Aretha

~ Release by Aretha Franklin (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1Come to Me
additional recording engineer:
Lew Hahn
recording engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer) and Stewart Whitemore
producer:
Arif Mardin
mixer:
Lew Hahn, Arif Mardin and Gene Paul
bass guitar [bass]:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
electric piano and synthesizer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
percussion:
George Devens
piano:
David Paich
background vocals:
Edie Lehmann, Marti McCall (session vocalist) and Myrna Mathews
lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin
arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1980)
additionally recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recorded at:
Sound Lab Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
additionally edited at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Come to Me
lyricist and composer:
Gene Price (country/rockabilly singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Reservoir 416, Reservoir One America, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Tree Publishing Co., Inc., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Acoustic Music, Inc. (work publisher) (from 1977 to ????), Buttercreek Music (from 1977 to present) and Dobbins Music (from 1977 to present)
3:42
2Can’t Turn You Loose
additional recording engineer:
Lew Hahn
recording engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
synthesizer programming:
Todd Cochran
assistant engineer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer) and Stewart Whitemore
producer:
Arif Mardin
mixer:
Lew Hahn, Arif Mardin and Gene Paul
additional synthesizer:
Bob Christiansen and Steve Porcaro
bass guitar [bass]:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
electric piano and synthesizer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) and David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
background vocals:
Estelle Brown, Brenda Corbett, Cissy Houston, Sylvia Shemwell and Myrna Smith
lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin
arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (from 1980 until 1981)
additionally recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recorded at:
Sound Lab Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
additionally edited at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
I Can’t Turn You Loose
lyricist and composer:
Otis Redding
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., East/Memphis Music Corp. (from 1969 to ????) and Time Music (from 1969 to ????)
3:55
3United Together
engineer:
Lee DeCarlo and Frank Kejmar (engineer)
producer:
Chuck Jackson (songwriter/producer)
mixer:
Reggie Dozier
additional drums (drum set):
Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew)
bass guitar [bass]:
Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew), James Jamerson, Sr. and Scott Edward (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Bernard Purdie and Ed Green (drummer)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree, Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) and Michael McGloiry
keyboard:
Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew), Aretha Franklin, Michael Lang (Session Musician) and Richard Tee
background vocals:
Estelle Brown, Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew), Aretha Franklin, Cissy Houston, Chuck Jackson (songwriter/producer), Edie Lehmann, Marti McCall (session vocalist), Myrna Mathews, Sylvia Shemwell and Myrna Smith
lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1980)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Whitney Studios in Glendale, California, United States
recording of:
United Together
writer:
Chuck Jackson (songwriter/producer) and Phil Perry (US R&B/jazz singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Jay’s Enterprises Inc., Phivin International Enterprises, Sony Tunes, Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Days Interprise (from 1980 to ????)
5:02
4Take Me With You
engineer:
Lee DeCarlo and Frank Kejmar (engineer)
producer:
Chuck Jackson (songwriter/producer)
mixer:
Reggie Dozier
additional drums (drum set):
Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew)
bass guitar [bass]:
Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew), James Jamerson, Sr. and Scott Edward (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Bernard Purdie and Ed Green (drummer)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree, Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) and Michael McGloiry
keyboard:
Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew), Aretha Franklin, Michael Lang (Session Musician) and Richard Tee
background vocals:
Estelle Brown, Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew), Aretha Franklin, Cissy Houston, Chuck Jackson (songwriter/producer), Edie Lehmann, Marti McCall (session vocalist), Myrna Mathews, Sylvia Shemwell and Myrna Smith
lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1980)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Whitney Studios in Glendale, California, United States
recording of:
Take Me With You
writer:
Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew), Chuck Jackson (songwriter/producer) and Phil Perry (US R&B/jazz singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Bright Moon Music, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Pepsongs, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Days Interprise (from 1980 to ????)
4:05
5Whatever It Is
engineer:
Lee DeCarlo and Frank Kejmar (engineer)
producer:
Chuck Jackson (songwriter/producer)
mixer:
Reggie Dozier
additional drums (drum set):
Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew)
bass guitar [bass]:
Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew), James Jamerson, Sr. and Scott Edward (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Bernard Purdie and Ed Green (drummer)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree, Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) and Michael McGloiry
keyboard:
Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew), Aretha Franklin, Michael Lang (Session Musician) and Richard Tee
background vocals:
Estelle Brown, Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew), Aretha Franklin, Cissy Houston, Chuck Jackson (songwriter/producer), Edie Lehmann, Marti McCall (session vocalist), Myrna Mathews, Sylvia Shemwell and Myrna Smith
lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1980)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Whitney Studios in Glendale, California, United States
