Aretha Franklin & George Michael
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) was a song performed by Aretha Franklin and George Michael in a duet in 1987 an it was written by Simon Climie and Dennis Morgan.
The song was a one-off project that helped Michael achieve his ambition to sing with one of his favourite artists, and it reached number one in both the UK Singles Chart and Billboard's Hot 100. The song was, remarkably, Aretha Franklin's first and only UK number-one hit, and only her fourth top ten achievement in the country since "I Say a Little Prayer", nearly two decades earlier. This was also the last of Aretha Franklin's eighteen Top 10 hits in the Billboard Hot 100. For Michael, it became his third consecutive number-one in the UK since going solo, following 1984's Careless Whisper and 1986's "A Different Corner".However, as the song was a duet, he was not afforded the same status or level of congratulation as Gerry & The Pacemakers or Frankie Goes to Hollywood, the only two artists to have previously achieved number one with their first three releases. Michael's previous success (with Wham!, which included four number-ones) was also a factor in watering down the achievement. The single was the first Michael had recorded which he had not written himself. The continuous run of UK chart-toppers ended for Michael thereafter, with his next number-one coming in 1991 - again as part of a duet while his next entirely solo number-one in the UK didn't appear until 1996.
Aretha Franklin I Knew You Were Waiting Lyrics
Like a warrior that fights
And wins the battle
I know the taste of victory
Though I went through some nights
Consumed by the shadows
And was crippled emotionally
Somehow I made it through the heartache, yes I did
I escaped
I found my way out of the darkness, kept my faith
Kept my faith
And the river was deep I didn't falter
When the mountain was high
I still believed
When the valley was low
It didn't stop me
I knew you were waiting
I knew you were waiting for me
With an endless desire
I kept on searching
Sure in time our eyes would meet
And like the bridge is on fire
The hurt is over
One touch and you set me free
I don't regret a single moment, no I don't
Looking back, when I think of all those disappointments
I just laugh, I just laugh
And the river was deep I didn't falter
When the mountain was high
I still believed
When the valley was low
It didn't stop me
I knew you were waiting
I knew you were waiting for me
So we were drawn together through destiny
I know this love we share was meant to be
I knew you were waiting
I knew you were waiting
I knew you were waiting for me
And the river was deep I didn't falter
When the mountain was high
I still believed
When the valley was low
It didn't stop me
I knew you were waiting
I knew you were waiting for me
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