OOOHWEEE!!! We just need to clean out our own houses and pray for each other, and ourselves! We have a long way to go, further than Aretha and she has covered some serious grounds we may never see and she is still going. Let us pray for her while we make the necesaary changes in our lives we can ASAP! Love and Touch someone's heart! That is what Aretha does. She touches people's hearts! Peace and Love!!
Yes she bad . she never sounded like a child. just like me . oh how I would love to sing with her, I have always sang her sonf's in my dad church at age 7. and I never had a child voice either. . and she was very pretty to my opinion. Love you Aretha. I wish Operq had her show now have me meet her and I will sing with her on tv.
No words can describe the way I feel when I hear this blessed woman sing! She is and always will be, the best in the world!!!! These singers today have nothing on this legend!!!!
Re, please, please go back to singing the gospel songs of this era. This worldly gospel of today is what James 4:4 talks about. Return to what the Lord blessed you with the (then) blessed voice. Repent and return and maybe the Good Lord wil give you what Prov. 3.7 speaks of, "Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil, It will be health (medicine) to your flesh and strength to your bones. You can play a instrumental role (if) you repent and return to what Jeremiah 6:16
Wow this is amazing and just made me think of something. If you go look at FANTASIA song on here when she was singing a GOSPEL song around this age they have alot of similarities. They sound so much alike.
This is TRUE GOSPEL! NOT STUDIO MUSIC BUT GOD'S LOVE FROM HER SOUL. Thanx for this BLESSING. Got ME in my ROOM HAVING PRAISE AND WORSHIP.. For those of you that don't know what i'm talking about...... I'M HAVING CHRUCH. IN JESUS NAME!!!!
To be there on the day she sang not knowing who she was and certainly not expecting that sound to come from that 14 year old girl. Who wouldn't leave the church believing.
@ispitthetruth no one wants to see a hip hop video about this song. that is the problem in a nut shell. black folks don't want to get back to their roots anymore. it is as if we are ashamed of our roots.
Of course she's the best there ever was and I think she was a beautiful young woman back in her time. As far as I'm concerned she HAD it ALL. Looking and listening to those old films of her, I still have a crush on that lady. Amazing.
I wish people would please Stop trying to compare other singers to Aretha....because Aretha is in a class all by herself.....she is a rare talent. Celine,Whitney,Clark Sisters and countless others studied Aretha....not the other way around so get it right yall. Aretha is the singest woman ever born....this woman just tears right into the soul of a person. She is just the best. Aretha takes you to true church.....the way we used to do it before we got too cute for GOD.
Chills running up my arm. GOD smiled on this one. GOD has a home for us in Heaven if we except Jesus as our savior and love GOD as our only GOD. Aretha,when we get to Heaven all will be silent to hear you sing.
I respect ALL artist out there with the talent and commitment to see their dreams through. It is true that many of the artist of today need the entire package put together to be a big success. It should come as no surprise, because this is society in general. Good looks are simply more pleasing and acceptable to look at. That's always been true, if truuth be told. But I do agree with many that we won't see nearly half of the talented singers in this world because they do not have the looks.
Are you sure she is only 14 here - just that shes got that strong raspy kind of sound here - she never developed that till later - Arethas younger voice was extremely high - and powerful (I know its always been powerful - but her younger voice she could hit notes divas of today dream of hitting)
(this sounds more like when her voice started to deepen - around 25-29)
Whew!!! I had my eyes closed as I listened to this and caught the HOLY GHOST up in here!! Aretha has the gift of that voice that just moves you!! If this song was ever done better, please tell me by whom!
@romanson66 - Arethas one of those rare vocalists (and I can only think of 4 - Aretha, Whitney, Mariah and Celine).
If any of these Divas sang the song first - any other singer would be damn fool to even try and give it a go - unless it were in the privacy of their own home with only their own ears to hear it.
The Creator blesses everyone of his children with a gift to share with the world. Thank you, God, for Ms Franklin and all of angels with her lifting spirit. I pray for her recovery from cancer.
@ a1d2h......Jennifer isn't suppose too......Jennifer is Jennifer and Aretha is Aretha....Two totally different worlds!!!! There will never be another Aretha! God Bless her!!!!
Staggering. Every time I hear this I am left...Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Aretha, and we say thank you for sharing with us the blessing of your voice
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Ms. Franklin was hospitalized...She was released last week...Please pray for our Queen...I always worried about her and her weight..Aretha is 68 yrs. old, and not getting any younger...Please pray for her Saints, that she may be delivered from the spirit of heaviness...
