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Album: Aretha Now
Genre: Soul
Writer: Hal David, Burt Bacharach
Released: June, 1968
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This song is originally of the singer Dionne Warwick who included this one into her album, The Windows of the World in 1967. Aretha Franklin released it on her material Aretha Now, and until now, it is one of the most popular versions. In fact, the song reached the top ten list on Billboard Hot 100. Other artists who have included this song are: Whitney Houston, Natalie Cole and the Mexican group, Pandora. The original version got a certified gold by RIAA. The Aretha’s album reached the position number one into Black Albums in 1968. I Say a Little Prayer has been released for Aretha on her compilation album Aretha’s Gold one year later and the Aretha’s Greatest Hits Album in 1973. This year, she won a Grammy Award as Best Gospel-Soul Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for the song Never Gonna Break My Faith with Mary J. Blige. Her last material is a Christmas album that is on stores since August, 2008 with songs like: Ave Maria, Twas the Night Before Christmas and Silent Night.

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Album: The Dock of the Bay
Genre: Memphis Soul
Writer: Otis Reding, Steve Cropper
Released: January, 1968
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It was a number one hit one US Billboard Hot 100 and US Billboard Black Singles. The song was released on January 8, 1968. (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay is a single with a different style from most of the Redding’s songs. It won two Grammy Awards as Best R&B Song and Best Male R&B Performance. The song was released days after that the band were killed when the Beenchcraft plane crashed into Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin, and it was recorded only three days before his death. The album was ranked on the position #161 into the 500 greatest albums of all time in 2003.

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Album: I Got You You (I Feel Good)
Genre: Soul, Funk
Writer: James Brown
Released: October, 1965

I Feel Good is the most common titled for this song also titled I Got You. The song has been used in many different films like: Good Morning Vietnam, Transformers, Garfield: The Movie, Boat Trip, Home Alone 4 among others. It reached the peak position #1 on R&B Billboard Chart. The song appeared as number seventy-eight on Rolling Stone Magazine’s 2004 list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. James Joseph Brown, Jr was considered the “King of Funk” and the “Godfather of Soul”. Other of his recognized titles include: Sex Machine, Mr, Dynamite, Mr. Please, Please, Please Please Her, Soul Brother Number One, The Boss, The Hardest Working Man in Show Business and Minister of the New New Super Heavy Funk.
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Album: Bad
Genre: Soul
Writer: Glen Ballard, Siedah Garrett
Released: 1988

This song was released in 1988, and it supposed an almost immediately big success for Michael Jackson. The song has three official versions: Instrumental, Album Version and 7″ Version. The music video included different historic events and personages like: Martin Luther King, 1984 Famine in Ethiopia, Funeral of John F. Kennedy, Adolf Hitler, South Africans marching for the release of Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Rainbow Warrior, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, among others. The whole album sold more than 25 million copies around the world, and it was number one hit album in Canada, U.S., France, UK, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Italy, Norway, Netherlands, New Zealand, France and Switzerland. Man on the Mirror has returned into UK charts this week. Last October 31st, the fans made a history Guinness World Record for the most people doing the Thriller dance at Madame Tussauds New York in Times Square.
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Album: It was a single.
Genre: Jazz
Released: 1961
Acker Bilk is a clarinetist who is known for his trademark goatee, bowler hat, striped waistcoat and his breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register clarinet style. This song was originally a piece for clarinet. But the vocal version by Andy Williams is an important version that was also very popular in the 1960s. The song was the Billboard’s #1 single of 1962. In 1969, a tape cassette, that included “Stranger on the Shore”, was part of the mission “Apollo 10″ to the moon. Also, the song was used as the theme tune for a BBC TV show for young people. It was the first British recording to reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

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Album: The Bodyguard Soundtrack
Genre: Soul, Pop
Released: October, 1992
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The original version of this song was performed by Dolly Parton into her album Jolene in 1974. But it was Whitney Houston who became this single so popular around the world when the one was used as a soundtrack cover for the film The Bodyguard starring by Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. I Will Always Love You won Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at Grammy Awards, Favorite Pop Female Single and Favorite R&B/Soul Female Single at American Music Awards, Top Selling Single Of the Year, Top Hot 100 Single of the Year, Top R&B Selling Single of the Year and Top R&B Single on Billboard Music Awards, World’s #1 Single of 1993 at World Musics Awards, Best Song at MTV Movie Awards, Favorite Female Music Video on People’s Choice Awards and Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single Female at Soul Train Music Awards. The Bodyguard soundtrack also received 17x certified Platinum and sold more than 17 million copies only in United States. Besides that, received certified platinum in UK, United Kingdom and Canada, and certified diamond in Brazil, Germany, France and Japan.
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Album: The Diary of Alicia Keys
Genre: Soul, Jazz
Released: February, 2004
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During six weeks this song reached the top position on R&B charts. If I Ain’t Got You makes part of her second studio album released in 2003. This single received different awards like: Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (Grammy Awards), Most Performed Song (ASCAP Pop Awards), Best R&B Song (Vibe Awards), Best R&B Video (MTV Video Music Awards), Best R&B/Soul Single, Female (Soul Train Music Awards) and Outstanding Music Video and Song (NAACP Image Awards). Only during its first week in being released, the album got sales about 618,000 copies. The Diary of Alicia Keys received 4 certified platinum in United States, 2 certified platinum in Canada, and certified Gold by RiANZ, IFPI and SNEP.
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