians
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Organ | Donny Hathaway |
| Piano | Aretha Franklin |
| Sax | Andrew Love |
| Trumpet | Wayne Jackson |
| Percussion | Mac Rebennack |
| Percussion | Bob Popwell |
| Background Vocals | Carolyn Franklin |
| Background Vocals | Erma Franklin |
| Background Vocals | Ann S Clark |
| Background Vocals | Margaret Branch |
| Background Vocals | Pat Smith |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
Produced By
Arif Mardin
Jerry Wexler
Songwriters
Aretha Franklin
Charts
US:# 9
UK:#89