@ennisel I wasn't being funny....There is a spirit called a spirit of heaviness....I was being sincere...Didn't want anything to happen to her....I did not want her to have a stroke, or a heart attack...I am a stroke survivor, and I am no where near the size of what Aretha was...I am happy to see that our Queen has shed the unnecessary weight...Just worried about her health....
@laidyeh - I too pray for the Queen of Soul. why must we lose our great singers to weight gain, high blood pressure and diabetes. Look at poor Luther, and now Ms. Franklin and Chaka. These gifted people are our treasures and if there is anything we can do to help them stay healthy, we must try. They are dying too soon and it does NOT have to be this way. 68 is not young - but it is too young to die of preventable causes that are weight related. God do NOT take this lady from us.
segersg, it's not just in the south, i've heard some youg guys and girls sing ltheir hearts out in church of all denomanations, north and south.but thats ok they can touch hearts and lives right where they are. i've heard this song many times,it always bring tears to my eyes,it's because of his amazing grace that i am still here in the land of the living. to GOD be the glory!!!!
and you know the crazy thing is that there are tons of young singers that can really blow but we'll never get to hear them because they don't look the part anymore. Nowadays, you got to have it ALL!!! If she was 20 years old today we may never have got the chance to hear her. If you don't believe me, next time you are in the south go hear the young people singing at church.
I'm sick to my heart today after hearing about AR's pancreatic cancer diagnosis
We would never have heard of Aretha Franklin, Patsy Cline, Ella Fitgerald or Sara Vaughn, 4 of the greatest vocalists of all time simply because they did not possess Hollywood "beauty". The only one I could think of who WOULD have made it was Doris Day who had that "look" and that voice.
Can you imagine a world without Aretha Franklin's voice? I can't.
Look at poor Martha Wash / Deborah Cooper / Leatta Halloway !! - and their voices are friggin amazing - yet they used pretty little things to mime to their songs in promotional videos. - Aretha was never a 'Pretty Girl' - shes not Ugly by no means but shes not what th entertainment of today call pretty - and Whitney 'my favourite by the way' - only really made it because she was absolutely gorgeous! - if she had looked like 'a black Celine Dion - we never would have heard of her - lol - wink!
Unfortunately there is a formula these days for beauty - Thin / dazzling white straight teeth, large eyes, flawless skin (no breakouts or spots). reasonable to tall in height - but your are right Aretha did start out looking commercially attractive.
I feel sorry for how much emphasis the entertainment + magazines put on these young girls to look a certain way.
@taurusg32 I speak with the truth and not just because i am a fan because before I was a big fan, i would look at videos and pictures of her when she was in the 70's and thought she was very pretty! It is a sad way the industry is today!
My God,My God.....Lead us Lord....Speak to us Lord.....Guide us Lord, by thy Holy Spirit.We cant do it without you.For in you we have the VICTORY.Halleluyah!Halleluyah! Oh Glory to His Name!
She had a powerful annointing on her voice. She was able to minister with her voice and ppl could feel her just that deep. Somebody asked me why do ppl in the background scream out like that when she is singing? I told them it is because her annoiting is touching them deep inside and they can't help it.
God know our hearts, But Lord I'm asking you tonight to be with each & everyone of us as we sleep & Lord, If there is a need to call any of us home, Lord you walk with us to our promised land and for thoughs of us that may be in limbo, I pray to you to correct our ways and let us not straddle the fence anymore, Protect us & keep us,Guide us & Lead us, Care for us when we are unsure & our next step may seem unstable carry us to our path to keep us from swaying from your word, in Jesus name Amen.
I can listen to this song over and over. It's soothing to the soul. Thank you, Heavenly Father. Bless the person who posted this song and all of the listeners.
This song touches the soul. Some of the church music of today sounds like clubbing music (no offense). I see some folk in the choir snapping their fingers to the newer songs. This song will have you either crying, worshipping or praising God, if not all three; you won't be thinking about popping your fingers. What a powerful voice and song that gives you the chills.
in memory of my mom NELLIE JORDAN who decended into heaven 7/7/2009 Arethas gospel album was one of her favorites and she could sing like her esp ecially AMAZING GRACE R.I.P.
@Lavayda1 Her voice says instant church when you hear the first note. I remember this as a lil girl. Songs like this has kept me over the years. Her humming is like a warm hug from God. Thank you Aretha for using your gift!!
@noremorse126 You are right on target!! Something about being in the hot sun picking cotton under the cruel hand of a white slavemaster will make you reach out to the Lord above it all,to get through the next moment.
