The early success: 1961-1966
Franklin first album was released in January 1961. Because of his love of Dinah Washington, Franklin has a record label mainlyjazz influenced pop music singer to expect success with this format that the label had with Billie Holiday. British founder, John Hammond later acknowledged in an interview years later that he thought the British did not really understand the context of Franklin in the Gospel and fail to highlight the secular aspects of his recordings .After scoring two top ten R & B hits with "Operation Heartbreak" and "Will not Be Long" in 1961, Franklin scored his first top 40 pop hit with her rendition of "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby Melody Dixie. "However, later failed to find the same success, but Franklin almost fifty-hit with" Runnin 'Out of Fools "in 1963.
After launching a tribute album to Dinah Washington, British drift away from the dream of early jazz and singer for Franklin hits record refunds of the girl group-oriented, including "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in a Kiss Him), "" Every Little Bit Hurts "and" Mockingbird ", but any attempt to bring success to the matter failed. However, Franklin has earned a reputation for a multi-talented singer and musician. During the show in 1965 , host of the celebration was to give a diadem crown Franklin said she was "the queen of soul." The title will prove prophetic. In 1966, faced with a recording contract with Columbia, Franklin decided to not to sign a new contract with the label and resolved with an agreement with the Atlantic. Having achieved success in the Atlantic, the British will release the material from previous recordings with the label Franklin. This continued in 1969.
Superstardom: 1967-1972
Franklin began recording his first songs for Atlantic in early 1967.Originally sent the legendary Muscle Shoals studio where FAME theMuscle Shoals Rhythm Section is a group internally, Franklin cut the first piece - the blues ballad "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I love you)" which finally allows Franklin to see his gospel side. The tensions between husband Franklin-then-manager Ted White and a musician because Franklin and White hid from public view in New York. Franklin eventually returned to the studio in New York to save face B, gospel-oriented "Do Right Woman." "I liked the man" climbed to both pop and R & B song on the release, which peaked at number nine and number one respectively. His second single with Atlantic will also be the largest he's most famous work."Respect," originally written and recorded by Otis Redding R & B singer, will be a great success after returning powered Franklin gospel song. This song has also started a Franklin model in the song, then during the production of a singing call and response with Franklin is generally supported by her sisters Carolyn and Erma Franklin and The Sweet Inspirations. Franklin is credited with the background vocals and define ad-libbing lines, "respect, know what it means to me / take care of TCB," while his sister yelled at her, "sock to me." Franklin version peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, it being the sixties songs. Franklin had three top ten hits in 1967 - "Baby I Love You", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" and "Chain of Fools". "Respect" Franklin won the first two Grammys. He eventually won eight Grammy Awards in a row under the Best Female R & B Vocal Performance category.
At the end of the year, Franklin is not only a superstar, but it stands as a symbol of the civil rights movement in part because of his interpretation of "Respect", which has a strong feminist themes after Franklin's registration. Franklin's other hits during the late sixties, including "Think", he brought Dionne Warwick "I Say Little Prayer," "Is not No Way" and "The House That Jack Built" among others. In the late sixties, the title of Franklin as "Queen of Soul" has become permanent in the eyes of the media. After some struggles in 1969, he returned with the ballad "Call Me" in January 1970. In the same year, he hit another with his version of the Gospel of Ben E. King''Don't Play That Song, while in 1971, Franklin became famous as one of the first black player for the title of the Fillmore West where he then released a live album. In the same year he released his famous Young, Gifted & Black album, which featured two Top Ten hits, ballads "Daydreamin" and funk-oriented "Rocksteady". In 1972, he released his first gospel album in nearly two decades with Amazing Grace. This album became the biggest selling ever it is released, selling over two million copies and became the album of gospel's best selling of all time.
