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href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a></th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;">from the album <i> <a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Zoomin%27_Who%3F" title="Who's Zoomin' Who?">Who's Zoomin' Who?</a> </i></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/A-side_and_B-side" title="A-side and B-side">B-side</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">"Until You Say You Love Me"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">June 5, 1985</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">1984</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div 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Cohen">Jeffrey Cohen</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Narada_Michael_Walden" title="Narada Michael Walden">Narada Michael Walden</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Narada Michael Walden</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a> singles chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background: transparent; color: inherit; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0;">"Every Girl (Wants My Guy)" <br />(1983) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding:.2em .1em;">"<b>Freeway of Love</b>" <br />(1985) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em;">"<a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Zoomin%27_Who" title="Who's Zoomin' Who">Who's Zoomin' Who</a>" <br />(1985) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>Freeway of Love</b>" is a song by American singer <a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a>. It was written by <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_E._Cohen" title="Jeffrey E. Cohen">Jeffrey Cohen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Narada_Michael_Walden" title="Narada Michael Walden">Narada Michael Walden</a> and produced by the latter for Franklin's thirtieth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Zoomin%27_Who%3F" title="Who's Zoomin' Who?">Who's Zoomin' Who?</a></i> (1985). The song features a notable contribution from <a href="/wiki/Clarence_Clemons" title="Clarence Clemons">Clarence Clemons</a>, the saxophonist from <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a>’'s <a href="/wiki/E_Street_Band" title="E Street Band">E Street Band</a>. <a href="/wiki/Sylvester_James" class="mw-redirect" title="Sylvester James">Sylvester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martha_Wash" title="Martha Wash">Martha Wash</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jeanie_Tracy" title="Jeanie Tracy">Jeanie Tracy</a> provided backup vocals on "Freeway of Love". </p><p>Released as the album's lead single on June 5, 1985, by <a href="/wiki/Arista_Records" title="Arista Records">Arista Records</a>, the song became Franklin's highest-charting single in twelve years. It reached number three on the <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Hot 100</a> chart, while topping the <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">Hot Black Singles</a> chart for five weeks from July 27, to August 24, 1985 (her milestone twentieth number-one hit on the chart).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a remixed "rock" version, the song also topped the <a href="/wiki/Hot_Dance_Music/Club_Play" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot Dance Music/Club Play">Hot Dance Music/Club Play</a> chart.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The accompanying promotional music video was filmed entirely in the <a href="/wiki/Detroit,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit, Michigan">Detroit, Michigan</a> area, and became one of the most popular videos of the year. "Freeway of Love" earned Franklin her 12th <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Best_Female_R%26B_Vocal_Performance" class="mw-redirect" title="Best Female R&B Vocal Performance">Best Female R&B Vocal Performance</a>. </p><p>Owing to the pink <a href="/wiki/Cadillac" title="Cadillac">Cadillac</a> appearing on the <a href="/wiki/Cover_art" title="Cover art">cover art</a> and several times in the lyrics, more than 100 pink Cadillacs accompanied Franklin in her <a href="/wiki/Funeral_procession" title="Funeral procession">funeral procession</a> in August 2018. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music_video">Music video</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freeway_of_Love&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Music video"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The video, directed by British filmmaker Brian Grant, was filmed primarily in black and white. It was filmed at Club Tattoo on Woodbridge Avenue (which Franklin co-owned) and is mostly a performance video. Franklin's "Another Night" music video was also filmed there. "Freeway of Love" is interspersed with videos of automobiles being manufactured in the early 1970s (<a href="/wiki/Ford_Mustang" title="Ford Mustang">Ford Mustang</a>) and a then-current <a href="/wiki/Cadillac_Cimarron" title="Cadillac Cimarron">Cadillac Cimarron</a>, the exterior of the original Motown headquarters, "Hitsville U.S.A." at 2648 West Grand Blvd. in Detroit, as well as dancers in and around cars, sky shots of freeways, the Detroit skyline, and other ephemeral visuals. Portions of the "Freeway of Love" video were also filmed at Doug's Body Shop, located at 22061 Woodward Avenue, in <a href="/wiki/Ferndale,_Michigan" title="Ferndale, Michigan">Ferndale, Michigan</a>. <a href="/wiki/Clarence_Clemons" title="Clarence Clemons">Clarence Clemons</a> is featured in the video, and performs saxophone on the song.. </p><p>Although the video is set to the original version of the song, the tempo of the song is noticeably faster in the video. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freeway_of_Love&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/John_Leland_(journalist)" title="John Leland (journalist)">John Leland</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/Spin_(magazine)" title="Spin (magazine)">Spin</a></i> wrote, "While the rote mid-tempo rocker doesn't give Aretha a chance to get loose and do Niki Hokey, she still proves that she's a true national treasure, turning mere words — and bad ones at that — into powerful intimations, invitations, and sonic gyrations."