The decline and fall of the Atlantic: 1973-1979
Aretha had another number one R & B hit in 1973 with Carolyn Franklin and William "Sonny" Sanders-compound "Angel", but its parent album, Hey Now Hey (Other Side of Heaven), not to repeat the success of albums Other Franklin. In 1974, after four years appearing in Afrocentric clothing style, glam singer for review and release red hair styled Let Me In Your Life. The album was produced smash single, "Until You Come Back to Me (that's what I'll do it)." While a few singles, then find success in the charts R & B, Franklin has lost public favor pop soul music began to be beaten by the disco genre emerged. Atlantic Records is also the point of priority attention for Roberta Flack, causing the relationship between Franklin and the company became insane as a result. Franklin refused to give him a number of songs by Marvin Yancy and Chuck Jackson (although eventually they will contribute to 1975, his album, you). Some songs are "This will be (an everlasting love)" later recorded by Natalie Cole. After the arrival of Cole and Chaka Khan, star Franklin back in the community although it is always respected.
Franklin briefly in the top 40 in 1976 with the production of Curtis Mayfield, Sparkle, who had the number one R & B hit, "giving him something he can feel." However, Franklin struggling to find success with next release. After the release of 1979 The Diva, the efforts of Franklin to find an audience that flopped disco, Franklin decided to terminate its contract with Atlantic. During his appearance in Las Vegas in June 1979, father of Franklin, CL, was shot during attempted robbery at his home in LaSalle Street in Detroit. The incident left CL in a coma for five years. Franklin returns to the Detroit area in late 1982 Los Angeles (where he moved in 1976) to help take care of his father in Detroit.
Comeback: 1980-1989
In 1980, Franklin was among other prominent rhythm and blues and soul artists including Ray Charles and James Brown appeared in the movie The Blues Brothers. Franklin received a notice for her role as the woman musician Matt "Guitar" Murphy, and engaging in a brief war of words with Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi before entering the "Think". After this performance, Clive Davis signed the Franklin hisArista Records imprint. Single "United Together" and George Benson-featured "Love All the Hurt Away" Franklin returns to ten R & B at the top while the 1982 Jump to It, featuring contemporary R & B style production by Luther Vandross, a way back in the team on Franklin music charts pop. The album stayed at # 1 on the R & B Albums chart for seven weeks and crossed over 23 on the Billboard album # 200, sold over 600,000 units and became a Certified Gold debut album since the soundtrack Aretha Sparkle. The track became the first title of Franklin number one R & B hit in five years, also hit # 24 on the Hot 100. After the relative failure of his follow-up 1983, Get It Right, also produced by Vandross, Franklin took some personal time off. After the death of his father in July 1984, entered the U. S. Aretha Sound Studios in Detroit to record a new album for Arista in October this year.Inspired by the recent success of fellow artist Tina Turner and Whitney Houston star seems to Arista, Arista Franklin combined with Narada Michael Walden.
The album was released in July 1985, Who's Zoomin 'Who, characteristics? R & B, pop, dance, synthpop and rock elements and succeed Franklin firstplatinum-certified. The album was released several hits including the title track and the Motown-inspired "Freeway of Love." rock-influenced duo Annie Lennox, "Sisters are Doin 'It Alone" also became a hit for Franklin on the charts but did not rise higher than # 66 R & B charts since his voice is more rock pop trend. The video for every single equipment has become important onMTV, BET and VH-1 between video channels. In 1986, Franklin published a self-titled follow-up Who's Zoomin 'Who. The album has sold nearly a million copies and featuring the number one hit, "I know you wait for me," a duet with George Michael. This song became the first single since Franklin "Respect" is almost 20 years, returned to hit number one on the Hot 100. Other results from the album included covers of "Jumpin 'Jack Flash" and other hit Motown-inspired "Jimmy Lee". A year later, Franklin returned to her gospel roots with an album, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, which failed to repeat the success of Amazing Grace, despite record high "Oh Happy Day" with Mavis Staples but has not reached the Billboard Top 10 gospel album charts.
