Rock Steady (Aretha Franklin song)
| "Rock Steady" | ||||
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One of Side-A labels of US vinyl single | ||||
| Single by Aretha Franklin | ||||
| from the album Young, Gifted and Black | ||||
| A-side | "Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)" | |||
| Released | October 11, 1971 (Atlantic #2838) | |||
| Recorded | Unedited, undubbed master (#21312) w/o horns on February 15, 1971 | |||
| Studio | Criteria Studios (Miami, FL) | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 3:15 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Aretha Franklin | |||
| Producer(s) | Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler | |||
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"Rock Steady" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Aretha Franklin, released in October 1971, from her eighteenth album, Young, Gifted and Black (1972). The single reached the No. 9 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 charts that same year. It also peaked at No. 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 No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 9 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart.