Franklin continued to record acclaimed albums such as '' I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You '' ( 1967 ) , '' Lady Soul '' ( 1968 ) , '' Spirit in the Dark '' ( 1970 ) , '' Young , Gifted and Black '' ( 1972 ) , '' Amazing Grace '' ( 1972 ) , and '' Sparkle '' ( 1976 ) before experiencing problems with her record company . Franklin left Atlantic in 1979 and signed with Arista Records . She appeared in the 1980 film '' The Blues Brothers '' before releasing the successful albums '' Jump to It '' ( 1982 ) , '' Who 's Zoomin ' Who ? '' ( 1985 ) , and '' Aretha '' ( 1986 ) on the Arista label . In 1998 , Franklin returned to the Top 40 with the Lauryn Hill-produced song " A Rose Is Still a Rose " ; later , she released an album of the same name which was certified gold . That same year , Franklin earned international acclaim for her performance of " Nessun dorma " at the Grammy Awards ; she filled in at the last minute for Luciano Pavarotti , who canceled his appearance after the show had already begun . In a widely noted performance , she paid tribute to 2015 honoree Carole King by singing " ( You Make Me Feel Like ) A Natural Woman " at the Kennedy Center Honors
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