Home / Music / Aretha Franklin's 'Respect' transformed Otis Redding's 1965 originalMusic linernotes album music aretha-franklinAretha Franklin's 'Respect' transformed Otis Redding's 1965 originalAretha Franklin’s version of ‘Respect’ is a reworking of the 1965 Otis Redding original, rearranged with new vocal arrangements and the famous ‘R-E-S-P-E-C-T’ spelling. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesHow Aretha Franklin Got Keith Richards on ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’How Aretha Franklin Turned '(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ Into a Soul Anthem — and What Mick Jagger SaidRay Charles joined Aretha on stage at the FillmoreAretha's backing band at Fillmore West was a murderer's row of session greatsLady Soul gave Aretha three of her signature songs on one albumExploreMwandishi is Swahili for 'the composer' — Herbie Hancock's first departure from traditional jazz.D'Angelo's 'Brown Sugar' title track was born from a computer crash.'I Know What I Like' was Genesis's first UK chart hit.Bob Dylan's 'Hurricane' tells the story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter.Grouper's Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill: reverb-drenched vocals over ambient guitar.Previous Aretha Franklin's title track 'I Never Loved a Man' hit #1 on the R&B chartNext Angélique Kidjo is one of Africa's greatest musical ambassadors