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Armond_White" title="Armond White">Armond White</a> added, "This is also a highway of life song, proclaiming Aretha's longevity and the pleasure she's found in taking a brisk, easy pace. Aretha ends with a rousing jam that confirms her as the mother/master of much that is current. She's still the Queen of Soul."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freeway_of_Love&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Track listing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>US 7" Single<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236635009">.mw-parser-output .tracklist{border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr{background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist 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href="/w/index.php?title=Freeway_of_Love&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a> – lead vocals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Afanasieff" title="Walter Afanasieff">Walter "Baby Love" Afanasieff</a> – keyboards</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_Glass" title="Preston Glass">Preston "Tiger Head" Glass</a> – keyboards and keyboard vibes, backing vocals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corrado_Rustici" title="Corrado Rustici">Corrado Rustici</a> – guitar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Jackson" title="Randy Jackson">Randy "The King" Jackson</a> – synth bass</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narada_Michael_Walden" title="Narada Michael Walden">Narada Michael Walden</a> – drums and percussion</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gigi_Gonaway" title="Gigi Gonaway">Greg "Gigi" Gonaway</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tambourine" title="Tambourine">tambourine</a></li> <li>Mingo Lewis – <a href="/wiki/Conga" title="Conga">congas</a>, percussion</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santana_(band)" title="Santana (band)">The Santana Rhythm Section</a> – percussion</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Clemons" title="Clarence Clemons">Clarence Clemons</a> – saxophone, guest appearance (courtesy of Columbia Records)</li> <li>Karen "Kitty Beethoven" Brewington, <a href="/wiki/Carolyn_Franklin" title="Carolyn Franklin">Carolyn Franklin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Gilstrap" title="Jim Gilstrap">Jim Gilstrap</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sylvester_(singer)" title="Sylvester (singer)">Sylvester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vicki_Randle" title="Vicki Randle">Vicki Randle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeanie_Tracy" title="Jeanie Tracy">Jeanie Tracy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martha_Wash" title="Martha Wash">Martha Wash</a>, Laundon Von Hendricks – backing vocals</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weekly_charts">Weekly charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freeway_of_Love&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Weekly charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (1985–1986) </th> <th>Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australia (<a href="/wiki/Kent_Music_Report" title="Kent Music Report">Kent Music Report</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">6 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Belgium (<a href="/wiki/Ultratop" title="Ultratop">Ultratop 50</a> Flanders)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Flanders_Aretha_Franklin_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Flanders_Aretha_Franklin-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">27 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada (<a href="/wiki/The_Record_(magazine)" title="The Record (magazine)"><i>The Record</i></a>)<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">6 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Top_40" title="Dutch Top 40">Dutch Top 40</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Dutch40_Aretha_Franklin_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Dutch40_Aretha_Franklin-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">31 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Single_Top_100" title="Dutch Single Top 100">Single Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Dutch100_Aretha_Franklin_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Dutch100_Aretha_Franklin-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">27 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand (<a href="/wiki/Recorded_Music_NZ" title="Recorded Music NZ">Recorded Music NZ</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_New_Zealand_Aretha_Franklin_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_New_Zealand_Aretha_Franklin-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Sweden (<a href="/wiki/Sverigetopplistan" title="Sverigetopplistan">Sverigetopplistan</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Sweden_Aretha_Franklin_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Sweden_Aretha_Franklin-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">16 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_UK_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_UK_-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">51 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a><sup id="cite_ref-sc_Billboardhot100_Aretha_Franklin_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Billboardhot100_Aretha_Franklin-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" title="Adult Contemporary (chart)">Adult Contemporary</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Aretha_Franklin_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Aretha_Franklin-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Dance_Club_Songs" title="Dance Club Songs">Dance Club