I Say a Little Prayer

Aretha Franklin | Format: MP3 Music
From the Album 30 Greatest Hits

Product Details

• Original Release Date: June 1, 1985
• Release Date: June 1, 1985
• Label: Rhino Atlantic
• Copyright: 1985 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company
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• Duration: 3:36 minutes
• Genres:
  • Pop
• ASIN: B001BZD6KO
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,378 Paid in MP3 Songs (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Songs)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect beauty April 21, 2013

By UXF

The rhythmic piano at the beginning makes me think of rain, like raindrops on a window pane, and perfectly sets up the mood of the song and the image of a woman looking out the window on a gray day and thinking about someone. There's not as much shouting and testifying as on some of her other records, but only the heartless fail to recognize the incredible amount of emotion here. A genius like Aretha Franklin can deliver musical power through subtlety and classy restraint just as well as through rafter-shaking howls. And how wonderful it is to put the gospel into a song called "I Say a Little Prayer" and then flip that prayer around to pure romance. She prays for him, but she also prays for herself - to have him. Beautiful and heart-aching at the same time, I sink a little deeper into this song each time I listen to it.

It's silly to set Franklin's version and Dionne Warwick's against each other. Both are phenomenal, but I've heard more than one person spontaneously declare Franklin's version to be their favorite recording of all time. I might go that far myself.

4.0 out of 5 stars Aretha Franklin, that woman could sing her behind off. December 26, 2012

By Sam Garnett

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Great music, I really like the piano and the way it set up the beginning of the song . Just me I guess. I believe Franklin could take funeral music and have people dancing and singing along. We should all be so lucky to have just a little pinch of that ' IT ' that is so much of what Aretha is.

5.0 out of 5 stars I say a little... May 18, 2012

By BookNerd Extraordinaire VINE™ VOICE

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review for you! I absolutely LOVE this version of "I Say a Little Prayer" by Aretha. I can listen to this single over and over. Aretha Franklin's powerful voice carries this song right to your heart and you can feel it deep within your soul. Aretha... the queen of soul.