The House That Jack Built (Aretha Franklin song)

"The House That Jack Built"
Side A of the US single
Single by Aretha Franklin
from the album Aretha's Gold
B-side"I Say a Little Prayer"
ReleasedJuly 1968
GenreSouthern soul[1]
Length2:18
LabelAtlantic Records 2546
Songwriter(s)Bobby Lance, Fran Robbins
Aretha Franklin singles chronology
"Think"
(1968)
"The House That Jack Built"
(1968)
"See Saw"
(1968)

"The House That Jack Built" is a song written by Bobby Lance and Fran Robbins. It was originally recorded by Thelma Jones and released on the Barry label earlier in 1968. That version did not make the U.S. charts.[2]

Aretha Franklin released her version of the song in 1968, and this song reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.

  1. ^ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 449. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
  2. ^ Leszczak, Bob (2013). Great Rhythm and Blues Cover Songs and Their Original Artists. Scarecrow Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0810888661.