Songs</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Aretha_Franklin_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Aretha_Franklin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">Hot Black Singles</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Year-end_charts">Year-end charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freeway_of_Love&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Year-end charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:17em;">Chart (1985) </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australia (<a href="/wiki/Kent_Music_Report" title="Kent Music Report">Kent Music Report</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-aus85_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aus85-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">65 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1985" title="Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1985">US Top Pop Singles (<i>Billboard</i>)</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">43 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">Hot Black Singles</a><sup id="cite_ref-year-end_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-year-end-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cover_versions">Cover versions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freeway_of_Love&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Cover versions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In 1986, <a href="/wiki/%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic" title=""Weird Al" Yankovic">"Weird Al" Yankovic</a> covered the song as part of his polka medley "<a href="/wiki/Polka_Party!_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Polka Party! 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Outside</a></i> (1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unforgettable:_A_Tribute_to_Dinah_Washington" title="Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington">Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Runnin%27_Out_of_Fools" title="Runnin' Out of Fools">Runnin' Out of Fools</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yeah!!!" title="Yeah!!!">Yeah!!!</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Songs_of_Faith_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Songs of Faith (Aretha Franklin album)">Songs of Faith</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soul_Sister_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Soul Sister (Aretha Franklin album)">Soul Sister</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Take_It_Like_You_Give_It" title="Take It Like You Give It">Take It Like You Give It</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Never_Loved_a_Man_the_Way_I_Love_You" title="I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You">I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Arrives" title="Aretha Arrives">Aretha Arrives</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lady_Soul" title="Lady Soul">Lady Soul</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Now" title="Aretha Now">Aretha Now</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soul_%2769" title="Soul '69">Soul '69</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soft_and_Beautiful" title="Soft and Beautiful">Soft and Beautiful</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Girl%27s_in_Love_with_You" title="This Girl's in Love with You">This Girl's in Love with You</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spirit_in_the_Dark" title="Spirit in the Dark">Spirit in the Dark</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Young,_Gifted_and_Black" title="Young, Gifted and Black">Young, Gifted and Black</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hey_Now_Hey_(The_Other_Side_of_the_Sky)" title="Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)">Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Let_Me_in_Your_Life" title="Let Me in Your Life">Let Me in Your Life</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/With_Everything_I_Feel_in_Me" title="With Everything I Feel in Me">With Everything I Feel in Me</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/You_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="You (Aretha Franklin album)">You</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sparkle_(soundtrack)" title="Sparkle (soundtrack)">Sparkle</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Passion" title="Sweet Passion">Sweet Passion</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Almighty_Fire" title="Almighty Fire">Almighty Fire</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/La_Diva_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="La Diva (Aretha Franklin album)">La Diva</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_(1980_album)" title="Aretha (1980 album)">Aretha</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_All_the_Hurt_Away" title="Love All the Hurt Away">Love All the Hurt Away</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jump_to_It" title="Jump to It">Jump to It</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Get_It_Right_(album)" title="Get It Right (album)">Get It Right</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Zoomin%27_Who%3F" title="Who's Zoomin' Who?">Who's Zoomin' Who?