Rock Steady by Aretha Franklin Song Info
"Rock Steady" is a song written and performed by Aretha Franklin and released in 1971, from the album Young, Gifted and Black. The single reached the #9 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 charts that same year. It also peaked at #2 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart. The original A-side, a rendition of the song "Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)", peaked at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart. Personnel Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, piano Donny Hathaway – electric piano, organ Bernard Purdie – drums Cornell Dupree – guitar Richard Tee – organ Chuck Rainey – bass guitar The Sweethearts of Soul (Brenda Bryant, Margaret Branch, Pat Smith) — backing vocals Robert Popwell, Dr. John – percussion The Memphis Horns Wayne Jackson – trumpet Andrew Love – tenor saxophone Gene Paul – engineer Jerry Wexler – production Tom Dowd – horn arrangement, production Arif Mardin – production
