Aretha Franklin, who has now fully recovered from her unannounced illness, has revealed that she will release her first album in over eight years next week. 

The 63-year-old Queen of Soul will release 'Aretha: A Woman Falling Out Of Love' on May 3 exclusively through U.S superstore Walmart, but from June 3 it will be internationally available both digitally and in record shops. 

Franklin is releasing this album herself, through Aretha Records, and also mostly self-produced it with the help of her two sons Kecalf and Eddie. Talking about what will be her 38th record, she said:

"Ladies, take a good look at the photo of me on this album,"

"This is how you're supposed to look when you're a woman falling out of love. Don't sit by the phone waiting for him to call you, girlfriend; I want you to listen very closely to the lyrics of the songs on this album and you'll hear a few good tips. Go out and have a ball!"

Watch a recent interview with the legendary vocal powerhouse here: