In 1952, 10-year-old Aretha Franklin lives with her Baptist pastor father, C. L. Franklin, as well her sisters ma and Carolyn in Detroit, Michigan. The sudden death of her mother Barbara traumatizes her, and as a result Aretha is unwilling to speak, until her father forced her to sing at church after weeks of silence.Aretha, now a teenager and mother of two, meets Ted White, a local producer, at a party at her father’s house. The two strike up a conversation before being interrupted by Rev. Franklin, who warns Ted to stay away from his family. Later, Rev. Franklin surprises Aretha with tickets to New York for a meeting with Columbia Records executive John Hammond. After being offered a contract, Aretha begins to sing jazz records with Columbia, including “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive.”Respect 2021 Full Movie Download
Four albums later, Aretha still lacks a signature hit as a jazz singer. After singing a tribute to inspiration and longtime family friend Dinah Washington, who is initially angered by the gesture, she is told to find songs that move her and stop trying to fit the polished image her father wants her to display. Aretha reunites with Ted White, with whom she begins a relationship. Frustrated by her lack of success after nine albums, Aretha begins skipping recording sessions to see him, embarrassing her father. Much to the chagrin of her sisters and the dismay of their father, Aretha returns home and introduces Ted to her family and announces her desire to have Ted become her manager; her father begrudgingly consents.
In 1961, Ted and Aretha marry and have a child, while Aretha is ultimately dropped by Columbia. Ted secures a deal with veteran record producer Jerry Wexler of Atlantic Records, who pairs her with accomplished musicians in Muscle Shoals, where Aretha begins to record her first hit, “I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You).” However, the recording session is cut short after Ted gets into a fight with the manager of the studio.
After a physical altercation with Ted results in a black eye, Aretha returns home to Detroit and hears her own song on the radio, empowering her to take a more hands on role in her career. One night, Aretha and Carolyn are inspired to re-arrange Otis Redding’s song “Respect,” and it becomes a #1 single.