To have a voice like this at the age of 14 yrs old, I know back there when ppl heard her sing in the church, they knew she just had a bright future. She can turn a church out with this here, then the moaning part. Lord Help me. Ready to jump out my skin. My Lord, ya'll Be Blessed
this is what the church represents every day. aretha was and is still amazing. its just wonderful to know the people god places in our lives. and there are youngs ones out there today on this same level. amen
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She already had a full GROWN voice. But, I must admit that although Aretha is, no doubt, a GREAT talent, she is a step below Gladys Knight, who has the most beautiful soulful voice that I have ever heard.
I love Gladys Knight but Aretha isn't a step below anyone. She is at the very top. Aretha is in an excelled league of singer that Gladys even as great as she is isn't with.
Aretha can outdo Gladys. Sweetheart Aretha is one of a kind. There wasn;t a singer that was vocally or soulfully better than Aretha. Aretha's only peers are Ella and Mahalia. There is a reason why Aretha is the Queen.
Aretha and Gladys are both the greatest Soul singers...Just like you said there is a reason why Aretha is the Queen of Soul there is also a reason why Gladys Knight is the Empress of Soul..
There is no doubt that Gladys is am fantastic singer. I would never i disgree with that and she deserves her title as Empress but there is no question that Aretha is the Queen of Soul.
I never intended to compare Aretha to Gladys. I am not the one you should to talking to, you should be talking to the person who brought Gladys name into this, not me.
almost gone, good God almighty, what a voice. there is no one like Aretha Franklin, i mean at fourthteen, just listen to her wail and sing straight from the heart and soul. we need some of that kind of singing today. Thank God for her, because she will forever live through her music. love you Miss Aretha Franklin
Good Lord.!!!!.She sang this song so heaven could feel it.!!!!!.
Super7820 1 week ago
OOOHWEEE!!! We just need to clean out our own houses and pray for each other, and ourselves! We have a long way to go, further than Aretha and she has covered some serious grounds we may never see and she is still going. Let us pray for her while we make the necesaary changes in our lives we can ASAP! Love and Touch someone's heart! That is what Aretha does. She touches people's hearts! Peace and Love!!
queentotheworld 1 month ago
She is a Voice Made in Heaven and she will forever be the Queen of Soul and the Inspiration of my Youth back in the 60's!!!
BluesHarp60 1 month ago
"LISTEN at her!"
ArtsPatron2008 2 months ago in playlist Aretha Franklin
Maybe Elvis can compete with Aretha singing Gospel
Man, that s a tough choice
Aretha is so good
bkeay100 4 months ago
@bkeay100 the only one that can beat aretha was her teacher.CLARA WARD.
masterpatric07 3 months ago
@masterpatric07
I am not familiar with Clara Ward, but I will be......Aretha was pretty good though....Elvis was pretty good too...
There ain t no music like Good Gospel Music, except for The Opera
bkeay100 3 months ago
@bkeay100 yes , i love gospel,not so much opera,but there are master pieces in operas.I suggest you to listen
RIKIDUM.L isten to PAUL WILBUR.IT IS HEBREW MUSIC GENRE.
masterpatric07 3 months ago
CLICK ON: disccentury, GOSPEL MUSIC, NEVER SEEN
disccentury 4 months ago
That recording always brings me to tears. I need the Lord to take my hand and and lead me on home. Thank ya Lord!
amepastor 5 months ago
Yes she bad . she never sounded like a child. just like me . oh how I would love to sing with her, I have always sang her sonf's in my dad church at age 7. and I never had a child voice either. . and she was very pretty to my opinion. Love you Aretha. I wish Operq had her show now have me meet her and I will sing with her on tv.
Dorothyj8 5 months ago
fab
MyFairySista 5 months ago
Wow re re was the precious age of 14 when she sung this!!! I'm at a lost for words cuz this girl was bad!!!!!
speciallady41ify 5 months ago
No words can describe the way I feel when I hear this blessed woman sing! She is and always will be, the best in the world!!!! These singers today have nothing on this legend!!!!
toribb77 6 months ago
whos yelling in the backround HAHA
LotsOfMusicInMyMind 6 months ago
@LotsOfMusicInMyMind It's called "feeling the spirit" or "catching the Holy Ghost" lol
ViewerRitt 6 months ago
well i can maybe understand the voice at 14, but where'd all that emotion come from?
m1kewithaone 7 months ago
Amazing. I have never had a chance to hear this before. She was 14? Listen to that voice!
gcpropertymanagement 7 months ago
thanks for this posting...made me feel better....
