ARETHA FRANKLIN CAN’T WAIT TO RELEASE “GREAT DIVA CLASSICS”
NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin is as excited about her album of covers as she was when she first heard her music on the radio. Franklin says there’s a lot of electricity around her album “Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics.” She remakes songs by Gloria Gaynor, Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston and even Adele. Franklin puts a Caribbean spin on “No One” by Alicia Keys that was a suggestion from Keys herself. Franklin says she can’t pick a favourite track and the album is as good as Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On.” “Great Diva Classics” comes out October 21.
Alwin Marshall-Squire is the Editor-in-Chief of S-Q Publications Inc., overseeing editorial strategy for GTA Weekly, GTA Today, and Vision Newspaper. He leads the publications’ mission to deliver bold, original journalism focused on the people and communities of the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, and the global Caribbean diaspora.
Also writes for GTA Weekly and GTA Today.
