What album is aretha Franklin's rescue me on?

Answer 1

"Rescue Me" is a song written by Fontella Bass, Raynard Miner and Carl Smith. In 1965, it was released as a single by Fontella Bass. It would prove the biggest hit of Bass's career, reaching the number one spot on the R&B charts for four weeks and placing at number four on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] "Rescue Me" also peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart.

The hit version of the song is often misattributed to Aretha Franklin, another singer with gospel training who has a similar style to that of Bass. In 1993, Franklin did record a portion of "Rescue Me" (with a very similar arrangement to Bass's original) for an American Express commercial. The original song was also used during the films Air America and Sister Act.

Answer 2

If you find an album with Aretha Franklin singing "Rescue Me" on it, it is some kind of unauthorized compilation, because contrary to much popular belief, ARETHA FRANKLIN DID NOT EVER RECORD A VERSION OF "RESCUE ME!!!"

My girlfriend and I argued for hours over this - she has some bullsh*t Aretha Franklin "compilation" with her doing Rescue Me. I happened to be around in the 60's when Fontella Bass had her only big hit - Rescue Me. The version on my girl's iPod is Fontella Bass' - there is no version of Aretha Franklin doing Rescue Me.

Answer 3

"Rescue Me" is NOT a song by Aretha Franklin. It was recorded by singer Fontella Bass, and released in 1965.