| “Respect” | ||
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| Song by Otis Redding | ||
| Album | Otis Blue | |
| Released | August 15, 1965 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Recorded | Stax Studios, Memphis, Tennessee: 1965 | |
| Genre | Soul, jazz | |
| Length | 2:08 | |
| Label | Volt/Atco V-128 | |
| Writer | Otis Redding | |
| Producer | Steve Cropper | |
| Otis Blue track listing | ||
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| Single by Aretha Franklin from the album I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You | |||||
| B-side | "Dr. Feelgood" (Aretha White-Ted White) | ||||
| Released | April 1967 | ||||
| Format | 7" single | ||||
| Recorded | FAME Studios: February 14, 1967 | ||||
| Genre | Soul | ||||
| Length | 2:26 | ||||
| Label | Atlantic 2403 | ||||
| Producer | Jerry Wexler | ||||
| Aretha Franklin singles chronology | |||||
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"Respect" is a 1967 hit song and the signature song of the R&B singer Aretha Franklin, written and originally released by Volt recording artist Otis Redding in 1965. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed Otis Ray Redding Jr ( September 9, 1941 December 10, 1967) was an American soul singer An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Otis Blue Otis Redding Sings Soul is the third Studio album by soul singer Otis Redding, released September 15, 1965 Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. 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A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Steve "The Colonel" Cropper (born October 21, 1941) is an American guitarist songwriter and producer Otis Blue Otis Redding Sings Soul is the third Studio album by soul singer Otis Redding, released September 15, 1965 " Ole Man Trouble " is a song written by Otis Redding and the first track from his 1965 album Otis Blue Otis Redding Sings Soul. " A Change Is Gonna Come " is a 1964 single by R&B singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, written and first recorded in 1963 and released under the RCA Victor Down in the Valley is a 1962 R&B song by Solomon Burke. 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Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You is an album by Aretha Franklin, released on March 10, 1967 (see 1967 in music) A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Ted White is the name of Ted White (author (1938- an American science fiction author Ted White (stuntman, an American stuntman FAME (Florence Alabama Music Enterprises Studios are located at 603 East Avalon Muscle Shoals AL Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Gerald "Jerry" Wexler ( January 10 1917 &ndash August 15 2008) was a music journalist turned music producer and was regarded Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the " I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You " is a 1967 Soul single released by American singer Aretha Franklin. "Baby I Love You" is a pop song written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector, originally recorded in 1964 by The Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. A signature song is the one Song (or in some cases one of a few songs that a popular and well-established Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Stax Records is an American record label founded in 1957 originally based out of Memphis Tennessee. Otis Ray Redding Jr ( September 9, 1941 December 10, 1967) was an American soul singer Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. While Redding wrote the song as a man's plea for respect and recognition from a woman, the roles were reversed for Franklin's version. Aretha Franklin's cover was a landmark for the feminist movement, and is often considered as one of the best songs of the Rock & Roll era, earning her two Grammy Award in 1968 for "Best Rhythm & Blues Recording" and "Best Rhythm & Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female", and was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African The 10th Grammy Awards were held February 29th, 1968. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1967. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also Grammy Grammy Hall of Fame Award List of Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients A-D List of Grammy Hall Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) In 2002, the Library of Congress honored Franklins version by adding it to the National Recording Registry. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->The recordings preserved It is number five on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published [1] It was also included in the list of Songs of the Century, by the Recording Industry of America and the National Endowment for the Arts. The " Songs of the Century " list is part of an education project by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA the National Endowment for the Arts
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Origins
Otis Redding wrote and recorded "Respect" as a blues tune in the studio while finishing his third album, Otis Blue. Otis Blue Otis Redding Sings Soul is the third Studio album by soul singer Otis Redding, released September 15, 1965 The album became widely successful, even outside of his largely R&B and blues fanbase. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression When released in the summer of 1965, the song reached the top five on Billboard's Black Singles Chart. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. The song even crossed over to pop radio's white audience, peaking at number thirty-five there. At the time, the song became Redding's second largest crossover hit (after "I've Been Loving You Too Long") and paved the way to future presence at American radio. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Making of a hit
Producer Jerry Wexler had come across Redding's song and brought it to Franklin's attention. Gerald "Jerry" Wexler ( January 10 1917 &ndash August 15 2008) was a music journalist turned music producer and was regarded While Redding's version was popular among his core R&B audience, Wexler thought the song had potential to be a crossover hit and demonstrate Franklin's vocal ability. Together with Aretha's sisters, Carolyn and Erma, singing backup "Respect" was recorded on Valentine's Day of 1967. Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a Holiday celebrated on February 14
During the recording process, a bridge was added to Redding's original composition. Another addition was King Curtis' tenor saxophone and the slicker production of Wexler and co-producer Arif Mardin. Curtis Ousley ( February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971) who performed under the name King Curtis, was an American The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the Saxophone family a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s Arif Mardin (Istanbul March 15, 1932 – New York June 25, 2006) was a Turkish - American Music producer The resulting song was featured on Franklin's Atlantic Records debut album, I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock As the title track became a hit on both R&B and pop radio, Atlantic Records arranged for the release of this new version of "Respect" as a single.
