Question: Which singer was from the United States, Ian Ball or Aretha Franklin?
Context: Songs of Faith is the debut studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, Released in 1956 by JVB/Battle Records.  The album was recorded live when Franklin was aged 14 at New Bethel Baptist Church, the church of her father Reverend C. L. Franklin.  The album was originally issued on JVB LP 100 and Battle LP 6105.  It is always known on Checker Records as Checker LPS-10009.  Songs of Faith has been reissued many times under various names.  It is known also as "The Gospel Soul of Aretha Franklin", "Aretha's Gospel", "Precious Lord", "You Grow Closer", "Never Grow Old", and "The First Album". Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American singer and songwriter.  Franklin began her career as a child singing gospel at the church of her father, minister C. L. Franklin's church.  In 1960, at the age of 18, Franklin embarked on a secular career, recording for Columbia Records but only achieving modest success.  Following her signing to Atlantic Records in 1967, Franklin achieved commercial acclaim and success with songs such as "Respect", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "Spanish Harlem" and "Think".  By the end of the 1960s decade she had gained the title "The Queen of Soul". The Electrifying Aretha Franklin is the third studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, Released on March 19, 1962 by Columbia Records.  The album which also known under its working title "The Incomparable Aretha Franklin", was recorded at Columbia Recording Studios, 799 Seventh Avenue, New York.  It was produced by John Hammond and arranged by Richard Wess. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" is a 1967 single released by American soul singer Aretha Franklin on the Atlantic label.  The song was co-written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, with input from Atlantic producer Jerry Wexler.  The record was a big hit for Franklin, reaching number 8 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and became a standard song for her.  Franklin also included a live recording on the album "Aretha in Paris" in 1968.  Versions have also been performed and recorded by King herself, Mary J. Blige, Celine Dion, and many others.  At the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, Aretha Franklin performed the song to honor award-recipient Carole King. Laughing on the Outside is the fifth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, Released on August 12, 1963 by Columbia Records.  The album was recorded at Columbia Recording Studios in New York and Hollywood.  These sessions found a 21-year-old Aretha Franklin recording Jazz Music and Pop Music standards, from Johnny Mercer to Duke Ellington.  She is backed by the arrangements of Columbia producer Robert Mersey.  One of the most popular songs from the album is Aretha's interpretation of the classic "Skylark".  A minute and fifty-eight seconds into the song, Aretha sings the word "Skylark" with power and emotion.  This was one of the first times in which Aretha recorded one of her written compositions, "I Wonder (Where Are You Tonight)", on an album.  Though somewhat overlooked in her Columbia catalogue, this album was jointly re-released with "The Electrifying Aretha Franklin" in June 2008. Ian Thomas Ball (born 19 October 1975) is an English musician, most notable for being part of the indie rock band Gomez, sharing lead vocals and guitars.  He has also performed and released two solo albums (as of June 2017).  He is also a member of the 14 piece supergroup Operation Aloha (album).  along with fellow Gomez member Olly Peacock. Almighty Fire is the twenty-seventh studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on April 13, 1978 by Atlantic Records.  By the time of this album's release, Aretha Franklin was going through a commercial slump, due in part to the widespread popularity of disco.  Aretha was reunited with Curtis Mayfield after their earlier success together with the "Sparkle" soundtrack.  However, the album failed to turn around the singer's fortunes on the charts, selling only about 100,000 copies and peaking at a dismal #83 on the "Billboard" album chart.  The title single reached at #12 on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart and the follow-up single, "More Than Just a Joy", peaked at #51.  The album was belatedly released on compact disc in Europe in 2008. Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo is the second studio album by American singer songwriter, Aretha Franklin, released on February 27, 1961 by Columbia Records.  The album is Aretha's first release for Columbia, and is also known under its working title "Right Now It's Aretha" and sometimes simply as "Aretha".  Following in the footsteps of her close friend Sam Cooke, Aretha was "discovered" by famed Columbia Records producer John H. Hammond, who on the cover notes of the 1973 edition of "The Great Aretha Franklin: The First 12 Sides" mentions, that she was in fact recommended by the composer Curtis Reginald Lewis.  With the support of her father, Reverend C.L. Franklin, Aretha ventured out to New York City's Columbia Record Studios to record her debut album for the label.  Hammond paired Aretha Franklin with Ray Bryant, and combo and arranger J. Leslie McFarland, while taking charge of the album's production, which was received to mixed reviews. Soft and Beautiful is the seventeenth studio album by the American singer Aretha Franklin, released on June 20, 1969, by Columbia Records.  The album was recorded when Franklin was 22 years old between July 9 and 16, 1964, It was her last album on Columbia before she moved to Atlantic Records and until 1969, unreleased, although an alternative version of "A Mother's Love" appeared on Franklin's 1966 Columbia LP "Soul Sister".  It reached Number 29 on "Billboard"'s R&B chart.  Mark Bego, in "Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul", called it "the most consistently paced album of her later Columbia years".  Originally released by Columbia Records, the album was reissued on CD with her 1962 album "The Tender, The Moving, The Swinging Aretha Franklin". Yeah!!!  (or Aretha Franklin In Person With Her Quartet) is the eighth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, Released on May 17, 1965 by Columbia Records.  Contrary to the overdubbed sounds of audience murmurs, the album was not a live album, but instead was recorded live at New York's Columbia Studios and produced by Clyde Otis.  This would be Franklin's last collection of jazz recordings until the release of 1969's "Soul '69", released during her landmark tenure at Atlantic Records.  An expanded version of the album that also contains the original session tracks without audience overdubs has been released on CD in the Columbia Box Set "Take A Look: Aretha Franklin Complete On Columbia".
Answer: Aretha Louise Franklin