Who Sang You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman

The striking single from Aretha Franklin's "Lady Soul" has been covered by Céline Dion, Kelly Clarkson and many others.

At that place have been some first-class covers of '(You Brand me Feel Like) a Natural Woman'. (Saul Loeb)

Fifty years agone today, Aretha Franklin released her 14th studio album, Lady Soul. This 1968 record, her tertiary release on Atlantic Records, helped solidify the singer as one of popular music's biggest forces and volition permanently have a place on many "all-time albums of all time" lists.

Lady Soul delivered some of Franklin's biggest hits e'er, including "Chain of Fools," "(Sweetness Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone," and "(You Brand me Feel Similar) a Natural Woman," all made classic past Franklin's powerhouse vocals. It'south a sound and a vox that volition stand up equally one of history'south best.

While it'southward hard to replicate the soulful magic of Franklin's vocals, many artists accept tried over the years, and "(You Make me Experience Like) a Natural Woman" is i of her almost covered songs. The moving ballad, written by married man-and-wife team Gerry Goffin and Carole Male monarch, oozes sensuality, romance and confidence thank you to Franklin's centre-filled functioning.

Below are some of the best and virtually notable attempts to accept on one of Franklin's nigh popular songs.

Peggy Lee (1969)

Shortly subsequently Franklin put out her single, jazz artist Peggy Lee released her ain version of the vocal. Although information technology doesn't soar to the same heights as Franklin'south cutting, Lee does infuse it with her own personal flair and the final moments of the vocal strike a particularly satisfying note.

Carole King (1971)

Male monarch, who co-wrote the song, recorded it on her own in 1971 for her seminal album, Tapestry; a take that'due south just equally classic as the original.

Rod Stewart (1974)

One of the few men to embrace this song, Rod Stewart flips the tables (and the vocal title) on his Smiler cut, "(Yous Make me Experience Similar) a Natural Man."

Bonnie Tyler (1978)

Bonnie Tyler rocks out in this anthemic take, complete with more guitars, drums and her stunningly raspy vocalization.

Whitney Houston (1990s)

In the early '90s, Whitney Houston covered Franklin's hit during her Bodyguard Globe Tour. She would oftentimes dedicate this song to Franklin and/or her own husband, Bobby Brown, every bit seen in the detail example below. An icon in her ain right, Houston's performance packs a powerful punch that's almost comparable to Franklin'south.

Céline Dion (1995)

Canadian star Céline Dion does her signature vocal acrobatics throughout her cover of the song, which was recorded for the Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole Rex anthology. She definitely injects the track with her own personality, whether y'all think that works or not.

Mary J. Blige (1995)

R&B songstress Mary J. Blige put out her ain version of the song the aforementioned twelvemonth every bit Dion. Blige stays true to Franklin's recording, but re-arranges some of the harmonies almost the end to give it a playful kick.

Kelly Clarkson (2002)

Before she was rocking her own hits, Kelly Clarkson cut her teeth on American Idol, trying to win over the judges with ambitious renditions of hit songs, equally she did with this breakout performance of "(You Make me Feel Like) a Natural Woman." She goes all out, too, hitting a annotation and then high that it earned her a standing ovation. Even Simon Cowell admitted that she was a "great singer" after seeing that.

Adele (2011)

Popular star Adele strips down Franklin's song in this acoustic take, allowing for her voice to truly smoothen.

Alicia Keys (2014)

It's easy to get for the big notes in "(You Make me Feel Like) a Natural Adult female," but something that's much more difficult is capturing Franklin's soulful ease. It's something that Alicia Keys best captured at a Carole Rex tribute show in 2014, feeling so moved past the words she's singing that she gets up off her piano and dances around the stage as she shouts, "feeling so good, baby, yeah!"

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