</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_(1986_album)" title="Aretha (1986 album)">Aretha</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Through_the_Storm_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Through the Storm (Aretha Franklin album)">Through the Storm</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What_You_See_Is_What_You_Sweat" title="What You See Is What You Sweat">What You See Is What You Sweat</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Rose_Is_Still_a_Rose" title="A Rose Is Still a Rose">A Rose Is Still a Rose</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/So_Damn_Happy_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="So Damn Happy (Aretha Franklin album)">So Damn Happy</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Christmas,_Aretha" title="This Christmas, Aretha">This Christmas, Aretha</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Woman_Falling_Out_of_Love" title="A Woman Falling Out of Love">A Woman Falling Out of Love</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin_Sings_the_Great_Diva_Classics" title="Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics">Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics</a></i> (2014)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_in_Paris" title="Aretha in Paris">Aretha in Paris</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Live_at_Fillmore_West" title="Aretha Live at Fillmore West">Aretha Live at Fillmore West</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Amazing_Grace_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Amazing Grace (Aretha Franklin album)">Amazing Grace</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_Lord,_One_Faith,_One_Baptism" title="One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism">One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i>Oh Me Oh My: Aretha Live in Philly, 1972</i> (2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilation<br />albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Take_a_Look_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Take a Look (Aretha Franklin album)">Take a Look</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha%27s_Gold" title="Aretha's Gold">Aretha's Gold</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha%27s_Greatest_Hits" title="Aretha's Greatest Hits">Aretha's Greatest Hits</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Best_of_Aretha_Franklin" title="The Best of Aretha Franklin">The Best of Aretha Franklin</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Sings_the_Blues" title="Aretha Sings the Blues">Aretha Sings the Blues</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/30_Greatest_Hits_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="30 Greatest Hits (Aretha Franklin album)">30 Greatest Hits</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_of_Soul:_The_Atlantic_Recordings" title="Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings">Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings</a></i> (1992/2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits:_1980%E2%80%931994" title="Greatest Hits: 1980–1994">Greatest Hits: 1980–1994</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Very_Best_of_Aretha_Franklin,_Vol._1" title="The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1">The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Aretha Franklin album)">Greatest Hits</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha%27s_Best" title="Aretha's Best">Aretha's Best</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Respect:_The_Very_Best_of_Aretha_Franklin" title="Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin">Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Queen_in_Waiting:_The_Columbia_Years_(1960%E2%80%931965)" title="The Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years (1960–1965)">The Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years (1960–1965)</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rare_%26_Unreleased_Recordings_from_the_Golden_Reign_of_the_Queen_of_Soul" title="Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul">Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jewels_in_the_Crown:_All-Star_Duets_with_the_Queen" title="Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen">Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Brand_New_Me_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="A Brand New Me (Aretha Franklin album)">A Brand New Me</a></i> (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Atlantic_Singles_Collection_1967%E2%80%931970" title="The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967–1970">The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967–1970</a></i> (2018)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Take_My_Hand,_Precious_Lord" title="Take My Hand, Precious Lord">Precious Lord (Part 1)</a>" (1959)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Today_I_Sing_the_Blues" title="Today I Sing the Blues">Today I Sing the Blues</a>" (1960)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Won%27t_Be_Long_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Won't Be Long (Aretha Franklin song)">Won't Be Long</a>" (1960)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rock-a-Bye_Your_Baby_with_a_Dixie_Melody" title="Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody">Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody</a>" (1961)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Operation_Heartbreak" title="Operation Heartbreak">Operation Heartbreak</a>" (1961)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Surrender_Dear" title="I Surrender Dear">I Surrender, Dear</a>" (1962)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Try_a_Little_Tenderness" title="Try a Little Tenderness">Try a Little Tenderness</a>" (1962)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Say_It_Isn%27t_So_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="Say It Isn't So (Irving Berlin song)">Say It Isn't So</a>" (1963)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Skylark_(song)" title="Skylark (song)">Skylark</a>" (1963)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Christmas_Song" title="The Christmas Song">The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)</a>" (1964)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_Step_Ahead_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="One Step Ahead (Aretha Franklin song)">One Step Ahead</a>" (1965)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Made_Me_Love_You_(I_Didn%27t_Want_to_Do_It)" title="You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)">You Made Me Love You</a>" (1965)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mockingbird_(Inez_%26_Charlie_Foxx_song)" title="Mockingbird (Inez & Charlie Foxx song)">Mockingbird</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Never_Loved_a_Man_(The_Way_I_Love_You)" title="I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)">I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Respect_(song)" title="Respect (song)">Respect</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Baby_I_Love_You_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Baby I Love You (Aretha Franklin song)">Baby I Love You</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(You_Make_Me_Feel_Like)_A_Natural_Woman" title="(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman">(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Do_Right_Woman,_Do_Right_Man" title="Do Right Woman, Do Right Man">Do Right Woman, Do Right Man</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Chain_of_Fools" title="Chain of Fools">Chain of Fools</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(I_Can%27t_Get_No)_Satisfaction" title="(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction">(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(Sweet_Sweet_Baby)_Since_You%27ve_Been_Gone" title="(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone">(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Think_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Think (Aretha Franklin song)">Think</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Send_Me" title="You Send Me">You Send Me</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_House_That_Jack_Built_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="The House That Jack Built (Aretha Franklin song)">The House That Jack Built</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Say_a_Little_Prayer" title="I Say a Little Prayer">I Say a Little Prayer</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/See_Saw_(Don_Covay_song)" title="See Saw (Don Covay song)">See Saw</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Song_(Johnny_Ace_song)" title="My Song (Johnny Ace song)">My Song</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Weight" title="The Weight">The Weight</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Tracks_of_My_Tears" title="The Tracks of My Tears">Tracks of My Tears</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Can%27t_See_Myself_Leaving_You" title="I Can't See Myself Leaving You">I Can't See Myself Leaving You</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gentle_on_My_Mind" title="Gentle on My Mind">Gentle on My Mind</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Share_Your_Love_with_Me" title="Share Your Love with Me">Share Your Love with Me</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Eleanor_Rigby" title="Eleanor Rigby">Eleanor Rigby</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Call_Me_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Call Me (Aretha Franklin song)">Call Me</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Son_of_a_Preacher_Man" title="Son of a Preacher Man">Son of a Preacher Man</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Spirit_in_the_Dark_(song)" title="Spirit in the Dark (song)">Spirit in the Dark</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Thrill_Is_Gone" title="The Thrill Is Gone">The Thrill Is Gone</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Play_That_Song_(You_Lied)" title="Don't Play That Song (You Lied)">Don't Play That Song</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Border_Song" title="Border Song">Border Song (Holy Moses)</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_All_I_Need_to_Get_By" title="You're All I Need to Get By">You're All I Need to Get By</a>" (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bridge_over_Troubled_Water_(song)" title="Bridge over Troubled Water (song)">Bridge over Troubled Water</a>" (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Spanish_Harlem_(song)" title="Spanish Harlem (song)">Spanish Harlem</a>" (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rock_Steady_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Rock Steady (Aretha Franklin song)">Rock Steady</a>" (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Day_Dreaming_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Day Dreaming (Aretha Franklin song)">Day Dreaming</a>" (1972)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Angel_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Angel (Aretha Franklin song)">Angel</a>" (1973)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Until_You_Come_Back_to_Me_(That%27s_What_I%27m_Gonna_Do)" title="Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)">Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)</a>" (1973)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_in_Love_(Bobby_Womack_song)" title="I'm in Love (Bobby Womack song)">I'm in Love</a>" (1974)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Nothing_Like_the_Real_Thing" title="Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing">Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing</a>" (1974)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Something_He_Can_Feel" title="Something He Can Feel">Something He Can Feel</a>" (1976)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Break_It_to_Me_Gently_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Break It to Me Gently (Aretha Franklin song)">Break It to Me Gently</a>" (1977)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_a_Fool_Believes" title="What a Fool Believes">What a Fool Believes</a>" (1981)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_My_Turn_(song)" title="It's My Turn (song)">It's My Turn</a>" (1981)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jump_to_It_(song)" title="Jump to It (song)">Jump to It</a>" (1982)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Get_It_Right_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Get It Right (Aretha Franklin song)">Get It Right</a>" (1983)</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Freeway of Love</a>" (1985)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Zoomin%27_Who" title="Who's Zoomin' Who">Who's Zoomin' Who</a>" (1985)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sisters_Are_Doin%27_It_for_Themselves" title="Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves">Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves</a>" (1985)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jumpin%27_Jack_Flash" title="Jumpin' Jack