andysczn 7 months ago 2
Re, please, please go back to singing the gospel songs of this era. This worldly gospel of today is what James 4:4 talks about. Return to what the Lord blessed you with the (then) blessed voice. Repent and return and maybe the Good Lord wil give you what Prov. 3.7 speaks of, "Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil, It will be health (medicine) to your flesh and strength to your bones. You can play a instrumental role (if) you repent and return to what Jeremiah 6:16
truth1disciple 8 months ago
@truth1disciple i needed that
stephenpaulsmith1 7 months ago
Wow this is amazing and just made me think of something. If you go look at FANTASIA song on here when she was singing a GOSPEL song around this age they have alot of similarities. They sound so much alike.
qmwyse 8 months ago
AMAZING at 14 yrs old.....
kprodigy11 8 months ago 3
This is TRUE GOSPEL! NOT STUDIO MUSIC BUT GOD'S LOVE FROM HER SOUL. Thanx for this BLESSING. Got ME in my ROOM HAVING PRAISE AND WORSHIP.. For those of you that don't know what i'm talking about...... I'M HAVING CHRUCH. IN JESUS NAME!!!!
jaya34ish 8 months ago 2
This is TRUE GOSPEL! NOT STUDIO MUSIC BUT GOD'S LOVE FROM HER SOUL. Thanx for this BLESSING.
jaya34ish 8 months ago
the good lord put something SPECIAL in this individual. how many 14 year olds sound like this. SIMPLY AMAZING!
alexalot23 8 months ago
The song is Precious Lord by Thomas Dorsey. There's an amazing story behind this song; very moving. You could probably do a search and find it.
judygrell 8 months ago
To be there on the day she sang not knowing who she was and certainly not expecting that sound to come from that 14 year old girl. Who wouldn't leave the church believing.
mallettebrian1 9 months ago
please check the video response, i made a hip hop instrumental out of this.
ispitthetruth 9 months ago
@ispitthetruth no one wants to see a hip hop video about this song. that is the problem in a nut shell. black folks don't want to get back to their roots anymore. it is as if we are ashamed of our roots.
alexalot23 8 months ago
@alexalot23 im sorry if you dont like it, but my subscribers do
ispitthetruth 8 months ago
Of course she's the best there ever was and I think she was a beautiful young woman back in her time. As far as I'm concerned she HAD it ALL. Looking and listening to those old films of her, I still have a crush on that lady. Amazing.
soundbytten 9 months ago 2
Can you tell the name of the song for my mother?
PrettyGalaticBoy 9 months ago
this is priceless, thanks for posting!
nurikara 9 months ago
I wish people would please Stop trying to compare other singers to Aretha....because Aretha is in a class all by herself.....she is a rare talent. Celine,Whitney,Clark Sisters and countless others studied Aretha....not the other way around so get it right yall. Aretha is the singest woman ever born....this woman just tears right into the soul of a person. She is just the best. Aretha takes you to true church.....the way we used to do it before we got too cute for GOD.
READY4REVELATION 9 months ago 9
@READY4REVELATION u should listen to bessie smith.
i9avici7a5 1 month ago
@READY4REVELATION Oh Yes! Oh Yes You Have Said It Just Like It TIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Much Respect!
queentotheworld 1 month ago
This is Amazing vocals by aretha at age 14..you can tell she knows what she is singing about.
RUTHE1ONE 9 months ago
where can one get this please?
ennisel 10 months ago
Chills running up my arm. GOD smiled on this one. GOD has a home for us in Heaven if we except Jesus as our savior and love GOD as our only GOD. Aretha,when we get to Heaven all will be silent to hear you sing.
johncharles4 10 months ago
muito lindooooooo
alan35653 10 months ago
I respect ALL artist out there with the talent and commitment to see their dreams through. It is true that many of the artist of today need the entire package put together to be a big success. It should come as no surprise, because this is society in general. Good looks are simply more pleasing and acceptable to look at. That's always been true, if truuth be told. But I do agree with many that we won't see nearly half of the talented singers in this world because they do not have the looks.
sinshooup 10 months ago
God bless you mother Aretha. The Lord don't want you yet. <3
Kell1295 10 months ago
PRAISE THE LORD!!
ispitthetruth 10 months ago
Are you sure she is only 14 here - just that shes got that strong raspy kind of sound here - she never developed that till later - Arethas younger voice was extremely high - and powerful (I know its always been powerful - but her younger voice she could hit notes divas of today dream of hitting)
(this sounds more like when her voice started to deepen - around 25-29)
taurusg32 10 months ago
She don't sound 14 at all. Thats what my generation needs today. She sound so good.
laneshia9 11 months ago
always will be my best soul singer I wish so bad to sing like she does
MsRfisher 11 months ago
sing queen
rudeboysly2 11 months ago
amen amen i cant wait to get older i think imma sing like my grandma i wish i could pst my grandma song up
triceparks83 11 months ago
Is the Great.
