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Rock-A-Lott

"Rock-A-Lott"
Single by Aretha Franklin
from the album Aretha
ReleasedJune 1987
Length6:21
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Walden
Aretha Franklin singles chronology
"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"
(1987) 		"Rock-A-Lott"
(1987) 		"If You Need My Love Tonight"
(1987)
Music video
"Rock-A-Lott" on YouTube

"Rock-A-Lott" is a song by American singer Aretha Franklin and the second single from her thirty-first studio album Aretha (1986).

Music video

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The music video finds Aretha Franklin and her backing band transformed into claymation and inside a boombox, which travels throughout Washington Square Park. The video features roller skating, a performance of the song's saxophone solo and cameos from Rodney Dangerfield, Cynthia Gibb, Ian Buchanan, Tony Bennett, Whodini, Mark Hamill and Whitney Houston.[1]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Rock-A-Lott"
Chart (1987) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 84
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 82
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[4] 4
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 25

References

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  1. ^ Wuench, Kevin (February 24, 2016). "You better think (THINK!) about this forgotten Aretha Franklin hit". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2024.