Flash">Jumpin' Jack Flash</a>" (1986)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Lee_(song)" title="Jimmy Lee (song)">Jimmy Lee</a>" (1986)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me)" title="I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)">I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)</a>" (1987)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rock-A-Lott" title="Rock-A-Lott">Rock-A-Lott</a>" (1987)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Oh_Happy_Day" title="Oh Happy Day">Oh Happy Day</a>" (1988)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gimme_Your_Love" title="Gimme Your Love">Gimme Your Love</a>" (1989)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Through_the_Storm_(Aretha_Franklin_and_Elton_John_song)" title="Through the Storm (Aretha Franklin and Elton John song)">Through the Storm</a>" (1989)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It_Isn%27t,_It_Wasn%27t,_It_Ain%27t_Never_Gonna_Be" title="It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be">It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be</a>" (1989)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Everyday_People" title="Everyday People">Everyday People</a>" (1991)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Someday_We%27ll_All_Be_Free" title="Someday We'll All Be Free">Someday We'll All Be Free</a>" (1992)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Everchanging_Times" title="Everchanging Times">Ever Changing Times</a>" (1992)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Deeper_Love" title="A Deeper Love">A Deeper Love</a>" (1993)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Willing_to_Forgive" title="Willing to Forgive">Willing to Forgive</a>" (1994)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Rose_Is_Still_a_Rose_(song)" title="A Rose Is Still a Rose (song)">A Rose Is Still a Rose</a>" (1998)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Here_We_Go_Again_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Here We Go Again (Aretha Franklin song)">Here We Go Again</a>" (1998)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Put_You_Up_on_Game" title="Put You Up on Game">Put You Up on Game</a>" (2007)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Angels_We_Have_Heard_on_High" title="Angels We Have Heard on High">Angels We Have Heard on High</a>" (2009)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rolling_in_the_Deep" title="Rolling in the Deep">Rolling in the Deep (The Aretha Version)</a>" (2014)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Aretha_Franklin" title="List of awards and nominations received by Aretha Franklin">Awards and nominations</a></li> <li><a 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Patches_(Chairmen_of_the_Board_song)" title="Patches (Chairmen of the Board song)">Patches</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Ron_Dunbar" title="Ron Dunbar">Ronald Dunbar</a> & <a href="/wiki/General_Johnson_(musician)" title="General Johnson (musician)">General Johnson</a> (songwriters) (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_No_Sunshine" title="Ain't No Sunshine">Ain't No Sunshine</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Withers" title="Bill Withers">Bill Withers</a> (songwriter) (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Papa_Was_a_Rollin%27_Stone" title="Papa Was a Rollin' Stone">Papa Was a Rollin' Stone</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Barrett_Strong" title="Barrett Strong">Barrett Strong</a> & <a href="/wiki/Norman_Whitfield" title="Norman Whitfield">Norman Whitfield</a> (songwriters) (1972)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Superstition_(song)" title="Superstition (song)">Superstition</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a> (songwriter) (1973)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Living_for_the_City" title="Living for the City">Living for the City</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a> (songwriter) (1974)</li> <li>"Where Is the Love" – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Wayne_Casey" title="Harry Wayne Casey">Harry Wayne Casey</a>, Willie Clarke, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Finch_(musician)" title="Richard Finch (musician)">Richard Finch</a> & <a href="/wiki/Betty_Wright" title="Betty Wright">Betty Wright</a> (songwriters) (1975)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lowdown_(Boz_Scaggs_song)" title="Lowdown (Boz Scaggs song)">Lowdown</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Boz_Scaggs" title="Boz Scaggs">Boz Scaggs</a> & <a href="/wiki/David_Paich" title="David Paich">David Paich</a> (songwriters) (1976)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Make_Me_Feel_Like_Dancing" title="You Make Me Feel Like Dancing">You Make Me Feel Like Dancing</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Leo_Sayer" title="Leo Sayer">Leo Sayer</a> & <a href="/wiki/Vini_Poncia" title="Vini Poncia">Vini Poncia</a> (songwriters) (1977)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Last_Dance_(Donna_Summer_song)" title="Last Dance (Donna Summer song)">Last Dance</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Jabara" title="Paul Jabara">Paul Jabara</a> (songwriter) (1978)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/After_the_Love_Has_Gone" title="After the Love Has Gone">After the Love Has Gone</a>" – <a href="/wiki/David_Foster" title="David Foster">David Foster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jay_Graydon" title="Jay Graydon">Jay Graydon</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bill_Champlin" title="Bill Champlin">Bill Champlin</a> (songwriters) (1979)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Never_Knew_Love_Like_This_Before" title="Never Knew Love Like This Before">Never Knew Love Like This Before</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Lucas" title="Reggie Lucas">Reggie Lucas</a> & <a href="/wiki/James_Mtume" title="James Mtume">James Mtume</a> (songwriters) (1980)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Just_the_Two_of_Us_(Grover_Washington_Jr._song)" title="Just