Her best known recording was the original version of "Piece of My Heart", written and produced by Bert Berns, for which she was nominated for a Grammy Award.
Erma Franklin, gospel and R&B singer, sister of the legendary gospel and R&B singer Aretha Franklin
In her group heat, she sang "Take a Little Piece of my Heart" by Erma Franklin.
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That year, Gordy co-wrote the ballad "All I Could Do Was Cry", which was originally offered to Erma Franklin (Aretha's sister), who almost signed with Anna Records but was rebuffed by her father, C. L. Franklin.