Aretha Franklin, the incomparable “Queen of Soul,” will release her highly anticipated brand new studio album, ‘Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics’ via RCA Records and Sony Music. The album features the new lead single, Adele's “Rolling In The Deep (The Aretha Version).”
Aretha's unsurpassed vocal styling permeates on popular diva classics ranging from Barbra Streisand's “People”, and Gladys Knight's “Midnight Train To Georgia”, to Alicia Keys' “No One”, and a mash up of Gloria Gaynor's “I Will Survive” and Destiny's Child's “I'm A Survivor”, and more. Also lauded as a skilful pianist, Aretha tickles the ivories on The Supremes' “You Keep Me Hangin' On”.
‘Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics’ reunites Franklin with Sony Music Entertainment's Chief Creative Officer Clive Davis as they take the helm as co-producers to bring Davis' album concept to fruition. A-List producers Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, André 3000, Harvey Mason, Jr., Terry Hunter and Eric Kupper add their award-winning production skills.
Rightfully earning the #1 spot on Rolling Stone Magazine's prestigious “100 Greatest Singers of All Time” list, and #9 on 100 Greatest Artists of All Time list, Franklin has won a total of 18 Grammy Awards and is one of the best-selling female artists of all time, having sold over 75 million records worldwide.