CONTENTS

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Welcome
4. Dedication
5. Meeting the Queen
6. Part One
   SACRED SOURCES
   1. 1. Father and Daughter
   2. 2. Instability
   3. 3. Mothers and Fathers
   4. 4. The Sex Circus
   5. 5. The Blood
   6. 6. Moving On Up
7. Part Two
   COLUMBIA
   1. 7. The Biggest and Best
   2. 8. Gentleman Pimp
   3. 9. Water, Water Everywhere
   4. 10. What a Difference a Day Makes
   5. 11. Fools
8. Part Three
   ATLANTIC
   1. 12. Never Loved
   2. 13. Keep Rolling
   3. 14. Natural
   4. 15. Year of Years
   5. 16. High Maintenance
   6. 17. Spirit
   7. 18. Right Reverend
   8. 19. Amazing
   9. 20. Hey
   10. 21. Shop Around
   11. 22. The Spark
   12. 23. Fairy-Tale Princess
   13. 24. The Hustle
9. Part Four
   ARISTA
   1. 25. Daddy’s Little Girl
   2. 26. Back on Track
   3. 27. Home
   4. 28. Our Father
   5. 29. Diva-fication
   6. 30. In the Storm Too Long
   7. 31. The Mixture As Before
   8. 32. Party Therapy
   9. 33. A Rose
   10. 34. Vincerò
   11. 35. Damage Control
10. Part Five
    THE LIONESS IN WINTER
    1. 36. What Aretha Wants
    2. 37. Oldies but Goodies
    3. 38. A Woman Falling Out of Love
    4. 39. The Once and Future Queen
11. Photos
12. Acknowledgments
13. Also by David Ritz
14. Praise for David Ritz’s Respect
15. Notes
16. Bibliography
17. Selected Discography
18. Selected Videography and Filmography
19. Newsletters
20. Copyright