"Here We Go Again"
Single by Aretha Franklin
from the album A Rose Is Still a Rose
ReleasedJune 16, 1998[1]
Genre
Length3:31
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Aretha Franklin singles chronology
"A Rose Is Still a Rose"
(1998) 		"Here We Go Again"
(1998) 		"Put You Up on Game"
(2007)
Music video
"Here We Go Again" on YouTube

"Here We Go Again" is a song by American singer and songwriter Aretha Franklin. It was written by Trina Broussard, Jermaine Dupri and Trey Lorenz for Franklin's thirty-fourth studio album, A Rose Is Still a Rose (1998), while production was helmed by Dupri and Manuel Seal. The song is built around replayed portions of "The Glow of Love" (1980) by Italian-American post-disco group Change. Due to the inclusion of the sample, Mauro Malavasi, David Romani and Wayne K. Garfield are also credited as songwriters. The song was the second single released from A Rose Is Still a Rose in June 1998 and reached number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100, also becoming Franklin's fifth number one on the US Dance Club Songs.[2][3]

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Although popsters are still basking in the glow of "A Rose Is Still A Rose", R&B tastemakers get to preview another gem from Lady Soul's current opus. This time, she teams up with Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal for a shoulder-shakin' jeep cruiser that keeps her on the tip of what kids are vibin', while also keeping it mature enough for older listeners who are less interested in production frills. Pumped by a chorus that simply won't quit, "Here We Go Again" actually has the muscle to be Franklin's biggest multi-format single in ages. How wise of Arista, however, to serve her core audience at R&B radio first."[4]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of A Rose Is Still a Rose.[5]

Performance
Production

Charts

References

  1. ^ Franklin, Aretha (16 June 1998). "Here We Go Again (CD5 / Cassette Single)". Arista via AllMusic.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 216.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 103.
  4. ^ Flick, Larry (May 16, 1998). "Reviews & Previews: Singles" (PDF). Billboard. p. 24. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  5. ^ A Rose Is Still a Rose (Media notes). Aretha Franklin. Arista Records. 1998.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Major Market Airplay: Poland" (PDF). Music & Media. August 29, 1998. p. 25. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "The Urban Top 40 Of 1998" (PDF). Music Week. January 9, 1999. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
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