08/11/2022
Aretha Franklin "Let Me In Your Life" (1974) -Smooth Soul-
Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation
01 - Let Me In Your Life (Bill Withers)
02 - Every Natural Thing (Eddie Hinton)
03 - Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
04 - I'm In Love (Bobby Womack)
05 - Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) (Stevie Wonder, Clarence Paul & Morris Broadnax)
06 - The Masquerade Is Over (Herbert Magidson & Allie Wrubel)
Side Two
01 - With Pen In Hand (Bobby Goldsboro)
02 - Oh Baby (Aretha Franklin & Bernice Hart)
03 - Eight Days On The Road (Jerry Ragovoy & Michael Gayle)
04 - If You Don't Think (Aretha Franklin)
05 - A Song For You (Leon Russell)
Concertmaster : Gene Orloff
"Let Me In Your Life", "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing", "I'm In Love" & "The Masquerade Is Over" were Recorded at A & R Studios, New York, N.Y.
Recording Engineer : Phil Ramone
"With Pen In Hand" was Recorded at Criteria Studios, Miami Beach
Recording Engineers : Ron Albert & Howard Albert
All The Other Selections Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.
Recording Engineer : Gene Paul for All Selections except "Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" which was Engineered by Lew Hahn
Re-Mixed at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y. by Arif Mardin
All Selections Produced by Jerry Wexler, Arif Mardin & Aretha Franklin except "With Pen In Hand", "Oh Baby", "If You Don't Think" & "A Song For You" which were Produced by Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin & Aretha Franklin
Side One
01 - Let Me In Your Life
David Spinozza : Guitar
Bob James : Organ
Richard Tee : Piano
Eumir Deodato : Electric Piano
Stanley Clarke : Bass
Rick Marotta : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
String & Rhythm Arrangements by Eumir Deodato
Horn & Percussion Arrangements by Arif Mardin
02 - Every Natural Thing
Aretha Franklin : Piano
Cornell Dupree : Guitar
Richard Tee : Electric Piano & Organ
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Bernard Purdie : Drums
Ralph MacDonald & Pancho Morales : Percussion
Brenda Bryant, Pat Smith & Margaret Branch : Background vocals
Tenor Sax Solo by Joe Farrell
Horn & String Arrangements by Arif Mardin
03 - Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
David Spinozza : Guitar
Bob James & Donny Hathaway : Keyboards
Stanley Clarke : Bass
Rick Marotta : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Cissy Houston, Myrna Smith, Sylvia Shemwell & Judy Clay : Background vocals
Arrangements by William Eaton
04 - I'm In Love
David Spinozza & Cornell Dupree : Guitars
Donny Hathaway : Piano
Stanley Clarke : Bass
Rick Marotta : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Cissy Houston, Deidre Tuck, Judy Clay & Gwen Guthrie : Background vocals
Arrangements by William Eaton
05 - Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
Aretha Franklin : Piano
Hugh McCracken : Guitar
Donny Hathaway : Electric Piano
Richard Tee : Organ
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Bernard Purdie : Drums
Kenneth Bichel : Synthesizer
Brenda Bryant, Pat Smith & Margaret Branch : Background vocals
Flute Solo by Joe Farrell
Horn & String Arrangements by Arif Mardin
06 - The Masquerade Is Over
David Spinozza : Guitar
Donny Hathaway : Piano
Stanley Clarke : Bass
Rick Marotta : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Arrangements by William Eaton
Side Two
01 - With Pen In Hand
Aretha Franklin : Piano
Cornell Dupree : Guitar
Donny Hathaway : Keyboards
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Bernard Purdie : Drums
Brenda Bryant, Pat Smith & Margaret Branch : Background vocals
Horn & String Arrangements by Arif Mardin
02 - Oh Baby
Aretha Franklin : Piano
Cornell Dupree : Guitar
Donny Hathaway : Electric Piano
Willie Weeks : Bass
Bernard Purdie : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Horn & String Arrangements by Arif Mardin
03 - Eight Days On The Road
Aretha Franklin : Piano
Cornell Dupree : Guitar
Richard Tee : Keyboards
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Bernard Purdie : Drums
Ralph MacDonald & Pancho Morales : Percussion
Brenda Bryant, Pat Smith & Margaret Branch : Background vocals
Horn & String Arrangements by Arif Mardin
04 - If You Don't Think
Aretha Franklin : Electric Piano
Cornell Dupree : Guitar
Richard Tee : Organ & Keyboards
Willie Weeks : Bass
Bernard Purdie : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Trumpet Solo by Ernie Royal
Horn & String Arrangements by Arif Mardin
05 - A Song For You
Aretha Franklin : Electric Piano
Cornell Dupree : Guitar
Richard Tee : Organ
Willie Weeks : Bass
Bernard Purdie : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Horn & String Arrangements by Arif Mardin