4/6. Mica Paris profiles Aretha Franklin , whose upbringing, steeped in gospel music, resulted in classics such as Respect, I Say a Little Prayer,
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, Think and many others. Ever Changing Times
The disco era was not so kind to
Franklin despite critical support throughout most of the 70s. But a switch to Arista Records in 1980 and a cameo in John Landis 's The Blues Brothers that same year reinstated her in the public consciousness.