Aretha Franklin - Chain Of Fools (RocknRolla Soundsystem Edit) | 7" on Act Of Sedition Records

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tJbqNRGSl0

Chain of Fools is a song written by Don Covay originally intended for the majestic Otis Redding. It is claimed that the song is an unauthorized rewrite of a gospel song named "Pains of Life" recorded by Rev E Fair & The Sensational Gladys Davis. Covay recorded his demo version of Chain of Fools while singing Gospel with his brothers and sisters. After listening to the demo Jerry Wexler, an Atlantic Records producer, chose to place the song with their rising female star Aretha Franklin in 1967 rather than with Redding as he felt a women’s voice would do more right to the song.

This retreat is done with respect to the original by RocknRolla Soundsystem