Ups and Downs
Unfortunately, by 1975 the disco craze happened, and Aretha’s sound started fading into the background. During this time, other young black singers such as Chaka Khan and Donna Summer started to emerge. In 1976, she had a brief break from her slumping sales thanks to the soundtrack for the Warner Brothers film “Sparkle.”
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The soundtrack reached the top of the R&B tracks and made the Top 20 in the pop genre! In 1978, the singer was invited to sing at the presidential inauguration of Jimmy Carter. Then in 1978, Franklin married actor Glynn Turman. Sadly, Atlantic Records ended their relationship with Franklin in 1979 after several chart failures. That year, a burglary attempt left her dad in a coma, and he was hospitalized.