LET IT BE
Created on 01/09/2026Latest update on 01/09/2026
Artist: Aretha Franklin
Author: John Lennon/Paul McCartney
Label: Atlantic
Year: 1970
First release of the song on LP This Girl's In Love With You. Paul had send their demo to Jerry Wexler late '69, who passed it on to Aretha.
Covers:
- 1970:
Beatles [n°1 UK, US & NL and title track LP; first attempts with this song were made by Paul during sessions for the white album in '68]
- 1987:
Ferry Aid [charity super group following the sinking of MS Herald of Free Enterprise in, the port of Zeebrugge; n°1 UK, top 5 NL, feat. Boy George, The Alarm, Kate Bush, Rick Astley, Bananarama, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Annabel Lamb, Gary Moore, Mark Knopfler, Maxi Priest, Suzi Quatro, Alvin Stardust, Bonnie Tyler, Working Week and Sir Paul McCartney]
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- 1971
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- 1956
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- 1956
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- 1960
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- 1960
- TODAY I SING THE BLUES
- 1960
- THERE IS A FOUNTAIN FILLED WITH BLOOD
- 1961
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- 1961
- WINTER WONDERLAND
- 1961
- HARD TIMES (NO ONE KNOWS BETTER THAN I)
- 1961
- HARBOUR LIGHTS
- 1962
- GOD BLESS THE CHILD
- 1962
- TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS
- 1962
- JUST FOR A THRILL
- 1962
- SHANGRI-LA
- 1962
- DON'T CRY BABY
- 1962
- FOR ALL WE KNOW
- 1962
- I SURRENDER, DEAR
- 1962
- I APOLOGIZE
- 1962
- AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE
- 1963
- SKYLARK
- 1963
- TROUBLE IN MIND
- 1963
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- 1963
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- 1963
- SAY IT ISN'T SO
- 1963
- IF EVER I WOULD LEAVE YOU
- 1963
- MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY
- 1963
- I WANNA BE AROUND
- 1963
- LAUGHING ON THE OUTSIDE (CRYING ON THE INSIDE)
- 1964
- IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME
- 1964
- SOULVILLE
- 1964
- YOU'LL LOSE A GOOD THING
- 1964
- DRINKING AGAIN
- 1964
- WALK ON BY
- 1964
- (YOU DON'T KNOW) HOW GLAD I AM
- 1964
- EVIL MAN'S BLUES
- 1964
- MY GUY
- 1964
- IT'S IN HIS KISS
- 1964
- I WISH I DIDN'T LOVE YOU SO
- 1964
- CUANDO VUELVA A TU LADO
- 1964
- IF I SHOULD LOSE YOU
- 1964
- COLD COLD HEART
- 1965
- EVERY LITTLE BIT HURTS
- 1965
- TI GUARDERO NEL CUORE
- 1965
- LOVE FOR SALE
- 1965
- MISTY
- 1965
- ONCE IN A LIFETIME
- 1965
- THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE
- 1965
- YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU
- 1965
- I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL I SEE MY BABY
- 1965
- UNTIL YOU WERE GONE
- 1965
- ROSE OF WASHINGTON SQUARE
- 1965
- I'D RATHER DRINK MUDDY WATER
- 1965
- HAMMER SONG, THE
- 1966
- MAKE IT FOR THE DOOR
- 1966
- SWANEE
- 1966
- KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY MOJO
- 1967
- I'LL DROWN IN MY TEARS
- 1967
- CHANGE IS GONNA COME, A
- 1967
- GLORIA
- 1967
- GOING DOWN SLOW
- 1967
- GOOD TIMES
- 1967
- MOCKINGBIRD
- 1967
- 96 TEARS
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- NITE LIFE
- 1967
- SOUL SERENADE
- 1967
- THAT'S LIFE
- 1967
- PROVE IT
- 1967
- MOTHER'S LOVE, A
- 1967
- I MAY NEVER GET TO HEAVEN
- 1967
- NEVER LET ME GO
- 1967
- PAINS OF LIFE
- 1967
- RESPECT
- 1967
- (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION
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- OL' MAN RIVER
- 1968
- HELLO SUNSHINE
- 1968
- HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, The
- 1968
- NIGHT TIME IS THE RIGHT TIME, THE
- 1968
- PEOPLE GET READY
- 1968
- SEE SAW
- 1968
- UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO)
- 1968
- YOU SEND ME
- 1968
- NIKI HOEKY
- 1968
- COME BACK BABY
- 1968
- I TAKE WHAT I WANT
- 1968
- I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER
- 1969
- BRING IT ON HOME TO ME
- 1969
- SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME
- 1969
- SO LONG
- 1969
- TRACKS OF MY TEARS, THE
- 1969
- WEIGHT, The
