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LyricPop is a children’s picture book collection by LyricVerse and Akashic Books that launched in June 2020. LyricPop presents your favorite song lyrics by renowned songwriters as illustrated picture books, instilling a love of music and song among young readers. 50,000 copy first printing Aretha Franklin’s version of Otis Redding’s “Respect,” spent twelve weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is number five on Rolling Stone’ s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. ”Respect” is included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list. Franklin’s version earned her two GRAMMY Awards. Franklin’s version became an anthem for both the Civil Rights Movement and women’s rights movements Otis Redding is referred to as the King of Soul. Redding is a multi-GRAMMY Award winner and was inducted into both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Redding was included, at number twenty-one, on Rolling Stone ’s 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, and was number eight on the magazine’s list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.