When young Aretha is singing for her father's friends, her hand changes from left to right to left while playing the piano.
The early scenes are set in 1952 but toward the end of that section, parked outside Aretha's father's house is a 1957 Chevrolet.
The film shows Aretha Franklin's sister, Carolyn, singing the high counterpoint while recording "Ain't No Way." Cissy Houston actually sang the counterpoint.
The Rick Hall incident was not depicted properly. The couple were having an argument and Hall decided to interfere in what was a private issue between them. Feeling full of himself and ignoring insistent warnings from those who knew better, he made such a mess of it that it made both Aretha and her husband so angry that she swore never to work with Hall ever again.
In the film, Aretha plays Madison Square Garden before the show in Paris. The Madison Square Garden show was 21 days after Paris.
"Let it Be" was not written as a religious song. "Mother Mary" refers to Paul McCartney's mother, Mary, who died when he was 14. The song was not written for Aretha Franklin.
When C. L. and Aretha Franklin visit Columbia records, Aretha turns her attention to a series of platinum albums on the wall. The scene is set around 1960. The RIAA introduced the platinum certification in 1976.