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"(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" is a song by singer
Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Honored as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Soul", she was twice named by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine as the Roll ...
. Released as a single from her '' Lady Soul'' album in 1968, the song was successful, debuting at number 31 and peaking at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for five weeks, and spending three weeks at number 1 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart. The B-side, " Ain't No Way", was also a hit, peaking at number 16 on the Hot 100 and number 9 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart. ''
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'' called the song a "powerhouse of vocal energy and tingling ork backup to build another emotional blockbuster." A live recording was featured on the 1968 album '' Aretha in Paris''. The song was co-written by Franklin and her then husband Ted White.


Personnel

*Aretha Franklin - lead vocals * Jimmy Johnson and Bobby Womack - guitars * Spooner Oldham - Fender Rhodes electric piano * Tommy Cogbill - bass guitar * Roger Hawkins - drums *
Melvin Lastie Melvin Clarke Lastie, Sr. (November 18, 1930 – December 4, 1972) was an American R&B trumpeter, flugelhornist, and cornetist. He also played jazz and was a session musician on many soul and rock records of the 1960s. Lastie was born in New O ...
, Joe Newman, Bernie Glow - trumpets *Tony Studd - bass trombone *
King Curtis Curtis Montgomery (February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), known professionally as King Curtis, was an American saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock and roll. A bandleader, band member, and session musician, he was also a musi ...
, Seldon Powell, Frank Wess - tenor saxophones *
Haywood Henry Frank Haywood Henry (January 10, 1913 – September 15, 1994) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist. In 1978 he was induced into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. Career Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Henry began on clarinet before choosing ...
- baritone saxophone * The Sweet Inspirations,
Carolyn Franklin Carolyn Ann Franklin (May 13, 1944 – April 25, 1988) was an American singer-songwriter. Biography Franklin was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to Barbara Siggers Franklin and C. L. Franklin. The youngest of six children, they moved to Buffalo, ...
&
Erma Franklin Erma Vernice Franklin (March 13, 1938 – September 7, 2002) was an American gospel and soul singer. She recorded the original version of " Piece of My Heart", written and produced by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns in 1967, for which she was nom ...
- background vocals *horn arrangement: Arif Mardin


Covers

Gary Puckett & The Union Gap released a version of the song on their 1968 album, '' Young Girl''.
Ramsey Lewis Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. (May 27, 1935 – September 12, 2022) was an American jazz piano, jazz pianist, composer, and radio personality. Lewis recorded over 80 albums and received five RIAA certification, gold records and three Grammy Awards ...
recorded an instrumental version on his 1968 album, '' Maiden Voyage''. His version did see #100 in
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Kate Ceberano Catherine Yvette Ceberano ( or , born 17 November 1966) is an Australian singer and actress who performs in the rock, soul, jazz and pop genres, as well as in film and musicals such as '' Jesus Christ Superstar''. Her single " Bedroom Eyes" re ...
released a version of the song on her 1989 album, '' Brave''. Booker T. & the M.G.'s released a version of the song on their 1968 album, '' Soul Limbo''.
Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, film producer, model, and philanthropist. Commonly referred to as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, the Voice", she is List of awards and no ...
performed the song in a tribute to Franklin on her 1997 HBO special, '' Classic Whitney Live from Washington, D.C.''. The song was included in a medley with Franklin's " Baby I Love You" and " Ain't No Way". In 2012, Christine Anu covered the song on her album '' Rewind: The Aretha Franklin Songbook''.


Chart positions


References


External links

* Song reviewat
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