- 1969
- RIVER'S INVITATION
- 1969
- CRAZY HE CALLS ME
- 1969
- CHEVALIER DE PARIS, LE (LES POMMIERS DOUX)
- 1969
- IT AIN'T FAIR
- 1969
- PITIFUL
- 1969
- TALK TO ME, TALK TO ME
- 1969
- RAMBLING BLUES
- 1969
- ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY
- 1969
- I'LL NEVER BE FREE
- 1969
- GENTLE ON MY MIND
- 1969
- PLEDGING MY LOVE
- 1969
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- HONEST I DO
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- THRILL IS GONE, THE
- 1970
- SON OF A PREACHER MAN
- 1970
- SIT DOWN AND CRY
- 1970
- THAT'S ALL I WANT FROM YOU
- 1970
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- 1970
- WHY I SING THE BLUES
- 1970
- WHEN THE BATTLE IS OVER (I SHALL WEAR A CROWN)
- 1970
- DARK END OF THE STREET, THE
- 1970
- THIS GUY'S IN LOVE WITH YOU
- 1971
- LEAN ON ME
- 1971
- MAKE IT WITH YOU
- 1971
- OH ME OH MY (I'M A FOOL FOR YOU BABY)
- 1971
- SPANISH HARLEM
- 1971
- MIXED-UP GIRL
- 1971
- BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
- 1971
- BRAND NEW ME, A
- 1972
- AMAZING GRACE
- 1972
- DIDN'T I (BLOW YOUR MIND THIS TIME)
- 1972
- LET US ALL GO BACK TO THE OLD LANDMARK
- 1972
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- 1972
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- 1972
- YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE
- 1972
- YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND
- 1972
- O MARY DON'T YOU WEEP (DON'T YOU MOURN)
- 1972
- I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG (TO STOP NOW)
- 1972
- HOW I GOT OVER
- 1972
- TO BE YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK
- 1972
- APRIL FOOLS, THE
- 1972
- MY CUP RUNNETH OVER
- 1973
- SOMEWHERE
- 1974
- AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING
- 1974
- SONG FOR YOU, A
- 1974
- EVERY NATURAL THING
- 1974
- YOU MOVE ME
- 1974
- EIGHT DAYS ON THE ROAD
- 1974
- YOU'LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN (IF YOU BREAK MY HEART)
- 1974
- I'M IN LOVE
- 1974
- (I'M AFRAID) THE MASQUERADE IS OVER
- 1975
- IT ONLY HAPPENS (WHEN I LOOK AT YOU)
- 1975
- YOU
- 1975
- WALK SOFTLY
- 1975
- SHA-LA BANDIT
- 1976
- LEAN ON ME
- 1976
- SOMETHING HE CAN FEEL
- 1976
- UNFORGETTABLE
- 1976
- LOOK INTO YOUR HEART
- 1977
- WHAT I DID FOR LOVE
- 1978
- THEY LONG TO BE CLOSE TO YOU
- 1979
- HALF A LOVE
- 1980
- WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES
- 1980
- I CAN'T TURN YOU LOOSE
- 1981
- HOLD ON! I'M COMING
- 1983
- I WISH IT WOULD RAIN
- 1983
- THIS LOVE IS FOR REAL
- 1983
- WIND, THE
- 1985
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- 1986
- JESUS ON THE MAIN LINE
- 1987
- LORD'S PRAYER, THE
- 1987
- BEAMS OF HEAVEN
- 1987
- (LORD, PLANT MY FEET ON) HIGHER GROUND
- 1987
- SURELY GOD IS ABLE
- 1987
- FATHER, I STRETCH MY HANDS TO THEE
- 1987
- WHY WAS I BORN
- 1987
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- 1987
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- 1987
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- 1987
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- 1989
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- 1991
- EVERYDAY PEOPLE
- 1991
- J'AVAIS RÊVÉ D'UNE AUTRE VIE
- 1992
- SOMEDAY WE'LL ALL BE FREE
- 1993
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- 1994
- MAKINGS OF YOU, THE
- 1997
- I'LL FLY AWAY
- 1998
- NESSUN DORMA
- 1998
- GLOW OF LOVE, The
- 1998
- HOW MANY TIMES
- 2004
- THEM THERE EYES
- 2005
- HOUSE IS NOT A HOME, A
- 2007
- I WANT TO BE WITH YOU
- 2008
- AVE MARIA
- 2008
- STILLE NACHT, HEILIGE NACHT
- 2008
- HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING
- 2008
- THIS CHRISTMAS
- 2008
- GROWN UP CHRISTMAS LIST
- 2008
- LORD WILL MAKE A WAY SOMEHOW, THE
- 2008
- (CHRISTMAS AIN'T CHRISTMAS, NEW YEARS AIN'T NEW YEARS) WITHOUT THE ONE YOU LOVE
- 2011
- SWEET SIXTEEN
- 2011
- HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW
- 2014
- I WILL SURVIVE
- 2014
- AT LAST
- 2014
- NOTHING COMPARES 2 U
- 2014
- TEACH ME TONIGHT
- 2014
- I'M EVERY WOMAN
- 2014
- MIDNIGHT PLANE TO HOUSTON
- 2015
- BROWN BABY
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