Franklin's rendition found even greater success than the original, spending two weeks atop the Billboard Pop Singles chart, and for eight weeks on the Billboard Black Singles chart. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It also became a hit internationally, reaching number ten in the United Kingdom, and helping to transform Franklin from a domestic star into an international one. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Even Otis Redding himself was impressed with the performance of the song, and at the Monterey Pop Festival in the summer of the cover's release, he was quoted playfully describing "Respect" as the song "that little girl done stole from me. The Monterey International Pop Music Festival was a three-day concert event held June 16 to June 18 1967 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey "
What did she say?
Franklin's version of the song contains the famous lines (as printed in the lyrics included in the 1985 compilation album Atlantic Soul Classics):
- R-E-S-P-E-C-T
- Find out what it means to me
- R-E-S-P-E-C-T
- Take care . . . TCB
The last line is often misquoted as "Take out, TCP", or something similar, and indeed most published music sheets which include the lyrics have this incorrect line in them. The confusion seems to have arisen from the fact that the entire sequence was an ad-lib by Franklin, not present in Redding's original song. [2] Thus, for that sequence, there were no official written lyrics to quote, and those transcribing the lyrics would have had to take their "best guess" as to the words being sung.
"TCB" is an abbreviation that was commonly used in the 1960s and 1970s, meaning "Taking Care of Business", and it was particularly widely used in African-American culture. African American culture in the United States refers to the cultural contributions of African ethnic groups to the culture of the United States either as part of or distinct from [3] However, it was somewhat less well-known outside of that culture[4], yielding a possible explanation as to why it was not recognized by those who transcribed Franklin's words for music sheets.
Legacy
"Respect" is one of several songs considered to have defined the 1960s. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 It has appeared in dozens of films and still receives consistent play on oldies radio stations. In the 1970s, Franklin's version of the song came to exemplify the feminist movement. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Although she had numerous hits after "Respect", and several before its release, the song became Franklin's signature song and her best-known recording. A signature song is the one Song (or in some cases one of a few songs that a popular and well-established
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You was ranked eighty-third in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All-Time in 2002. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Two years later, "Respect" was fifth in the magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All-Time. The song "Respect" is part of the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list. [5]
Despite being greatly overshadowed, Redding's version is still considered a soul classic, and highly regarded by fans of Stax-Volt and southern soul recordings. Stax Records is an American record label founded in 1957 originally based out of Memphis Tennessee. Southern soul is a type of Soul music that emerged from the Southern United States.
The Vagrants, a Long Island, New York blue-eyed soul group recorded a version of Respect in 1967, which became a minor hit in the Eastern United States. Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches Blue-eyed soul (also known as white soul) is a term used to describe R&B or Soul music performed by white artists The Eastern Half of The United States, the American East, or simply the East is traditionally defined as the states east of the Mississippi River. Another regional band that had a hit with the song was the Michigan-based rock band The Rationals, whose 1966 release of the song received airplay on Detroit radio stations and predated the release of Aretha Franklin's version by a year.
The Rotary Connection also have a version of the song, recorded in 1969 for Chess Records. Rotary Connection was a Psychedelic soul band formed in Chicago in 1966 Chess Records was an American Record label based in Chicago Illinois.