the Two of Us (Grover Washington Jr. song)">Just the Two of Us</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Withers" title="Bill Withers">Bill Withers</a>, William Salter & <a href="/wiki/Ralph_MacDonald" title="Ralph MacDonald">Ralph MacDonald</a> (songwriters) (1981)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Turn_Your_Love_Around" title="Turn Your Love Around">Turn Your Love Around</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Jay_Graydon" title="Jay Graydon">Jay Graydon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Lukather" title="Steve Lukather">Steve Lukather</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bill_Champlin" title="Bill Champlin">Bill Champlin</a> (songwriters) (1982)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Billie_Jean" title="Billie Jean">Billie Jean</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> (songwriter) (1983)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Feel_for_You" title="I Feel for You">I Feel for You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a> (songwriter) (1984)</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Freeway of Love</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_E._Cohen" title="Jeffrey E. Cohen">Jeffrey E. Cohen</a> & <a href="/wiki/Narada_Michael_Walden" title="Narada Michael Walden">Narada Michael Walden</a> (songwriters) (1985)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sweet_Love_(Anita_Baker_song)" title="Sweet Love (Anita Baker song)">Sweet Love</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Anita_Baker" title="Anita Baker">Anita Baker</a>, Louis A. Johnson & <a href="/wiki/Gary_Bias" title="Gary Bias">Gary Bias</a> (songwriters) (1986)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lean_on_Me_(song)" title="Lean on Me (song)">Lean on Me</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Withers" title="Bill Withers">Bill Withers</a> (songwriter) (1987)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Giving_You_the_Best_That_I_Got_(song)" title="Giving You the Best That I Got (song)">Giving You the Best That I Got</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Anita_Baker" title="Anita Baker">Anita Baker</a>, Randy Holland & <a href="/wiki/Skip_Scarborough" title="Skip Scarborough">Skip Scarborough</a> (songwriters) (1988)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/If_You_Don%27t_Know_Me_by_Now" title="If You Don't Know Me by Now">If You Don't Know Me by Now</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Gamble_and_Huff" title="Gamble and Huff">Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff</a> (songwriters) (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/U_Can%27t_Touch_This" title="U Can't Touch This">U Can't Touch This</a>" – <a href="/wiki/MC_Hammer" title="MC Hammer">MC Hammer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rick_James" title="Rick James">Rick James</a> & Alonzo Miller (songwriters) (1990)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Power_of_Love/Love_Power" title="Power of Love/Love Power">Power of Love/Love Power</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Miller" title="Marcus Miller">Marcus Miller</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luther_Vandross" title="Luther Vandross">Luther Vandross</a> & Teddy Vann (songwriters) (1991)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/End_of_the_Road_(Boyz_II_Men_song)" title="End of the Road (Boyz II Men song)">End of the Road</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Babyface_(musician)" title="Babyface (musician)">Babyface</a>, <a href="/wiki/L.A._Reid" title="L.A. Reid">L.A. Reid</a> & <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Simmons" title="Daryl Simmons">Daryl Simmons</a> (songwriters) (1992)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/That%27s_the_Way_Love_Goes_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="That's the Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson song)">That's the Way Love Goes</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_and_Terry_Lewis" title="Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis"> Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis</a> (songwriters) (1993)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Make_Love_to_You" title="I'll Make Love to You">I'll Make Love to You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Babyface_(musician)" title="Babyface (musician)">Babyface</a> (songwriter) (1994)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/For_Your_Love_(Stevie_Wonder_song)" title="For Your Love (Stevie Wonder song)">For Your Love</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a> (songwriter) (1995)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Exhale_(Shoop_Shoop)" title="Exhale (Shoop Shoop)">Exhale (Shoop Shoop)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Babyface_(musician)" title="Babyface (musician)">Babyface</a> (songwriter) (1996)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Believe_I_Can_Fly" title="I Believe I Can Fly">I Believe I Can Fly</a>" – <a href="/wiki/R._Kelly" title="R. Kelly">R. Kelly</a> (songwriter) (1997)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Doo_Wop_(That_Thing)" title="Doo Wop (That Thing)">Doo Wop (That Thing)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lauryn_Hill" title="Lauryn Hill">Lauryn Hill</a> (songwriter) (1998)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/No_Scrubs" title="No Scrubs">No Scrubs</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kandi_Burruss" title="Kandi Burruss">Kandi Burruss</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Briggs_(music_producer)" title="Kevin Briggs (music producer)">Kevin Briggs</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tameka_Cottle" title="Tameka Cottle">Tameka Cottle</a> (songwriters) (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Say_My_Name" title="Say My Name">Say My Name</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rodney_Jerkins" title="Rodney Jerkins">Rodney Jerkins</a>, <a href="/wiki/LaShawn_Daniels" title="LaShawn Daniels">LaShawn Daniels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fred_Jerkins_III" title="Fred