‘While The Blood Runs Warm’ performer Aretha Franklin has announced her plans to record and release a brand new studio album this year, enlisting the help of ‘Take a Bow’ creator Babyface and Whitney Houston mentor Clive Davis to aid its creation!
Why the above comes as good news for fans of Urban Pop trio Destiny’s Child?
Find out below…
Before recording began on January 1st, Aretha revealed that she would be recording a concept album that would see her cover songs originally released by some of the world’s more influential vocalists.
Set to be produced by the aforementioned ‘Face’, Davis and ‘Paradise Valley‘ producer Don Was, the project’s track list will include Donna Summer‘s ‘Last Dance’ and Barbra Streisand’s Bob Merill– penned ‘People‘.
However, perhaps by way of its ‘unique’ theme, the legend’s cover of Destiny’s Child smash hit ‘Bootylicious’ may serve to whip up attention like no other for the release, with the entertainer telling ‘Billboard’:
“It’s just re-working some things that were very, very good and certainly chart-worthy and sold a lot of records. “They’re records that, musically, I respected and that I liked a lot and that I would love to have one go-’round with. I aspire for musical excellence. I have very high standards where music is concerned, and I’m looking for something I haven’t done, something that you haven’t heard and something just absolutely smashing….”I’m even thinking of ‘Bootylicious’.”
With a quarter 2 release date in mind and Sony‘s RCA serving as its supporting label, the tribute release will come as she continues to hunt for a distribution deal for her own record company ‘Aretha’s Records’, where she plans to house her Gospel rapping son Kecalf and her grandson Jordan, an aspiring Pop singer.
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Lol girl don’t embarrass yourself
Aretha ready to slay
LMAO
Reminds me of when she covered Mariah Carey´s “Touch my Body”.
Slayeratha coming to slay that choreography.
Yaaaasss, Queen Aretha will snatch and slay and the lesser legends will not be able to deal.
Chile’…bootylicious,tho????? Pleaseeee,don’t do it!
‘Patti can you handle this, Dionne can you handle this, Gladys can you handle this, I don’t think you can handle this WHOOOOOOOOH’
‘Whip my hair, swing my thighs, pork chop, southern fried.’
Lmaooooo @ anon 😆
Shut Up!!! I don’t even know what to think right now! *scared & confused at the same damn time*
Yesssssss @ QUEEN ARETHA! I see u. Legends paying homage to THE QUEEN. #ROYALTY.
Hehe,remeber when she covered Touch my body by MC? 🙂
Hehe,remeber when she covered Touch my body by MC?
Patti, can you handle this?
Dionne, can you handle this?
Gladys, can you handle this?
I don’t think they can handle this! Whooh
Better move, I’ve arrived
Feelin hungry, feeling tired
Need some food, maybe some fries
Slayretha finna slay tonight
Spotted me a chicken wang
There you are, come on baby
Don’t you wanna eat with me
Your dog is hot, and my p****’s free
You gotta do much better if you gone dine with me tonight
You gotta work your jelly if you gone dine with me tonight
Read my lips carefully if you like what you see
Even Wendy’s knows she can’t handle me
By the looks I got you shook up and scared of me
Throw up your napkin, it’s time for dinner
I don’t think you ready for this jelly
I don’t think you ready for this jelly
I don’t think you ready for this
Cause my body too bootylicious for ya babe
I don’t think you ready for this jelly
I don’t think you ready for this jelly
I don’t think you ready for this
Cause my body too bootylicious for ya babe
Celine, can you handle this?
Babra, can you handle this?
Mariah, can you handle this?
I don’t think you can handle this!
I’m about to slay right now
McDonald’s sale so it’s going down
Licks my hips, slap my thighs
Pork chops, Southern fried
Lookin hot, smellin good
Paula Deen wishes she could
No appetite? You are dismissed
Pass the chitlins, pass the grits!
I don’t think you ready for this jelly
I don’t think you ready for this jelly
I don’t think you ready for this
Cause my body too bootylicious for ya babe
QUEEN ARETHA gonna SLAY the s*** out of Bootylicious! Them vocals are still their unlike MooMoo. Bootylicious is similar to Rock Steady. QUEEN ARETHA grooves and sings thru it like DC did n Bootylicious. U b****** don’t know anything about THE GREAT ARETHA! #SHE SHALL SLAY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaddAE6WwFY
Queen.
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL Yasss Queen Arteha! As funny as this s*** is, I’m here for it! 😉
LEGENDS RECOGNIZE LEGENDS!!!!
I wonder why she didn’t choose to sing one of the “other” girls generic #1’s????? kiii
😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
Anon is a foool Lmao
Anon is a talented songwriter lol. seriously tho, it usually starts out like this. You should head in that direction
Lmao @ Anon.
DEATH @Anon LMAO!!
@anon you are going to be my cause of death before my bday tomorrow…. you are tooooo silly I can’t with you…. and the sad thing is that I can see the dance moves to this!!!! LMFAO
The ORIGINAL Queen Aretha is ready to slay. sadly she is one of the only female artists from her generation still signed to a major.
Yesss @anon you did that……Mrs. Aretha gul I’m not ready for you’re Jelly. Spare me please lol. Do Run the world girls……Shade.
Let me enjoy this clip until she comes with that cover.
http://youtu.be/OaddAE6WwFY
Funny thing is she sounded better than Mariah!
No she didn’t sound better than MC.. She was doing her own thing..
Aretha the legendary franklin, love and respect always.
Slayretha finna slay tonight
Spotted me a chicken wang
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LMAOOO @Anon …. whhhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyy???? LMAO
Oh get em Hate-retha….LOL
Iconic Overall Mother is coming to get the children to-gether..
iLive
I’ll be purchasing just so I can clean house while listening.
these comments lmao!!
Awesome!! She’s the best singer. I’d love to hear Aretha’s new album. Not that song though because it’s not even a good song for anyone to sing. It seems like a song written by a 7 year old.
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Chileeeee.