ThStephan3030 1 year ago
Is the Great
ThStephan3030 1 year ago
Sing Girl! Sing it!!!!!
baileyvo 1 year ago
Imagine singing like that at 14 years old! Man oh Man. She sounded soo mature as if she had been singing for 20 or 30 years. Absolutely incredible!
tommiexander 1 year ago
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Absolutely no one else will be ARETHA FRANKLIN!!!!!!!!!!
BrokenHeartArrow 1 year ago
@a1d2h LOL dont be so harsh.
DigitalDezinesCEO 1 year ago
i have always loved Retha! She has tremendous talent!
ezlyvn 1 year ago
Amazing! We are blessed to live in the time of Aretha!
DetroitLives313 1 year ago
Her voice is CRAZY!!!!! Truly amazing!!!!
reeveslpn 1 year ago
She was vocally superior and full of soul.
dudsbalboa 1 year ago 3
Whew!!! I had my eyes closed as I listened to this and caught the HOLY GHOST up in here!! Aretha has the gift of that voice that just moves you!! If this song was ever done better, please tell me by whom!
romanson66 1 year ago
@romanson66 - Arethas one of those rare vocalists (and I can only think of 4 - Aretha, Whitney, Mariah and Celine).
If any of these Divas sang the song first - any other singer would be damn fool to even try and give it a go - unless it were in the privacy of their own home with only their own ears to hear it.
taurusg32 10 months ago
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Watch my cover song
SAPPHIRE- ARETHA FRENKLIN
On my channel!!!
Thank you all guys!!!
MySapir 1 year ago
14? you betta SANG Aretha gworl! YAAAAS LAWD!
youngfresh314 1 year ago
The Creator blesses everyone of his children with a gift to share with the world. Thank you, God, for Ms Franklin and all of angels with her lifting spirit. I pray for her recovery from cancer.
rockinspiritphoto 1 year ago 2
Good girl, well done my dear child. That is what the Lord, Almighty will say to Aretha on that glorious day when she returns home!
voiceofreason2u 1 year ago
@ a1d2h......Jennifer isn't suppose too......Jennifer is Jennifer and Aretha is Aretha....Two totally different worlds!!!! There will never be another Aretha! God Bless her!!!!
LVELYLADY 1 year ago
this lady aint got soul SHE IS SOUL god bless
munqi1 1 year ago 2
$1000 to anybody who can do that run she starts at 5:28 without practicing and practicing for 6 weeks.
arethaismydrug 1 year ago
And this isn't even a funeral.
arethaismydrug 1 year ago
Staggering. Every time I hear this I am left...Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Aretha, and we say thank you for sharing with us the blessing of your voice
TheSocratease 1 year ago
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Aretha sent her timber up as a youth and believe me she will reap the good seeds she sowed.
jstaffo2 1 year ago
Aretha sent her timber up as a youth and believe me she will reap the good seeds she sowed.
jstaffo2 1 year ago
there can never be another one with a voice likes hers. She can raise the dead! Sing Aretha!
NYBORN7ALBRED0 1 year ago 4
oh god,,, 4:50 gave me goosebumps
shanlarren 1 year ago
Love you! Our Queen, my friend! Be well, and hope to hear and see you real soon. Always, Bobbi
bobbihumphrey 1 year ago
Be well, my friend! Our Queen! Can't wait to hear you live again. Lovw\e,Bobbi
bobbihumphrey 1 year ago
Ms. Franklin was hospitalized...She was released last week...Please pray for our Queen...I always worried about her and her weight..Aretha is 68 yrs. old, and not getting any younger...Please pray for her Saints, that she may be delivered from the spirit of heaviness...
laidyeh 1 year ago 24
@laidyeh stop it lol....heaviness.....she's alright now from what i saw on the wendy williams show :-)
ennisel 8 months ago
@ennisel I wasn't being funny....There is a spirit called a spirit of heaviness....I was being sincere...Didn't want anything to happen to her....I did not want her to have a stroke, or a heart attack...I am a stroke survivor, and I am no where near the size of what Aretha was...I am happy to see that our Queen has shed the unnecessary weight...Just worried about her health....
laidyeh 8 months ago
@laidyeh I'm sorry...thought you were being humourous.....i do know about the spirit of heaviness....It's all GOoD
shalom! and Glad you're doing well :-)
ennisel 8 months ago
@laidyeh it was the irony of it all....
ennisel 8 months ago
@laidyeh Yes but she is back and as she said her self slimmer fitter and ready to rock
thepeacefulpoet 8 months ago
@laidyeh - I too pray for the Queen of Soul. why must we lose our great singers to weight gain, high blood pressure and diabetes. Look at poor Luther, and now Ms. Franklin and Chaka. These gifted people are our treasures and if there is anything we can do to help them stay healthy, we must try. They are dying too soon and it does NOT have to be this way. 68 is not young - but it is too young to die of preventable causes that are weight related. God do NOT take this lady from us.
