Chain of Fools

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"Chain of Fools" is a classic 1967 soul song performed by Aretha Franklin, renowned for its powerful vocals, driving groove, and enduring influence in R&B music.

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Chain of Fools (2000 film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
associatedWithArtist Aretha Franklin’s classic repertoire
associatedWithArtistNickname Aretha Franklin
surface form: Queen of Soul
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
awardYear 1969
composer Don Covay
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre R&B
soul
hasBackingVocalsBy The Sweet Inspirations
hasBassPlayer Tommy Cogbill
hasBPM ~132
hasChartPositionUSBillboardHot100 2
hasChartPositionUSR&B 1
hasDrummer Roger Hawkins
hasEnduringInfluenceOn R&B music
popular music
soul music
hasGuitarist Joe South
hasKey C major
hasMusicalFeature driving groove
hasMusicalStyle Southern soul
hasNotableCoverVersionBy Eva Cassidy
Joe Cocker
Little Caesar
hasOrganPlayer Spooner Oldham
hasSongStructure verse-chorus form
hasTheme betrayal
toxic relationship
includedInList Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll
surface form: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
language English
leadVocalist Aretha Franklin
lyricist Don Covay
partOfAlbum Lady Soul
performer Aretha Franklin
performerVocalType powerful vocals
producer Jerry Wexler
recordedAt Atlantic Recording Studios
surface form: Atlantic Studios, New York City

Fame Studios, Muscle Shoals
recordingYear 1967
recordLabel Atlantic Records NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1967-11-22
releaseYear 1967
usedInFilm Chain of Fools self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chain of Fools (2000 film)

Michael (1996 film)

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Aretha Franklin notableWork Chain of Fools
Chain of Fools usedInFilm Chain of Fools self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chain of Fools (2000 film)