Ol' Man River by Aretha Franklin Song Details

Aretha Franklin's 'Ol' Man River' had a release date set for August 12, 1963. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:01, the duration of this song is pretty average compared to other songs. This track is safe for children and doesn't appear to contain any foul language, since the "Explicit" tag was not present in this track. The track order of this song in Aretha Franklin's "Laughing On the Outside (Expanded Edition)" album is number 13 out of 16. In terms of popularity, Ol' Man River is currently not that popular. Although the tone can be danceable to some, this track does projects more of a negative sound rather than a postive one.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Ol' Man River by Aretha Franklin to be Moderato (at a moderate speed) because the track has a tempo of 109 BPM, a half-time of 54BPM, and a double-time of 218 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is moderate. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

C Minor is the music key of this track. Because this track belongs in the C Minor key, the camelot key is 5A. So, the perfect camelot match for 5A would be either 5A or 4B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 5B or 6A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 2A and a high energy boost can either be 7A or 12A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 4A would be a great choice. Where 8A would give you a moderate drop, and 3A or 10A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 8B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-13.221 dB
Acousticness
78%
Danceability
58%
Energy
34%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
11%
Loudness
78%
Speechiness
5%
Valence
34%

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ISRC
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Label
L-M Records/RCA Records