MsJollycholly 4 months ago
take my hand lord and lead me through the night
2fineshay 1 year ago
segersg, it's not just in the south, i've heard some youg guys and girls sing ltheir hearts out in church of all denomanations, north and south.but thats ok they can touch hearts and lives right where they are. i've heard this song many times,it always bring tears to my eyes,it's because of his amazing grace that i am still here in the land of the living. to GOD be the glory!!!!
reaginmx 1 year ago
and you know the crazy thing is that there are tons of young singers that can really blow but we'll never get to hear them because they don't look the part anymore. Nowadays, you got to have it ALL!!! If she was 20 years old today we may never have got the chance to hear her. If you don't believe me, next time you are in the south go hear the young people singing at church.
segersg 1 year ago 31
@segersg, Spot on!
I'm sick to my heart today after hearing about AR's pancreatic cancer diagnosis
We would never have heard of Aretha Franklin, Patsy Cline, Ella Fitgerald or Sara Vaughn, 4 of the greatest vocalists of all time simply because they did not possess Hollywood "beauty". The only one I could think of who WOULD have made it was Doris Day who had that "look" and that voice.
Can you imagine a world without Aretha Franklin's voice? I can't.
swaregirl 1 year ago
Look at poor Martha Wash / Deborah Cooper / Leatta Halloway !! - and their voices are friggin amazing - yet they used pretty little things to mime to their songs in promotional videos. - Aretha was never a 'Pretty Girl' - shes not Ugly by no means but shes not what th entertainment of today call pretty - and Whitney 'my favourite by the way' - only really made it because she was absolutely gorgeous! - if she had looked like 'a black Celine Dion - we never would have heard of her - lol - wink!
taurusg32 10 months ago
@taurusg32 In the 1970's Aretha was very beautiful, she didn't look like a model but she was indeed beautiful.
TheQueenAretha 10 months ago
@TheQueenAretha - and you speak like a beloved fan would.
Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder!!
Unfortunately there is a formula these days for beauty - Thin / dazzling white straight teeth, large eyes, flawless skin (no breakouts or spots). reasonable to tall in height - but your are right Aretha did start out looking commercially attractive.
I feel sorry for how much emphasis the entertainment + magazines put on these young girls to look a certain way.
taurusg32 10 months ago
@taurusg32 I speak with the truth and not just because i am a fan because before I was a big fan, i would look at videos and pictures of her when she was in the 70's and thought she was very pretty! It is a sad way the industry is today!
TheQueenAretha 10 months ago
@segersg or in the north!being able to BLOW is not limited to the south
chiefexecutivelady 10 months ago
@segersg Your wrong about that, at age 20 the Queen of Soul carried the total package. She was sexy, beautiful, had a great shape and could dance.
MegaMindys 8 months ago in playlist GOSPEL
JEESH!!!!!!!
bajankk 1 year ago
some artists need to just go back to their roots. and her's is singing the G O S P E L
mizztee3 1 year ago 2
this was when she was the princess.
mattratt512 1 year ago
@mattratt512 hahaaaaaaaaaaaa!
xenakaii 1 year ago
I love the shouts!!!!!!!!!! Im with yall!!!
mylast1stkiss 1 year ago
She was born with that voice - I wish I could have sung that well - Thank you God for voices like that...
somethingisopen 1 year ago
She's kinda blowin', here! And, I'm understating it!
pmjhns 1 year ago
14 years old????
Are you kidding me????
Lord have mercy! *waves church fan*
longn4longhair 1 year ago
My God,My God.....Lead us Lord....Speak to us Lord.....Guide us Lord, by thy Holy Spirit.We cant do it without you.For in you we have the VICTORY.Halleluyah!Halleluyah! Oh Glory to His Name!
ServantKLC 1 year ago 3
She had a powerful annointing on her voice. She was able to minister with her voice and ppl could feel her just that deep. Somebody asked me why do ppl in the background scream out like that when she is singing? I told them it is because her annoiting is touching them deep inside and they can't help it.
