The House That Jack Built (Aretha Franklin song)

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"The House That Jack Built"
The house that jack built by aretha franklin US vinyl side A.png
Side A of the US single
Single by Aretha Franklin
from the album Aretha's Gold
B-side "I Say a Little Prayer"
Released July 1968
Genre Southern soul [1]
Length2:18
Label Atlantic Records 2546
Songwriter(s) Bobby Lance, Fran Robbins
Aretha Franklin singles chronology
"Think"
(1968)		"The House That Jack Built"
(1968)		"See Saw"
(1968)

"The House That Jack Built", originally based on the popular British nursery rhyme and cumulative tale "This Is the House That Jack Built", is a song written by Bobby Lance and Fran Robbins. It was originally recorded by Thelma Jones and released on the Barry label earlier in 1968. That version did not make the U.S. charts. [2]

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Aretha Franklin recording

In 1968 the song was recorded and performed by Aretha Franklin, reaching No. 2 on the U.S. R&B chart and No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. [3]

The song's B-side, "I Say a Little Prayer", reached No. 3 on the U.S. R&B chart, No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 4 in the U.K. in 1968. [4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1968)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [5] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [6] 4
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 2
US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 6
West Germany (GfK) [9] 34

Covers

References

  1. ↑ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 449. ISBN   0-452-26305-0.
  2. ↑ Leszczak, Bob (2013). Great Rhythm and Blues Cover Songs and Their Original Artists. Scarecrow Press. p. 79. ISBN   978-0810888661.
  3. ↑ Aretha Franklin, "The House That Jack Built" Chart Positions Retrieved September 20, 2013
  4. ↑ Aretha Franklin, "I Say a Little Prayer" Chart Positions Retrieved September 20, 2013
  5. ↑ "Aretha Franklin – The House That Jack Built" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  6. ↑ "Aretha Franklin – The House That Jack Built / I Say A Little Prayer" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  7. ↑ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  8. ↑ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Aretha Franklin – The House That Jack Built" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.


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