Respect, a new book written by David Ritz, co-author of Aretha Franklin's autobiography fifteen years ago, claims that the Queen Of Soul loathed fellow singers Barbara Streisand and Diana Ross.

The book says that Franklin saw Streisand and Ross as direct competition to her title as the Queen of Soul.

"She saw Barbra Streisand as competition. She had the same reaction to Diana Ross when Ross played Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues. She was feeling outdone by these other women."

Respect also claims that Franklin was infuriated by Natalie Cole as well as other female singers:

"Aretha was infuriated when Natalie Cole became a star in 1975 ending Aretha's eight-year Grammy streak and winning best female rhythm and blues vocal performance with 'This Will Be (an Everlasting Love)'.

But it was females period that Aretha didn't like. She couldn't maintain a relationship with another woman and cut off any possible friendship, immediately putting them on her 'bad list'.

Aretha was convinced that Mavis Staples, Gladys Knight, Diana Ross were all after her throne."