BLKSMOKE12 1 year ago
God know our hearts, But Lord I'm asking you tonight to be with each & everyone of us as we sleep & Lord, If there is a need to call any of us home, Lord you walk with us to our promised land and for thoughs of us that may be in limbo, I pray to you to correct our ways and let us not straddle the fence anymore, Protect us & keep us,Guide us & Lead us, Care for us when we are unsure & our next step may seem unstable carry us to our path to keep us from swaying from your word, in Jesus name Amen.
hanner48 1 year ago 2
God is an powerful God. Look how he use a fourteen years old child to reach people.
diamonds66666 1 year ago
Almost brought me to tears...she better sing it in Jesus' name...AMEN
BlaqKryton 1 year ago
@BlaqKryton almost nothing for me...i hate crying cause my tears *really* burn but god is faithful....and this song just broke me down
MisterFaiqueNaym 1 year ago
I don't see any reason why Halle Berry couldn't play a young Aretha Franklin in her biopic. I say let Ms. Ree have whoever she wants in her movie.
marcia7523 1 year ago
This where it all started........Long love the Queen...........thank you for posting
oneloveatatime 1 year ago
Aretha, you bad! Good ole down South singing
acalhoun32 1 year ago
This song shakes my soul when i hear it. Thank you lord..
frodgers07 1 year ago
You can clearly hear the Clara Ward influence on this one.
eugenius911 1 year ago
SIMPLY THE BEST
fred3662 1 year ago
wow this is 14 year old Aretha! yep a star was in the making on this one ladies and gentlemen!
browngal1709 1 year ago
Aretha at 14 years old, singing and playing. recorded in her father's church.
LisaEHarris 1 year ago
Did she have lessons or anything? Or did she just love to sing? I mean, how the hell are you just born with a voice like this?
TheRisenAthena 1 year ago
babygirlfty 1 says nothing like some good gospel music
babygirlfty 1 year ago
Now yall I love me some ree ree too but that QUEEN of soul/gospel REALLY belongs to Mahalia Jackson.
MsHoly777 1 year ago
@MsHoly777 Mahalia is the Queen of Gospel no doubt but Aretha is the Queen of Soul, simple as that.
TheQueenAretha 1 year ago
she was only 14
danyelejames 1 year ago
can you say HOLY GHOST?
columbia79 1 year ago
very gifted...
warn81 1 year ago
oooh Yes.. My Jesus!!!
everservantofGOD 1 year ago
VOZ! Nada de play back. Cada nota, cada tecla do piano, em uníssono. Maravilha. Curti todo este tempo. Não é uma verdadeira maravilha?
ednacarmelia 1 year ago
All i can say is precious lord!
Ladychaos232 1 year ago
I can listen to this song over and over. It's soothing to the soul. Thank you, Heavenly Father. Bless the person who posted this song and all of the listeners.
kaywilliams42 1 year ago
This song touches the soul. Some of the church music of today sounds like clubbing music (no offense). I see some folk in the choir snapping their fingers to the newer songs. This song will have you either crying, worshipping or praising God, if not all three; you won't be thinking about popping your fingers. What a powerful voice and song that gives you the chills.
kaywilliams42 1 year ago
I've got aretha on a couple of 78's from this time....
great stuff!
bugsycline 1 year ago
Amazing!
DatGirlG 1 year ago
wow! She is such a blessing!
7chazz 1 year ago 2
14 years old she was born to sing
Olivialovesdc 1 year ago
14 years old? WOW!!!!!!! Just God given
grethomory 1 year ago 4
forgive me lord!
maddogatlarge 1 year ago
cannot believe she was only 14yrs of age what a voice
internacionalfc 1 year ago 3
in memory of my mom NELLIE JORDAN who decended into heaven 7/7/2009 Arethas gospel album was one of her favorites and she could sing like her esp ecially AMAZING GRACE R.I.P.
Robbyne13 1 year ago
Listen at those vocals at 14, a truly gifted voice. It touches the soul.
Lavayda1 1 year ago 2
@Lavayda1 Her voice says instant church when you hear the first note. I remember this as a lil girl. Songs like this has kept me over the years. Her humming is like a warm hug from God. Thank you Aretha for using your gift!!
fabulous1san 1 year ago 3
This song and the whole album give me chills goosebumps and warmth all at the same time Nobody else sends me like she does or ever will
indy4tex 1 year ago
TALENT TALENT TALENT THAT ALL
satisfy25 1 year ago
perfect
jugglinginferno 1 year ago
not to be racist or anything, but only black females can belt it out like this.
noremorse126 1 year ago 20
@noremorse126 lol that's funny how everyone thinks that....there might be some truth to that...
gaylolful 1 year ago
@noremorse126 Agree! ♪
Virpatrick 11 months ago
@noremorse126 ; i have to disagree, we finally have a white female that can do it. jessie J has an amazing voice.
loosejuice12345 11 months ago
@loosejuice12345 ok. Jessie is great but she is not aretha lol lets be real.
bemaniac2 11 months ago
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luvureally 9 months ago
@noremorse126 how is that rasist ur saying something good about black people its hard to find people like that
iwill45 11 months ago
@noremorse126 It's AMAZING that you would find racism in that comment....it's just tragic that we are THAT sensitive.