recording of:
Whatever It Is
writer:
Mark Gray (US country music artist), Jerry Michael and Eddie Setser (In Groups: James Brown And The Dapps, Jellyroll, The Dapps)
publisher:
Bike Music, Bravo and Encore Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Fifty‐Grand Publishing Company (from 1980 to ????), Down ’n Dixie Music (from 1980 to present) and Irving Music, Inc. (from 1980 to present)
3:38
6What a Fool Believes
additional recording engineer:
Lew Hahn
recording engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
synthesizer programming:
Todd Cochran
assistant engineer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer) and Stewart Whitemore
producer:
Arif Mardin
mixer:
Lew Hahn, Arif Mardin and Gene Paul
bass guitar [bass]:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
electric piano and synthesizer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) and David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
solo alto saxophone:
David Sanborn
additional background vocals:
Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin
arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1980)
additionally recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recorded at:
Sound Lab Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
additionally edited at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
What a Fool Believes
writer:
Ken Loggins and Mike McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
publisher:
Milk Money Music (in 1978) and Snug Music (in 1978)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
5:13
7Together Again
engineer:
Lee DeCarlo and Frank Kejmar (engineer)
producer:
Chuck Jackson (songwriter/producer)
mixer:
Reggie Dozier
additional drums (drum set):
Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew)
bass guitar [bass]:
Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew), James Jamerson, Sr. and Scott Edward (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Bernard Purdie and Ed Green (drummer)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree, Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) and Michael McGloiry
keyboard:
Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew), Aretha Franklin, Michael Lang (Session Musician) and Richard Tee
background vocals:
Estelle Brown, Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew), Aretha Franklin, Cissy Houston, Chuck Jackson (songwriter/producer), Edie Lehmann, Marti McCall (session vocalist), Myrna Mathews, Sylvia Shemwell and Myrna Smith
lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin
arranger:
Aretha Franklin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1980)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Whitney Studios in Glendale, California, United States
recording of:
Together Again
writer:
Aretha Franklin, Chuck Jackson (songwriter/producer) and Phil Perry (US R&B/jazz singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Pepsongs, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), WC Music Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Springtime Music, Inc. (from 1980 to present)
5:16
8Love Me Forever
additional recording engineer:
Lew Hahn
recording engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer) and Stewart Whitemore
producer:
Arif Mardin
assistant mixer:
Joe Mardin
mixer:
Arif Mardin and Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
alto saxophone:
David Tofani
baritone saxophone:
Lew Delgatto
bass guitar [bass]:
Michael Porcaro
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
French horn:
Peter Gordon (French hornist) and John Trevor Clark (flute & horn player)
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) and David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
organ:
David Paich
piano and lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin
solo tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist)
strings:
A. Brown (viola), A. Shulman (cellist, conductor and composer), F. Buldrini, F. Zlotkin (cellist), G. Tarack, H. Kohon, H. Lookofsky, J. Abramowitz, J. Barber, J. Malin, M. Takayama (violinist/violist/cellist), M. Wright and P. Dimitriades
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi‐instrumentalist and composer) and Seldon Powell
trombone:
Barry Rogers
trumpet:
Randy Brecker and Lou Soloff
background vocals:
Estelle Brown, Sylvia Shemwell and Myrna Smith
arranger:
Arif Mardin
concertmaster:
Gene Orloff
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1980)
additionally recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recorded at:
Sound Lab Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
additionally edited at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Love Me Forever
writer:
Rev. Patrick Henderson and Kenny Moore
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), April–Blackwood Music (from 1979 to ????), Fingertips Music (from 1979 to present) and Monosteri Music (from 1979 to present)
3:34
9School Days
engineer:
Lee DeCarlo and Frank Kejmar (engineer)
producer:
Aretha Franklin and Chuck Jackson (songwriter/producer)
mixer:
Reggie Dozier
additional drums (drum set):
Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew)
bass guitar [bass]:
Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew), James Jamerson, Sr. and Scott Edward (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Bernard Purdie and Ed Green (drummer)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree, Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) and Michael McGloiry
keyboard:
Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew), Aretha Franklin, Michael Lang (Session Musician) and Richard Tee
background vocals:
Estelle Brown, Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew), Aretha Franklin, Cissy Houston, Chuck Jackson (songwriter/producer), Edie Lehmann, Marti McCall (session vocalist), Myrna Mathews, Sylvia Shemwell and Myrna Smith
lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin
arranger:
Aretha Franklin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1980)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Whitney Studios in Glendale, California, United States
recording of:
School Days
lyricist and composer:
Aretha Franklin
publisher:
Springtime Music, Inc. (from 1980 to present)
4:58

Credits

Release

art direction and design:Ria Lewerke‐Shapiro (art direction, design)
remastering:Bill Inglot (archival music producer/remastering engineer)
Ken Perry
copyrighted (©) by:Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1980)
remastered at:KDISC (Mastering Studio) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2869488 [info]
ASIN:US: B000002VFY [info]