Six months ago, it sounded like ARETHA FRANKLIN was dying.  Now, she looks amazing . . . and she's putting out a new album next Tuesday, exclusively through Walmart.  It's called "Aretha Franklin:  A Woman Falling Out of Love".

--It's unclear what Aretha is falling out of love with . . . but it could be pig-related foods.  Earlier this year, she said that she'd dumped chitterlings (pig intestines), pigs' feet and ham hocks from her diet . . . in favor of a "Whole Foods" type of thing.

--Hopefully, she's not falling out of love with the magnificent winter hat, but I'm concerned.

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