美國靈魂樂天后［艾瑞莎．富蘭克林］with［狄克西飛行員］──中板深靈魂曲──［Spirit in the Dark／黑暗裡的精神］

Im gettin the spirit in the dark

Im gettin the spirit in the dark

People movin, aw, aint we groovin?

Just gettin the spirit in the dark.

Tell me sister, how do you feel?

Tell me my brother, brother, brother, how do you feel?

Do you feel like dancin? Then get up and lets start dancin

Start gettin the spirit, spirit in the dark

Its like Sally Walker sittin in a saucer

Thats how ya do it, it aint nothin to it

Rise, Sally, rise, put your hand on your hips

And cover your eyes, and move on with the spirit,

Move with the spirit, hey now move, move with the spirit

In the dark

(The remainder of the song is basically refrains of the chorus.)

Songwriters: Aretha Franklin

Spirit In The Dark lyrics © SPRINGTIME MUSIC INC

１９７０年８月　２８歲的美國靈魂樂女王艾瑞莎．富蘭克林（Aretha Franklin）發行第１７張大碟［Spirit in the Dark／黑暗裡的精神］

由Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler製作

５月推出的首支主打［Dont Play That Song (You Lied)］登上美國單曲榜＃１１（＋副榜－靈魂榜冠軍）　並成為百萬金唱片

第二主打為標題曲［Spirit in the Dark］　與專輯同時出版

這是艾瑞莎的個人創作　被製作成一首中板深靈魂曲（Deep Soul） 並與狄克西飛行員（The Dixie Flyers）合音  單曲掛名：Aretha Franklin with The Dixie Flyers

在穩定的節拍間　富蘭克林盡情展現她奔放的嗓音

［Spirit in the Dark］登上美國Billboard單曲榜＃２３　副榜──靈魂榜＃３

另外加拿大榜＃４８

雖然兩首單曲表現不錯　大碟評價優異

但［Spirit in the Dark］卻成為艾瑞莎成名後首張未能打入Billboard專輯榜Top２０的大碟

只升到＃２５（副榜－靈魂榜亞軍）

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvGmbsLxF0w

1970 Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc0bHrffNrE

1970 Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOXKr7wh1Ac

1971 Aretha Franklin & Ray Charles - Spirit In The Dark (Reprise Version) [Live]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iOMxlf6BoE

Aretha Franklin & Elton John - Spirit In The Dark - Duets - 1993

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KucsPO6BhnY