I Say a Little Prayer

E52243
single song

"I Say a Little Prayer" is a classic soul-pop song, originally written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, that became one of Aretha Franklin’s signature hits.

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
chartSuccessIn United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
composer Burt Bacharach ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
decade 1960s ⓘ
famousFor Aretha Franklin vocal performance ⓘ
complex Bacharach arrangement ⓘ
genre pop ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact widely covered by other artists ⓘ
hasCulturalStatus standard ⓘ
hasInstrumentation backing vocals ⓘ
piano ⓘ
rhythm section ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle Brill Building pop ⓘ
R&B ⓘ
hasTheme devotion ⓘ
everyday life ⓘ
love ⓘ
includedInAlbum Aretha Now ⓘ
The Windows of the World ⓘ
isClassicOf soul-pop ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Hal David ⓘ
notableCoverPerformer Aretha Franklin ⓘ
notableVersionBy Aretha Franklin ⓘ
Dionne Warwick ⓘ
originalPerformer Dionne Warwick ⓘ
originalReleaseYear 1967 ⓘ
partOf Burt Bacharach and Hal David song catalog ⓘ
performer Aretha Franklin ⓘ
Dionne Warwick ⓘ
producer Burt Bacharach ⓘ
Hal David ⓘ
recordLabel Atlantic Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scepter Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1967 ⓘ
signatureSongOf Aretha Franklin ⓘ
writer Burt Bacharach ⓘ
Hal David ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aretha Franklin → notableWork → I Say a Little Prayer ⓘ
Dionne Warwick → notableWork → I Say a Little Prayer ⓘ
Burt Bacharach → wroteSong → I Say a Little Prayer ⓘ