Sweetthang9 11 months ago
@noremorse126 You are right on target!! Something about being in the hot sun picking cotton under the cruel hand of a white slavemaster will make you reach out to the Lord above it all,to get through the next moment.
onlytherighteous81 11 months ago
Aint no harm to moan!
johnnyharp69 1 year ago
No, "The Queen Aretha" still wears her crown...& no other...:)
UniquelyDesinged 1 year ago 6
There is no they way to even begin to compare Jennifer Hudson, or any other singer in today's market to Aretha..........it's not even close.
ex4life1 1 year ago 4
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The crown is now being fitted for the next queen and her name is Jennifer Hudson
aoldone57 2 years ago
praise him!!!
tosha723 2 years ago
Still my all time favorite song and Singer!!! What a voice
revmike01 2 years ago 5
This is beautiful. Aretha, you are the greatest.
winter435 2 years ago 5
To have a voice like this at the age of 14 yrs old, I know back there when ppl heard her sing in the church, they knew she just had a bright future. She can turn a church out with this here, then the moaning part. Lord Help me. Ready to jump out my skin. My Lord, ya'll Be Blessed
ATP6165 2 years ago 5
this is what the church represents every day. aretha was and is still amazing. its just wonderful to know the people god places in our lives. and there are youngs ones out there today on this same level. amen
cediesaid 2 years ago
SHE WAS 14. WOWY WOW WOW
I love Gladys...but This baby was 14. Thumbs up Aretha.Right?
bholyway 2 years ago 3
My God, I pray that I can do ANYTHING in my life as awesome as she sings this song!!
PRTYDAMNSWEET 2 years ago 32
LEGEND!
timmy841212 2 years ago 2
best soulful voice i ever heard!
Boi9188 2 years ago 5
i always turn to this-her version-at certain time. she really is just something from a different place. thank you
collegeri 2 years ago 3
OMG! Thank God for her! This is my favorite gospel song and no one sings it for me like her!
SharynGreene 2 years ago
wow
SpeakaDaEnglish 2 years ago
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She already had a full GROWN voice. But, I must admit that although Aretha is, no doubt, a GREAT talent, she is a step below Gladys Knight, who has the most beautiful soulful voice that I have ever heard.
BlakeBarbieDoll 2 years ago
I love Gladys Knight but Aretha isn't a step below anyone. She is at the very top. Aretha is in an excelled league of singer that Gladys even as great as she is isn't with.
TheQueenAretha 2 years ago 6
Sister, it boils down to preference. I do not know anyone who can out do Gladys. Both have an abundance of talent.
BlakeBarbieDoll 2 years ago
Aretha can outdo Gladys. Sweetheart Aretha is one of a kind. There wasn;t a singer that was vocally or soulfully better than Aretha. Aretha's only peers are Ella and Mahalia. There is a reason why Aretha is the Queen.
TheQueenAretha 2 years ago 5
Aretha and Gladys are both the greatest Soul singers...Just like you said there is a reason why Aretha is the Queen of Soul there is also a reason why Gladys Knight is the Empress of Soul..
cmelmoneyman 2 years ago
There is no doubt that Gladys is am fantastic singer. I would never i disgree with that and she deserves her title as Empress but there is no question that Aretha is the Queen of Soul.
TheQueenAretha 2 years ago 2
@TheQueenAretha It is not about who can out do who...
DigitalDezinesCEO 2 years ago
I never intended to compare Aretha to Gladys. I am not the one you should to talking to, you should be talking to the person who brought Gladys name into this, not me.
TheQueenAretha 2 years ago
Truly wonderful. This is even more amazing that she was only 14. One of the greats. Love her.
damngood2u 2 years ago 2
I Love THIS, Listen at how Aretha was clearly ahead of her years. At this age she had so much feeling.....She was born to sing! All hail the Queen
oneloveatatime 2 years ago 3
almost gone, good God almighty, what a voice. there is no one like Aretha Franklin, i mean at fourthteen, just listen to her wail and sing straight from the heart and soul. we need some of that kind of singing today. Thank God for her, because she will forever live through her music. love you Miss Aretha Franklin
franktoney51 2 years ago 4