Back on Sept. 29, Aretha Franklin got music fans young and old talking via her rendition of Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” on The Late Show With David Letterman. That performance previewed Aretha’s new album, Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics; now you listen to her belt all of those great diva classics.
Head on over to Amazon for an early stream of the record, which drops Oct. 21 on RCA. It was executive produced by Clive Davis, with production work from Andre 3000, Babyface, Harvey Mason Jr. and others.
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Here’s the full track list for the new album:
1. “At Last” (Etta James)
2. “Rolling in the Deep (The Aretha Version)” (Adele)
3. “Midnight Train to Georgia” (Gladys Knight and the Pips)
4. “I Will Survive” (Gloria Gaynor)
5. “People” (Barbra Streisand)
6. “No One” (Alicia Keys)
7. “I’m Every Woman”/”Respect” (“I’m Every Woman” originally performed by Chaka Khan)
8. “Teach Me Tonight” (Dinah Washington)
9. “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” ( he Supremes)
10. “Nothing Compares 2 U” (The Family)