Although Aretha Franklin was an extremely talented person....when people refer to her as the queen of soul...all I can think is that they have never heard this tortured little white girl from Port Arthur Texas ..
This album and especially this song is really a masterclass on authentically transferring the soul to the voice. And that devastatingly beautiful outro with her pitch perfectly screeching "trust in me bay-BA!!...", reduces me to tears.
My mom would play this on her 8 track player at home while cleaning up our home, I was so little, when I learned all of the songs on Pearl. Totally reminds me of my mom.