
Aretha’s Greatest Albums: ‘Jump To It’ (1982)
Rob Sheffield on the magic moment when Queen Aretha met Luther Vandross
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Rob Sheffield on the magic moment when Queen Aretha met Luther Vandross
Inside the best-selling gospel masterpiece that took Franklin back to her roots in the church
Covering the Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel and Stephen Stills in San Francisco, Franklin delivered one show-stopping performance after another
On the last proper album released in her lifetime, the Queen gave a generous reading of decades of pop
The 1980s were kinder to some legends than others, but Aretha approached the new decade with her usual grace
Just six months after 'Lady Soul,' Franklin returned with another keeper
When Franklin teamed up with Curtis Mayfield in the mid-1970s, creative sparks flew
Remembering a 1970s used-record-store encounter with one of Franklin's finest full-lengths
Aretha danced with disco and the MTV era on this lost gem from the early '80s
After a run of classic LPs with producer Jerry Wexler, Franklin split from the formula with this loose, adventurous set