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Janelle Monáe - Rock Steady - A Grammy Celebration Aretha Franklin - 2019

2022-08-15 311 Dailymotion

"Rock Steady" is a song written and performed by Aretha Franklin and released in 1971, from the album Young, Gifted and Black.[2] 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.<br />The first known cover of the song was in 1972 by Sweet Salvation who recorded a whip-snapping cover for their sole eponymous album.<br />The Jackson Sisters recorded a cover of the song in 1976 for their eponymous album.<br />In 1987, a house version of the song was recorded by singer Dalis and released on Trax Records.<br />Patti Austin covered the song on her 1994 album That Secret Place.<br />Prince released a version on his 2007 live album, Indigo Nights. The song features Beverley Knight.<br />In 2008 the song was sampled by Japanese R&B singer Namie Amuro in her own song, "Rock Steady".<br />Richard Elliot also covered this song as an instrumental in 2010 off his album, which was also titled Rock Steady. Aretha's vocals were replaced by Rich's saxophone.<br />Dawn Robinson of the group En Vogue did a solo cover of the song on 1998's Dr. Dolittle soundtrack.<br />The song is used as a diegetic track in Driver: San Francisco.<br />Rap group People Under the Stairs mention the song in their song "The Next Step II".<br />Daryl Hall and John Oates covered the song on their 2004 album Our Kind of Soul.<br />Regina Love covered the song in The Voice (U.S. season 9).<br />In 2012, Christine Anu covered the song on her album, Rewind: The Aretha Franklin Songbook.<br />Rap duo EPMD sampled the beat and Franklin's lyrics (more pronounced on the remix) for their 1989 single "I'm Housin" from their debut LP Strictly Business.<br />Spanish rock rap band Def Con Dos sampled the horn section of the song's chorus on their song "Promiscuidad".

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