Erma Franklin

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Erma Vernice Franklin (born March 13, 1938 in Shelby , Mississippi , † September 7, 2002 in Detroit , Michigan ) was an American soul , R&B and pop singer . However, her work has always been overshadowed by the career of her younger sister Aretha .

biography

Erma Franklin was born in the US state Mississippi; her father, CL Franklin, was an influential Baptist preacher and civil rights activist . The family moved several times before settling in Detroit. There Erma sang in the church choir with her sisters Aretha and Carolyn. In 1962 she released her first album, Her Name Is Erma . Her most famous recording is the original 1967 version of (Take a Little) Piece of My Heart (by Bert Berns and Jerry Ragovoy ), which was a top 10 hit on the American R&B charts. For this recording, Franklin was nominated for the Grammy Best R&B Singer for the only time in her career . However, the award went to her sister Aretha. Over the decades, Piece of My Heart became a classic, especially in the cover version of Big Brother & the Holding Company , front woman Janis Joplin . Country singer Faith Hill's version made it to number one on the country charts in 1994.

With Gotta Find Me a Lover (24 Hours a Day) from the album Soul Sister , Erma Franklin reached a top 40 position in the US R&B charts in 1969. This was her last hit. In the 1970s she withdrew from the music business - except for a few appearances with Aretha.

In 1992 Franklin made a surprising, if short, comeback: Piece of My Heart was used in a Levi’s advertisement in the UK . The song was then re-released as a single and reached the top 10 on the UK charts .

Erma Franklin died in 2002 of complications from cancer .

Discography

Albums

year Title
music label 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US R&B R&B
1969 Soul Sister
Brunswick 754147 		- US199 (2 weeks)
US 		-
First published: October 1969
Producers: Carl Davis, Eugene Record

more publishments

  • 1962: Her Name Is Erma ( Epic 3824)
  • 2015: Live 1968: At the Carousel Ballroom (The Electric Flag feat. Erma Franklin; Recording: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, April 21, 1968; RockBeat 3311)

Compilations

  • 1993: Golden Classics (Collectables 5453)
  • 1998: Brunswick's Super Soul Sisters (Diablo (UK); release: October 27th)
  • 2003: Super Soul Sister (Vampi Soul; release: December 8th)
  • 2009: Piece of Her Heart: The Epic and Shout Years ( Shout! 50; release: October 20th)

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US R&B R&B
1967 (Take a Little) Piece of My Heart
 UK9 (10 weeks)
UK 		US62 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B10 (14 weeks)
R&B
First published: October 1967
Chart entry in UK only in October 1992
Authors: Bert Berns , Jerry Ragovoy
1969 Gotta Find Me a Lover (24 Hours a Day)
Soul Sister 		- - R&B40 (3 weeks)
R&B
First published: March 1969
Authors: Carl Davis, Eugene Record

more publishments

  • 1961: Don't Blame Me (released August 23)
  • 1961: Hello Again (released December 22nd)
  • 1962: Each Night I Cry (released April)
  • 1962: Dear Momma (released May 18th)
  • 1963: Time After Time (released January 18th)
  • 1963: I Don't Want No Mama's Boy (released May 3rd)
  • 1963: Abracadabra (release: August 12th)
  • 1967: Big Boss Man (release: August)
  • 1968: Open Up Your Soul (release: April)
  • 1968: The Right to Cry (release: July)
  • 1969: Saving My Love for You (release: July)
  • 1969: It Could've Been Me (released December)
  • 1970: Whispers (release: February)
  • 1971: I'm Just Not Ready for Love (release: August 6th)
  • 1999: I Get the Sweetest Feeling (with Jackie Wilson ; release: August 6th)
  • 2016: Hold On, I'm Coming / Light My Fire (release: April 16)

swell

  1. ↑ cf. Erma Franklin: "Light My Fire"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , SZ -Diskothek, online version viewed May 11, 2007@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / sz-mediathek.sueddeutsche.de  
  2. ↑ a b Chart sources: UK Billboard Hot 100 Billboard 2000
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4

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personal data
SURNAME Franklin, Erma
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Franklin, Erma Vernice (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American soul, R&B and pop singer
DATE OF BIRTH March 13, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Shelby , Mississippi , United States
DATE OF DEATH September 7, 2002
Place of death Detroit , Michigan , United States