26/01/2026

Aretha Franklin "Young, Gifted And Black" (1972) -Southern Soul-



Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation


États-Unis Side One

01 - Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) (Jim Doris)
02 - Day Dreaming (Aretha Franklin)
03 - Rock Steady (Aretha Franklin)
04 - Young, Gifted And Black (Nina Simone)
05 - All The King's Horses (Aretha Franklin)
06 - A Brand New Me (Kenneth Gamble, Theresa Bell & Jerry Butler)

Side Two

01 - April Fools (Burt Bacharach & Hal David)
02 - I've Been Loving You Too Long (Otis Redding & Jerry Butler)
03 - First Snow In Kokomo (Aretha Franklin)
04 - The Long And Winding Road (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)
05 - Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) (Thomas Bell & William Hart)
06 - Border Song (Holy Moses) (Elton John & Bernie Taupin)


"Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby)" & "A Brand New Me" were Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.
Recording Engineer : Gene Paul
The Personnel is :
Aretha Franklin Piano & Vocals
Donny Hathaway : Organ
Hugh McCracken : Guitar
Eric Gale : Bass
Al Jackson : Drums
The Sweet Inspirations : Background vocals
Produced by Jerry Wexler & Arif Mardin

"Day Dreaming", "Rock Steady", "All The King's Horses", "I've Been Loving You Too Long" & "First Snow In Kokomo" were Recorded at Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida
Recording Engineers : Ron Albert, Howie Albert & Chuck Kirkpatrick
The Personnel is :
Aretha Franklin : Piano & Vocals
Donny Hathaway : Electric Piano or Organ
Cornell Dupree : Guitar
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Bernard Purdie : Drums
Carolyn Franklin, Erma Franklin & The Sweethearts of Soul : Background vocals
On "Day Dreaming"
Hubert Laws : Alto Flute
Don Arnone : Acoustic Guitar
On "Rock Steady"
Mac Rebennack & Robert Popwell are added on Percussion
on "All The King's Horses"
Aretha Franklin plays Celeste
Neil Rosengarden is added on Vibraphone
On "I've Been Loving You Too Long"
Robert Popwell replaces Chuck Rainey on Bass
On "First Snow In Kokomo"
The Trumpet Solos are by Neil Rosengarden
The Memphis Horns with Wayne Jackson & Andrew Love are added on "Rock Steady" & "I've Been Loving You Too Long"
Produced by Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd & Arif Mardin

"Young, Gifted And Black", "The Long And Winding Road" & "Border Song (Holy Moses)" were Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.
Recording Engineer : Gene Paul
The Personnel is :
Aretha Franklin : Piano & Vocals
Billy Preston : Organ
Cornell Dupree : Guitar
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Ray Lucas : Drums
The Sweet Inspirations : Background vocals on "Young, Gifted And Black"
Erma Franklin, Carolyn Franklin & Margaret Branch : Background vocals on "The Long And Winding Road"
The Sweet Inspirations, Sammy Turner, J.R. Bailey & Ronald Bright : Background vocals on "Border Song (Holy Moses)"
Produced by Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd & Arif Mardin

"April Fools" & "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" were Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.
Recording Engineer : Gene Paul
The Personnel is :
Aretha Franklin : Piano & Vocals
Hubert Laws : Flute
Cornell Dupree : Guitar
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Bernard Purdie : Drums
The Sweethearts of Soul : Background vocals
Produced by Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd & Arif Mardin

All String, Horn & Woodwind Arrangements are by Arif Mardin except for the Horn Arrangements on "Rock Steady" & "I've Been Loving You Too Long" which are by Tom Dowd
Concert Master : Gene Orloff
Remixed by Arif Mardin
Engineers for Additional Recordings : Jimmy Douglass, Lew Hahn, Jack Adams & Don Cassale