Jerkins III">Fred Jerkins III</a>, <a href="/wiki/LeToya_Luckett" title="LeToya Luckett">LeToya Luckett</a>, <a href="/wiki/LaTavia_Roberson" title="LaTavia Roberson">LaTavia Roberson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Kelly_Rowland" title="Kelly Rowland">Kelly Rowland</a> (songwriters) (2000)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fallin%27_(Alicia_Keys_song)" title="Fallin' (Alicia Keys song)">Fallin'</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> (songwriter) (2001)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_of_My_Life_(An_Ode_to_Hip-Hop)" title="Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)">Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Erykah_Badu" title="Erykah Badu">Erykah Badu</a>, Glenn Standridge, <a href="/wiki/James_Poyser" title="James Poyser">James Poyser</a>, Madukwu Chinwah, <a href="/wiki/Raphael_Saadiq" title="Raphael Saadiq">Raphael Saadiq</a>, <a href="/wiki/Common_(rapper)" title="Common (rapper)">Lonnie Lynn</a> & Robert Ozuna (songwriters) (2002)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Crazy_in_Love" title="Crazy in Love">Crazy in Love</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Shawn Carter</a> & <a href="/wiki/Rich_Harrison" title="Rich Harrison">Rich Harrison</a> (songwriters) (2003)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Don%27t_Know_My_Name" title="You Don't Know My Name">You Don't Know My Name</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harold_Lilly_(songwriter)" title="Harold Lilly (songwriter)">Harold Lilly</a> & <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (songwriters) (2004)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Belong_Together" title="We Belong Together">We Belong Together</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johnt%C3%A1_Austin" title="Johntá Austin">Johntá Austin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manuel_Seal" title="Manuel Seal">Manuel Seal Jr.</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Dupri" title="Jermaine Dupri">Jermaine Dupri</a> (songwriters) (2005)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Be_Without_You" title="Be Without You">Be Without You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bryan-Michael_Cox" title="Bryan-Michael Cox">Bryan-Michael Cox</a>, Jason Perry, <a href="/wiki/Johnt%C3%A1_Austin" title="Johntá Austin">Johntá Austin</a> & <a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a> (songwriters) (2006)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/No_One_(Alicia_Keys_song)" title="No One (Alicia Keys song)">No One</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a>, <a href="/wiki/DJ_Dirty_Harry" title="DJ Dirty Harry">George M. Harry</a> & <a href="/wiki/Kerry_Brothers_Jr." title="Kerry Brothers Jr.">Kerry "Krucial" Brothers</a> (songwriters) (2007)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Miss_Independent_(Ne-Yo_song)" title="Miss Independent (Ne-Yo song)">Miss Independent</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Stargate_(record_producers)" title="Stargate (record producers)">Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ne-Yo" title="Ne-Yo">Ne-Yo</a> (songwriters) (2008)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Single_Ladies_(Put_a_Ring_on_It)" title="Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)">Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kuk_Harrell" title="Kuk Harrell">Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé Knowles</a>, <a href="/wiki/The-Dream" title="The-Dream">Terius Nash</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tricky_Stewart" title="Tricky Stewart">Christopher Stewart</a> (songwriters) (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"Shine" – <a href="/wiki/John_Legend" title="John Legend">John Legend</a> (songwriter) (2010)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fool_for_You" title="Fool for You">Fool for You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/CeeLo_Green" title="CeeLo Green">CeeLo Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Melanie_Fiona" title="Melanie Fiona">Melanie Fiona</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jack_Splash" title="Jack Splash">Jack Splash</a> (songwriters) (2011)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Adorn_(song)" title="Adorn (song)">Adorn</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Miguel_(singer)" title="Miguel (singer)">Miguel Pimentel</a> (songwriter) (2012)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Pusher_Love_Girl" title="Pusher Love Girl">Pusher Love Girl</a>" – <a href="/wiki/James_Fauntleroy" title="James Fauntleroy">James Fauntleroy</a>, <a href="/wiki/J-Roc" title="J-Roc">Jerome Harmon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Timbaland" title="Timbaland">Timothy Mosley</a> & <a 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href="/wiki/Lake_by_the_Ocean" title="Lake by the Ocean">Lake by the Ocean</a>" – Hod David & <a href="/wiki/Maxwell_(musician)" title="Maxwell (musician)">Musze</a> (songwriters) (2016)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/That%27s_What_I_Like_(Bruno_Mars_song)" title="That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song)">That's What I Like</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Brody_Brown" title="Brody Brown">Christopher Brody Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Fauntleroy" title="James Fauntleroy">James Fauntleroy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philip_Lawrence_(songwriter)" title="Philip Lawrence (songwriter)">Philip Lawrence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Mars" title="Bruno Mars">Bruno Mars</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Stereotypes" title="The Stereotypes">Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip</a> (songwriters) (2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Boo%27d_Up" title="Boo'd Up">Boo'd Up</a>" – <a href="/wiki/1500_or_Nothin%27" title="1500 or Nothin'">Larrance Dopson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joelle_James" title="Joelle James">Joelle 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