"Rock Steady" | ||||
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Single by Aretha Franklin | ||||
from the album Young, Gifted and Black | ||||
B-side | "Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)" | |||
Released | February 15th, 1971 (Criteria - Master #21312) October 11th, 1971 (Atlantic #2838) |
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Format | 7" | |||
Recorded | unedited, undubbed master w/o horns at Criteria in Miami different edit / mix at Atlantic in Manhattan |
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Length | 3:15 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Aretha Franklin | |||
Producer(s) | Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler | |||
Aretha Franklin singles chronology | ||||
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"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 B-side, "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.