23/11/2025
Aretha Franklin "Spirit In The Dark" (1970) -Southern Soul-
Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation
01 - Don't Play That Song (Betty Nelson & Ahmet Ertegun)
02 - The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss) (Art Benson & Dele Petite)
03 - Pullin' (Aretha Franklin)
04 - You And Me (Aretha Franklin)
05 - Honest I Do (Jimmy Reed & Ewart Abner Jr.)
06 - Spirit In The Dark (Aretha Franklin)
Two
01 - When The Battle Is Over (Malcolm Rebennac & Jessie Hill)
02 - One Way Ticket (Aretha Franklin)
03 - Try Matty's (Aretha Franklin)
04 - That's All I Want From You (Fritz Rotter & Mausie Rotta)
05 - Oh No Not My Baby (Carole King & Gerry Goffin)
06 - Why I Sing The Blues (B.B. King & Dave Clark)
Aretha Franklin accompanies herself on Piano on all selections except "When The Battle Is Over"
The Personnel on "Don't Play That Song", "The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss)", "You And Me", "Spirit In The Dark" & "That's All I Want From You" is the Dixie Flyers consisting of :
Charlie Freeman : Guitar
Jim Dickinson & Mike Utley : Keyboards
Tommy McClure : Bass
Sammy Creason : Drums
The Personnel on "Pullin'", "Honest I Do", "When The Battle Is Over" & "Oh No Not My Baby" is the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section consisting of :
Eddie Hinton & Jimmy Johnson : Guitars
Barry Beckett : Keyboards
David Hood : Bass
Roger Hawkins : Drums
On "When The Battle Is Over", Duane Allman is added on Guitar
On "Oh No Not My Baby", Cornell Dupree is added on Guitar
The Personnel on "Try Matty's" is :
Jimmy O'Rourke : Guitar
Dave Crawford : Organ
Harold Cowart : Bass
Tubby Ziegler : Drums
The Vocal Backgrounds on "Don't Play That Song", "The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss)", "When The Battle Is Over", "One Way Ticket" & "Oh No Not My Baby" are by Almeda Lattimore, Margaret Branch & Brenda Bryant
The Vocal Backgrounds on "Pullin'", "Try Matty's", "That's All I Want From You" & "Why I Sing The Blues" are by Pat Lewis, Almeda Lattimore, Wylene Ivy & Evelyn Green
The Vocal Backgrounds on "You And Me" & "Spirit In The Dark" are by The Sweet Inspirations
The String Arrangements by Arif Mardin
Recorded at Atlantic South-Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida
Recording Engineers : Ron Albert, Chuck Kirkpatrick & Lewis Hahn
Remix Engineers : Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin & James Douglass
Produced by Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd & Arif Mardin
