The Real… Aretha Franklin

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Tracklist

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1Can’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 ????)
Aretha Franklin3:56
2Hold On I’m Comin’
recording engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
mixer:
Lew Hahn, Arif Mardin and Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
brass [horns]:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist), Ronnie Cuber, Jon Faddis, Gary Grand (brass), Gary Herbig, Jerry Hey, Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist), Joseph Shepley, Seldon Powell, William Slapin, Urban Green and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
Minimoog:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
piano:
Greg Philinghanes
background vocals:
Margaret Branch, Estelle Brown, Cissy Houston and Darlene Love
lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (in 1981)
brass [horns] arranger:
Arif Mardin and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
arranger:
Arif Mardin
background vocals arranger:
Aretha Franklin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Hold On, I’m Comin’ (in 1981)
writer:
Isaac Hayes, Hayes, Porter and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), East/Memphis Music, Irving Music, Inc., Pronto Music, Inc. (publisher) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Aretha Franklin5:15
3What 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)
Aretha Franklin5:12
4Love 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)
Aretha Franklin3:31
5Take 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 ????)
Aretha Franklin4:04
6Love All the Hurt Away
recording engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
mixer:
Lew Hahn
alto saxophone:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist)
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:
Buzz Feiten
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
Marci Levy and Mark Stevens (US funk musician/songwriter, brother of Chaka Khan)
lead vocals:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) and Aretha Franklin
vocals:
Aretha Franklin
arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Love All the Hurt Away
lyricist and composer:
Sam Dees
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and 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)
Aretha Franklin with George Benson4:11
7Jump to It
recording engineer and mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
producer:
Luther Vandross
bass and synthesizer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
congas:
Crusher Bennett
drums (drum set):
Yogi Horton
guitar:
Doc Powell
keyboard:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Phillip Ballou, Michelle Cobbs, Cissy Houston, Fonzi Thornton, Luther Vandross and Brenda White (Brenda Kutz White)
instruments arranger:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
synthesizer arranger:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
recording of:
Jump to It
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc.
Aretha Franklin6:37
8Love Me Right
recording engineer and mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
producer:
Luther Vandross
bass:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Williams (drummer)
guitar:
Doc Powell
keyboard:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Phillip Ballou, Michelle Cobbs, Fonzi Thornton, Luther Vandross, Brenda White (Brenda Kutz White) and Norma Jean Wright
instruments arranger and vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
strings arranger:
Paul Riser
recording of:
Love Me Right
writer:
Luther Vandross
Aretha Franklin4:07
9It’s Your Thing
recording engineer and mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
producer:
Aretha Franklin and Luther Vandross
bass:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
drums (drum set):
Yogi Horton
guitar:
Doc Powell
keyboard:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
solo guitar:
Steve Love (Guitarist and songwriter)
background vocals:
Brenda Corbett, Erma Franklin, Sandra Dance and Pam Vincent
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Jerry Hey
instruments arranger:
Nat Adderley, Jr., Aretha Franklin and Luther Vandross
vocals arranger:
Aretha Franklin
cover recording of:
It’s Your Thing
writer:
O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs) and Rudolph Isley
publisher:
Tee Pee Music Ltd.
Aretha Franklin4:15
10Every Girl (Wants My Guy)
recording engineer and mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
producer:
Luther Vandross
recording of:
Every Girl (Wants My Guy)
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
Aretha Franklin6:27
11Jimmy Lee
recording engineer and mixer:
David Frazer (engineer)
additional assistant engineer:
Maureen Droney, Stuart Hirotsu, Mike Iacopelli (engineer), Gordon Lyon, Lennete Viegas and Jim Watts (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
acoustic bass guitar:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge) (in 1986)
alto saxophone:
Marc Russo (in 1986)
bell:
Preston Glass (in 1986)
drums (drum set) and piano:
Narada Michael Walden (in 1986)
electric guitar:
Corrado Rustici (in 1986)
piano and synthesizer:
Walter Afanasieff (in 1986)
synthesizer:
David Sancious (in 1986)
tenor saxophone:
Kenny G (saxophonist) (in 1986)
trombone:
Wayne Wallace (US jazz trombonist) (in 1986)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey (in 1986)
lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (in 1986)
brass [horns] arranger:
Jerry Hey
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1986)
recording of:
Jimmy Lee (in 1986)
writer:
Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter), Preston Glass, Anukampa Lisa Walden and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and When Words Collide Music
Aretha Franklin5:41
12Ain’t Nobody Ever Loved You
engineer:
Dr. Dave Frazer
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
bass:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
guitar:
Corrado Rustici
keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff, Preston Glass and Narada Michael Walden
membranophone and percussion:
Narada Michael Walden
steelpan:
Andy Narell (US jazz steel pannist, composer and producer)
background vocals:
Kitty Beethoven, Jim Gilstrap, Preston Glass, Laundon Von Kendricks, Sylvester (US disco and soul singer-songwriter), Jeanie Tracy and Vickie Randle
cover recording of:
Ain’t Nobody Ever Loved You
writer:
Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter) and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
Gratitude Sky Music, Inc. and Polo Grounds Music
Aretha Franklin4:47
13Another Night
engineer:
Dr. Dave Frazer
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
additional mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
bass:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Narada Michael Walden
guitar and synthesizer:
Corrado Rustici
keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff and Preston Glass
solo guitar:
Ray Gomez
background vocals:
Kitty Beethoven, Jim Gilstrap, Preston Glass, Nikita Jermiane, Laundon Von Kendricks, Sylvester (US disco and soul singer-songwriter), Jeanie Tracy and Vickie Randle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
recording of:
Another Night
lyricist:
Roy Freeland
composer:
Beppe Cantarelli (Italian composer, singer, arranger and producer)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Aretha Franklin4:28
14Who’s Zoomin’ Who?
engineer:
Dr. Dave Frazer
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
additional mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
bass synthesizer:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
drums (drum set) and piano:
Narada Michael Walden
guitar:
Corrado Rustici
keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff and Preston Glass
background vocals:
Jim Gilstrap, Preston Glass, Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge), Laundon Von Kendricks, Sylvester (US disco and soul singer-songwriter), Jeanie Tracy and Vickie Randle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
recording of:
Who’s Zoomin’ Who
writer:
Aretha Franklin, Preston Glass and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
Bellboy Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Gratitude Sky Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aretha Franklin34:42
15Jumpin’ Jack Flash
assistant engineer:
Mike Iacopelli (engineer)
engineer:
Steve Lillywhite
producer:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
mixer:
Michael Frondelli
bass guitar:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge) (in 1986)
drums (drum set):
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) (in 1986)
guitar:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) (in 1986), Alan Rogan (in 1986) and Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood) (in 1986)
keyboard:
Chuck Leavell (in 1986)
piano and lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (in 1986)
background vocals:
Ortheia Barnes (in 1986), Margaret Branch (in 1986) and Brenda Corbett (in 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (from 1986 until 1987)
cover recording of:
Jumpin’ Jack Flash (in 1986)
written in:
West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Essex Music International Ltd. and Westminster Music Ltd.
Aretha Franklin5:03
16You Can’t Always Get What You Want
recording engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
mixer:
Lew Hahn, Arif Mardin and Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
electric piano:
David Paich
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) and David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
Minimoog:
Greg Philinghanes
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
Arnold McCullough, Margaret Branch, Jo Ann Harris, David Lasley, Marci Levy and Mark Stevens (US funk musician/songwriter, brother of Chaka Khan)
choir vocals:
Alonzo Athens, Debbie Austin, Darold Conway, Darryl Hardy, Jo Ann Harris, Marva Hines, Betty Hollins, Cleopatra Kennedy (American singer), Linda Lawrence (vocalist), Herman Ludlow, Marci Levy and Esther McIsaac
lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin
chorus master:
Rev. James Cleveland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
lyricist:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Westminster Music, ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division) and 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing)
Aretha Franklin5:18
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manufactured in:Europe
distributed by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2014)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6872037 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00L9LVX64 [info]

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part of:The Real… The Ultimate Collection (Sony Music / Columbia / RCA Victor compilations) (order: 10)