| "Rock Steady" | ||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Rock_Steady_by_Aretha_Franklin_Side-A_US_vinyl.png) One of Side-A labels of US vinyl single | ||||
| Single by Aretha Franklin | ||||
| from the album Young, Gifted and Black | ||||
| A-side | "Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)" | |||
| Released | October 11, 1971 (Atlantic #2838) | |||
| Recorded | unedited, undubbed master (#21312) w/o horns at Criteria in Miami on February 15, 1971 [1] | |||
| Genre | Funk[2] | |||
| Length | 3:15 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Aretha Franklin | |||
| Producer(s) | Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler | |||
| Aretha Franklin singles chronology | ||||
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"Rock Steady" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Aretha Franklin, released in October 1971 from her eighteenth album, Young, Gifted and Black (1972).[3] The single reached the #9 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 charts that same year. It also peaked at #2 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart. The original A-side, a rendition of the song "Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)", peaked at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart.
- ^ Discogs - Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen Of Soul - 2007-October reMastered 2CD, Rhino / Atlantic (8122799703) Australia
- ^ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 156. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
- ^ Discogs - Young, Gifted and Black - 1972-January-24th LP, Atlantic (SD 7213) US