The song was covered by the Basque fusion-rock band Negu Gorriak, translated as "Errespetua" (respect in euskara) for their 1996 cover album Salam, agur. The Basques (Euskaldunak are a people who inhabit a region spanning over parts of north-central Spain and southwestern France. Negu Gorriak ( Basque for "Red Winters" or "Harsh Winters") is an underground Basque rock group Basque ( native name: euskara) is the Language spoken by the Basque people who inhabit the Pyrenees in North-Central Spain After the band's split, singer Fermin Muguruza continued to perform his version of the song in some of his solo projects' concerts, and it appeared as the final track on his live album Kontrabanda - Barcelona, Apolo 2004-I-21. Fermin Muguruza ( Irun, Gipuzkoa, The Basque Country) is a basque rock musician singer songwriter producer and record label manager
The phrase "what you want, baby I got it" is interpolated on Joss Stone's song "Headturner", from her 2007 album Introducing Joss Stone. Joss Stone (born Jocelyn Eve Stoker on 11 April 1987 is an English soul and R&B Singer-songwriter and actress. Introducing Joss Stone is the third Studio album by English soul singer Joss Stone, released in March 2007 (see 2007 in
Chart performance
Otis Redding version
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1965 | Black Singles Chart | #4 |
| 1965 | Pop Singles Chart | #35 |
| 1965 | Italian Singles Chart | #60 |
Aretha Franklin version
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Black Singles Chart | #1 (8wks) |
| 1967 | Pop Singles Chart | #1 (2wks) |
| 1967 | Canadian Singles Chart | #2 |
| 1967 | Italian Singles Chart | #7 |
| 1967 | UK Singles Chart | #10 |
Credits
- Written by Otis Redding. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Otis Ray Redding Jr ( September 9, 1941 December 10, 1967) was an American soul singer
Otis Redding version
- Produced by Steve Cropper
- Instrumentation by Steve Cropper (guitar), Isaac Hayes (keyboards), Al Jackson, Jr. (drums), Andrew Love (sax), Gene Miller (trumpet), Floyd Newman (sax). Steve "The Colonel" Cropper (born October 21, 1941) is an American guitarist songwriter and producer Steve "The Colonel" Cropper (born October 21, 1941) is an American guitarist songwriter and producer Isaac Lee Hayes Jr (August 20 1942 – August 10 2008 was an American Academy Award winning soul and Funk singer-songwriter Musician
- Background vocals by William Bell and Earl Sims.
Aretha Franklin version
- Produced by Jerry Wexler and Arif Mardin. Gerald "Jerry" Wexler ( January 10 1917 &ndash August 15 2008) was a music journalist turned music producer and was regarded Arif Mardin (Istanbul March 15, 1932 – New York June 25, 2006) was a Turkish - American Music producer
- Engineering by Tom Dowd. Tom Dowd ( October 20, 1925 – October 27, 2002) was an American Recording engineer and producer for Atlantic
- Instrumentation by Willie Bridges (sax), Charles Chalmers (sax), Gene Chrisman (drums), Tommy Cogbill (bass), Dewey Oldham (keyboards), and Curtis Ousley (sax). Curtis Ousley ( February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971) who performed under the name King Curtis, was an American
- Background vocals by Carolyn Franklin and Erma Franklin. Carolyn Ann Franklin ( May 13 1944, Memphis Tennessee – April 25 1988) was the younger sister of Soul music singer Erma Vernice Franklin ( March 13, 1938 – September 7, 2002) was an American soul, Rhythm and blues, and
| Preceded by "Groovin'" by The Young Rascals | Billboard Hot 100 number one single (Aretha Franklin version) June 3, 1967 | Succeeded by "Windy" by The Association |
| Preceded by "Somethin' Stupid" by Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra | United World Chart number one single (Aretha Franklin version) June 17, 1967 – July 1, 1967 | Succeeded by "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum |
Parodies
- In the show Bill Nye the Science Guy, the music video in the episode Garbage is called R-e-c-y-c-l-e, a parody of this song. " Groovin' " is a single released in 1967 by The Young Rascals that became a number one hit and one of the group's Signature songs Written The Rascals (initially known as The Young Rascals) were an American soul and rock group of the 1960s Pre-Hot 100 era 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. " Windy " is a Pop music song written by Ruthann Friedman and recorded by The Association. " Somethin' Stupid " is a song written by C Carson Parks and originally recorded in 1967 by Parks and his wife Gaile Foote as "Carson and Gaile" Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940, in Jersey City New Jersey) is an American Singer and actress. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. " A Whiter Shade of Pale " is a song by the British band Procol Harum. Procol Harum are a British rock band formed in the 1960s which built an important foundation for what would become Progressive rock, or perhaps more Bill Nye the Science Guy was an Emmy Award -winning educational Television program, hosted by Bill Nye.
References
- The Very Best of Otis Redding. Rhino/Atlantic Recording Corporation, 1992. Los Angeles, CA.
- I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You. Atlantic Recording Corporation, 1967. New York, NY.
Notes
- ^ The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. RollingStone. com. Retrieved on 2007-06-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks
- ^ Redding, Otis. "Respect", 1965, Volt Records
- ^ Dobkin, Matt (2004). I Never Loved a Man the Way I Loved You: Aretha Franklin, Respect, and the Making of a Soul Music Masterpiece. New York: St. Martin's Press, pp 169-170. ISBN 0-312-31828-6.
- ^ Landy, Eugene E. The Underground Dictionary, New York: Simon and Schuster (1971), ISBN 0671210122
- ^ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame "500 songs that shaped rock and roll" [1]
See also
These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1967.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic