Aretha Franklin "Aretha" (1986) -Pop Soul / Adult Contemporary-

Label : Arista Records

 Side A

01 - Jimmy Lee (Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen, Preston Glass & Anukampa Lisa Walden)

02 - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) (Simon Cmimie & Dennis Morgan)

03 - Do You Still Remember (Preston Glass, Walter Afanasieff & Jeffrey Cohen)

04 - Jumpin' Jack Flash* (Mick Jagger & Keith Richards)

Side B

01 - Rock-A-Lott (Narada Michael Walden, Joe Johnson & Preston Glass)

02 - An Angel Cries (Simon Climie & Dennis Morgan)

03 - He'll Come Along° (Aretha Franklin)

04 - If You Need My Love Tonight (Narada Michael Walden, Preston Glass & Alan Glass)

05 - Look To The Rainbow° (Burton Lane & E.Y. Harburg)

Produced & Arranged by Narada Michael Walden for Perfection Light Productions

Recorded & Mixed by David Frazer

Additional Engineers on "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" : Dana Jon Chappelle, Maureen Droney

Additional Engineer on "Rock-A-Lott" : Dana Jon Chappelle

Additional Engineer on "Do You Still Remember" : Gordon Lyon

Assistant Engineer : Dana Jon Chappelle

Additional Assistant Engineers : Gordon Lyon, Stuart Hirotsu, Mike Iacopelli, Maureen Droney, Jim Veerecke, Lennete Viegas

*Produced by Keith Richards

Engineered by Steve Lillywhite

Assistant Engineer : Mike Iacopelli

Mixed by Michael Frondelli

°Produced by Aretha Franklin

Rhythm, Strings & Horns Arranged & Conducted by Gil Askey

Music Supervision : Marion Sherrill

Engineered by Russ Terrana

Vocals Engineered by Mike Iacopelli

Mixed by Mike Iacopelli

°°Produced by Aretha Franklin

Rhythm, Strings & Horns Arranged by Paul Riser

Engineered by Jim Dougherty

Assistant Engineer : Mark Roule

Contractor : Sephra Herman

Vocals Engineered by Mike Iacopelli

Mixed by Mike Iacopelli

Recording Studios

Tarpan recording Studios, San Rafael

The Plant Studios, Sausalito

Studio 'D' Sausalito

The Automatt, San Francisco

Hitsville, L.A.

Sigma Sound Studios, N.Y.C.

Electric Lady Studios, N.Y.C.

United Sound Systems, Detroit

Side A

01 - Jimmy Lee

Musicians :

Narada Michael Walden : Acoustic Piano (Intro) & Drums

Walter Afanasieff : Acoustic Piano & Synthesizers

David Sancious : Synthesizers

Randy Jackson : Acoustic Bass

Corrado Rustici : Guitar (Charvet DTM6 Midi Guitar Synthesizer)

Preston Glass : Bells

Jerry Hey : Horn Arrangements

Horn Section : 

Jerry Hey : Trumpet

Marc Russo : Alto Sax

Kenny G : Tenor Sax

Wayne Wallace : Trombone

02 - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)

Duet with George Michael

Musicians : 

Narada Michael Walden : Drums

Walter Afanasieff : Synthesizer & Programming

Preston Glass : Bass Guitar

Randy Jackson : Bass Guitar

Corrado Rustici : Guitar (Charvet DTM6 Midi Guitar Synthesizer)

Greg Gonaway : Tambourine & Percussion

Jerry Hey : String Arrangements

Background vocals : Jim Gilstrap, Kevin Dorsey, Jeanie Tracy, Myrna Matthews, Miss Kitty Beethoven, Claytoven Richardson & Jennifer Hall

03 - Do You Still Remember

Musicians : 

Narada Michael Walden : Acoustic Drums

Walter Afanasieff : All Synthesizers & All Programming

David Sancious : Harp

Randy Jackson : 5 String Bass

Preston Glass : Bells

Jerry Hey : String Arrangements

Background vocals : Jim Gilstrap, Kevin Dorsey, Jeanie Tracy, Myrna Matthews & Jennifer Hall

04 - Jumpin' Jack Flash

Musicians :

Keith Richards : Lead Guitar

Ron Wood, Allen Rogan : Guitars

Chuck Leavell : Keyboards

Aretha Franklin : Piano

Randy Jackson : Bass

Steve Jordan : Drums

Background vocals : Margaret Branch, Ortheia Barnes, Brenda Corbett

Side B

01 - Rock-A-Lott

Musicians : 

Narada Michael Walden : Drums

Walter Afanasieff : Synthesizer

David Sancious : Synthesizer Horns

Randy Jackson : Moog Bass

Corrado Rustici : Lead Guitar (Charvet DTM6 Midi Guitar Synthesizer)

Greg Gonaway : Timbales & Percussion

Eddie Mininfield : Tenor Sax

Jason Martin : Cymbals

Background vocals : Jim Gilstrap, Kevin Dorsey, Miss Kitty Beethoven, Claytoven Richardson & Jennifer Hall

Rockin' Crew : Anukampa Walden, Dana Jon Chappelle, Janice Lee, Greg Gonaway & Cynthia Shiloh

02 - An Angel Cries

Musicians : 

Narada Michael Walden : Drums & Programming

Walter Afanasieff : Synthesizers

Randy Jackson : 5 String Bass

Teddy White : Rhythm Guitar

Vernon Black : End Funk Guitar

Paul Rekow : Congas & Shakere

Orestes Vilato : Timbales & Cowbell

Jerry Hey : String Arrangement

Background vocals : Jim Gilstrap, Kevin Dorsey, Jeanie Tracy, Myrna Matthews, Jennifer Hall, Miss Kitty Beethoven & Liz Jackson

03 - He'll Come Along

Musicians :

Greg Poree, David T. Walker : Guitar

Nick Johnson : Keyboards

James Jamerson Jr. : Bass

James Gadson : Drums

Darryl Munyungo Jackson : Percussion

Strings by Charles Veal

Horns by Ernie Fields Jr.

Background vocals : Margareth Branch, Brenda Corbett; Esther Ridgeway, Gloria Ridgeway

04 - If You Need My Love Tonight

Duet with Larry Graham

Musicians : 

Narada Michael Walden : Drums & Percussion

Randy Jackson : Bass

Corrado Rustici : Guitar

Preston Glass, Walter Afanasieff : Keyboards

Jerry Hey : String Arrangement

05 - Look To The Rainbow

Musicians :

Doc Powell : Guitar

Nat Adderley Jr. : Keyboards

Francisco Centeno : Bass

Yogi Horton : Drums

Sanford Allen : String Arrangement

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

Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

 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

Aretha Franklin "This Christmas Aretha" (2008) -Christmas Music / Soul-

Label : DMI Records

 01 - Angels We Have Heard On High (James Chadwick)

02 - This Christmas (Donny Hathaway & Nadine McKinnor)

03 - My Grown-Up Christmas List (David Foster & Linda Thompson-Jenner)

04 - The Lord Will Make A Way (Traditional)

05 - Silent Night (Franz Gruber & Josef Mohr)

06 - Ave Maria (Johann Sebastian Bach & Charles Gounod)

07 - Christmas Ain't Christmas (Without The One You Love) (Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff)

08 - 14 Angels (Engelbert Humperdinck)

09 - One Night With The King (Jeannie Tenney)

10 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Charles Wesley & Felix Mendelssohn)

11 - 'Twas The Night Before Christmas (Clement C. Moore)

Recorded by Les Cooper

Strings Recorded by Al Schmitt

Mixed by Al Schmitt

Tracks 04, 08 & 09 Recorded by Todd Fairall

Tracks 04, 08 & 09 Engineer / Consultant : Michael Powell

Pro-Tools Editing : Steve Genewick

Assistant Engineers : Ed Wooley, George Gumbs, Tony Rizzo, Don Goodrick

Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab, Inc., Ojai, CA

Recorded at :

Firehouse Recording Studios, Pasadena, CA

Studios A Recording, Dearborn, MI

Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA

Legacy Studios, New York, NY

Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA

Mixed at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA

Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Bill Meyers

Orchestra Contractor : Suzie Katayama

Rhythm Arrangements on "Ave Maria", "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", "Angels We Have Heard On High" by Tim Heintz

Rhythm Arrangements on "This Christmas", "My Grown-Up Christmas List", "Christmas Ain't Christmas (Without The One You Love)" by James Wright

The Fire Choir Vocals on "Ave Maria", "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", "Angels We Have Heard On High", "Silent Night" Arranged & Conducted by Carmen Twillie

Contracted by Terry Wood

Background vocals on "Christmas Ain't Christmas (Without The One You Love)" Contracted by Fonzi Thornton

The Fire Choir : Bridgette Bryant, Alvin Chea, Lynne Fiddmont, Wendy Fraser, Dorian Holly, Clydene Jackson, Susie Stevens Logan, Carmen Twillie, Oren Waters, Gerald White, Terry Wood

01 - Angels We Have Heard On High

Produced by Tena Clark

Recorded by Les Cooper

Keyboards : Tim Heintz

Drums : Ricky Lawson

Bass : Nathan East

Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.

Background vocals : The Fire Choir

02 - This Christmas

With Edward Franklin

Produced by Tena Clark

Recorded by Les Cooper

Keyboards : James Wright

Drums : Ricky Lawson

Bass : Nathan East

Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.

Percussion : Luis Conte

03 - My Grown-Up Christmas List

Produced by Tena Clark

Recorded by Les Cooper

Keyboards : James Wright

Drums : Ricky Lawson

Bass : Nathan East

Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.

Percussion : Luis Conte

04 - The Lord Will Make A Way

Arranged & Produced by Aretha Franklin

Engineer / Consultant : Michael Powell

Recorded by Todd Fairall

Conductor : H.B. Barnum

Organ : Darryl Houston

Piano : Richard Gibbs

Guitar : Teddy Richard White

Guitar : Matt Dahlgren

Bass : Charles Craig

Drums : Arthur Marbury

Background vocals : Fonzi Thornton, Tawatha Agee, Brenda White-King, Shellyn Ponder

05 - Silent Night

Produced by Tena Clark

Recorded by Les Cooper

Acoustic Piano : Aretha Franklin

Background vocals : The Fire Choir

06 - Ave Maria

Produced by Tena Clark

Recorded by Les Cooper

Keyboards : Tim Heintz

Drums : Ricky Lawson

Bass : Nathan East

Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.

Background vocals : The Fire Choir

07 - Christmas Ain't Christmas (Without The One You Love)

Produced by Tena Clark

Recorded by Les Cooper

Keyboards : James Wright

Drums : Ricky Lawson

Bass : Nathan East

Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.

Percussion : Luis Conte, Michito Sanchez

Saxophone : Brandon Fields

Background vocals : Fonzi Thornton, Lisa Fischer, Brenda White-King, Vanesse Thomas

08 - 14 Angels

Arranged & Produced by Aretha Franklin

Engineer / Consultant : Michael Powell

Recorded by Todd Fairall

Conductor : H.B. Barnum

Piano : Aretha Franklin

Drums : Arthur Marbury

Bass : Charles Craig

Harp : Onita Sanders

09 - One Night With The King

Produced by Aretha Franklin

Engineer / Consultant : Michael Powell

Recorded by Todd Fairall

Conductor : H.B. Barnum

Organ : Darryl Houston

Piano : Richard Gibbs

Bass : Charles Craig

Guitar : Matt Dahlgren

Drums : Arthur Marbury

10 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Produced by Tena Clark

Recorded by Les Cooper

Keyboards : Tim Heintz

Drums : Ricky Lawson

Bass : Nathan East

Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.

Background vocals : The Fire Choir

11 - 'Twas The Night Before Christmas

Recorded by Les Cooper

Aretha Franklin "Spirit In The Dark" (1970) -Southern Soul-

Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

 One

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

Aretha Franklin "La Diva" (1979) -Soul / Disco-

Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

 One

01 - Ladies Only (Aretha Franklin)

02 - It's Gonna Get A Bit Better (Lalomie Washburn)

03 - What If I Should Ever Need You (Charles H. Kipps Jr.)

04 - Honey I Need Your Love (Aretha Franklin)

05 - I Was Made For You (Clarence Franklin)

Two

01 - Only Star (Aretha Franklin)

02 - Reasons Why (Skip Scarborough, Wanda Hutchinson & Wayne Vaughn)

03 - You Brought Me Back To Life (Van McCoy)

04 - Half A Love (Zulema Cusseaux)

05 - The Feeling (Van McCoy)

Musicians :

Guitar : Cornell Dupree, Jack Cavari, Tom Hanlon

Keyboards : Richard Tee, Ken Ascher, Paul Griffin, Van McCoy

Bass : Gordon Edwards, Brian Alsop

Drums : Chris Parker

Percussion : Crusher Bennett, George Devens

'Cat' S.R.M. Synthesizer & Orchestra Bells : Ken Bichel

Background vocals : Aretha Franklin, Van McCoy, Destry, Zulema Cusseaux, Albert Bailey, Brenda Hilliard, Jerome Jackson, Richard Harris, Pete Marshall, Carolyn Franklin, Sharon Brown, Pat Williamson

All Rhythm Arranged by Van McCoy except :

"It's Gonna Get A Bit Better" Arranged by Richard Gibb

"Honey I Need Your Love" Arranged by Aretha Franklin

"Only Star" Arranged by Arthur Jenkins

"Reasons Why" Arranged by Skip Scarborough

"Half A Love" Arranged by Zulema Cusseaux

All Strings & Horns Arranged by Van McCoy except :

"Honey I Need Your Love" Arranged by Aretha Franklin

"Reasons Why" Arranged by Skip Scarborough

"Half A Love" Arranged by Zulema Cusseaux

All Strings & Horns Conducted by Gene Orloff except "Honey I Need Your Love" & "Reasons Why"

Recorded at :

Rhythm, Strings, Horns - Penny Lane Studios, New York, New York

Engineer : Alan Varner

Assistant Engineers : John Terelle, Brian Marine

Lead vocals - Record Plant, Los Angeles, California

Engineer : Lee Decarlo

Assistant Engineer : Rick Delana

Mastered at Atlantic Studios, New York, N.Y.

Mastering Engineer : George Piros

All Songs Produced by Van McCoy & Charles Kipps for McCoy-Kipps Productions Inc. except "Honey I Need Your Love" Produced by Aretha Franklin & "Reasons Why" Produced by Skip Scarborough

Aretha Franklin "With Everything I Feel In Me" (1974) -Soul / Smooth Soul-

Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

 One

01 - Without Love (Ivy Joe Hunter & Carolyn Franklin)

02 - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Burt Bacharach & Hal David)

03 - When You Get Right Down To It (Barry Mann)

04 - You'll Never Get To Heaven (Burt Bacharach & Hal David)

05 - With Everything I Feel In Me (Aretha Franklin)

Two

01 - I Love Every Little Thing About You (Stevie Wonder)

02 - Sing It Again - Say It Again (Carolyn Franklin)

03 - All Of These Things (James Cleveland)

04 - You Move Me (Glen Murdock & Mike Keck)

The Memphis Horns consist of :

Wayne Jackson : Trumpet

Andrew Love : Tenor Sax

Ed Logan : Tenor Sax

James Mitchell : Baritone Sax

Jack Hale : Trombone

Background vocals : Brenda Bryant, Pat Smith & Margaret Branch

Concert Master : Gene Orloff

"When You Get Right Down To It", "You'll Never Get To Heaven", "I Love Every Little Thing About You" & "All Of These Things" were Recorded at Criteria Sound Studios, Miami, Florida

Recording Engineer : Karl Richardson

Produced by Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin & Aretha Franklin

All Other Selections were Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.

Recording Engineer : Gene Paul

Produced by Jerry Wexler, Arif Mardin & Aretha Franklin

Additional Recording : Lew Hahn

Re-mix Engineer : Arif Mardin & Gene Paul

One

01 - Without Love

Aretha Franklin : Piano

Richard Tee : Electric Piano

Bernard Purdie : Drums

Hugh McCracken & Cornell Dupree : Guitars

Gordon Edwards : Bass

String Arrangements by Arif Mardin

02 - Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Aretha Franklin : Piano

Richard Tee : Electric Piano

Bernard Purdie : Drums

Hugh McCracken & Cornell Dupree : Guitars

Gordon Edwards : Bass

String & Horn Arrangements by Arif Mardin

03 - When You Get Right Down To It

Aretha Franklin : Piano

Richard Tee : Electric Piano

Ken Bichel & Albhy Galuten : Synthesizers

Bernard Purdie : Drums

Pat Rebillot : Mellotron

Hugh McCracken & Cornell Dupree : Guitars

Chuck Rainey : Bass

String & Synthesizers Arranged by Arif Mardin

04 - You'll Never Get To Heaven

Aretha Franklin : Piano

Richard Tee : Electric Piano

Ken Bichel : Synthesizer

Bernard Purdie : Drums

Cornell Dupree & Hugh McCracken : Guitars

Chuck Rainey : Bass

String & Horn Arrangements by Arif Mardin

05 - With Everything I Feel In Me

Aretha Franklin : Piano

Richard Tee : Organ

Grady Tate : Drums

Cornell Dupree & Hugh McCracken : Guitars

Chuck Rainey : Bass

Horns by The Memphis Horns

Two

01 - I Love Every Little Thing About You

Aretha Franklin : Piano

Richard Tee : Electric Piano

Bernard Purdie : Drums

Cornell Dupree & Hugh McCracken : Guitars

Ken Bichel : Synthesizer

Horns Arranged by Arif Mardin

02 - Sing It Again - Say It Again

Aretha Franklin : Piano

L. Leon Pendarvis : Organ

Steve Gadd : Drums

Cornell Dupree : Guitar

Chuck Rainey : Bass

Ken Bichel : Synthesizer

Ralph MacDonald, Robbie McIntosh & Hamish Stuart : Percussion

Horns Arranged by Arif Mardin

03 - All Of These Things

Aretha Franklin : Piano

Richard Tee : Organ

Cornell Dupree : Guitar & Solo

Hugh McCracken : Guitar

Chuck Rainey : Bass

04 - You Move Me

Aretha Franklin : Piano

Richard Tee : Electric Piano

Grady Tate : Drums

Hugh McCracken & Cornell Dupree : Guitars

Chuck Rainey : Bass

Horns by The Memphis Horns

Tenor Sax Solo by Andrew Love

Aretha Franklin "Love Songs" (2001) -Smooth Soul / Pop Soul-

Label : BMG Entertainment International

 01 - A Rose Is Still A Rose (Lauryn Hill)

02 - Willing To Forgive (BabyFace & Daryl Simmons)

03 - United Together (Chuck Jackson & Phil Perry)

04 - Honey (BabyFace)

05 - Another Night (Roy Freeland & Beppe Cantarelli)

06 - If Ever A Love There Was (Pamela Phillips Oland & Todd Cerney)

07 - He'll Come Along (Aretha Franklin)

08 - Love All The Hurt Away (Sam Dees)

09 - There's A Star For Everyone (Allee Willis)

10 - It's My Turn (Michael Masser)

11 - Kind Of Man (Aretha Franklin)

12 - He's The Boy (Aretha Franklin)

13 - Come To Me (Willard Eugene Price)

14 - Someone Else's Eyes (Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager & Bruce Roberts)

15 - A Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like) (Live) (Gerry Goffin, Carole King & Jerry Wexler)

"If Ever A Love There Was" Featuring the Four Tops & Kenny G

"Love All The Hurt Away" with George Benson

"A Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like)" (Live) Featuring Bonnie Raitt & Gloria Estefan

Aretha Franklin "Get It Right" (1983) -Pop Soul-

Label : Arista Records

 Side 1

01 - Get It Right (Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller)

02 - Pretender (Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller)

03 - Every Girl (Wants My Guy) (Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller)

04 - When You Love Me Like That (Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller)

Side 2

01 - I Wish It Would Rain (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield & Rodger Penvabene)

02 - Better Friends Than Lovers (Michael Lovesmith)

03 - I Got Your Love (Luther Vandross)

04 - Giving In (Clarence Franklin)

Produced by Luther Vandross for Vandross Ltd.

Recorded & Mixed by Michael H. Brauer for MHB Productions

Additional Engineering : Michael Christopher

Assistant Engineer : Michael Christopher

Additional Assistants : Paul Broucek - Record Plant, Los Angeles

Mark Cobrin - Mediasound, New York

Maintenance Engineer : Don Cuminale

Production Coordinator : Sephra Herman

Recording Studios : 

Mediasound, New York

Thanks to Hank Meyer, Susan Planer, Gordon Eliott

United Sound, Detroit

Record Plant, Los Angles

Thanks to Rose Mann

Musicians Contracted by Sephra Herman

String Players : Lewis Eley, Winterton Garvey, Sanford Allen, Alfred Brown, Regis Iandiorio, Lamar Alsop, Richard Young, Kathryn Kienke, Marilyn Wright, Harold Kohon, Guy Lumia, Sue Prey, Julien Barber, Harry Zaratzian, Margaret Ross, Jonathan Abramowitz, Kermit Moore, Jesse Levy, Richard Sortomme, Elena Barere, Barry Finclair, Jan Mullen, Joseph Rabushka, Manny Vardi, Judy Geist, Jean Dane, John Beal, Homer Mensch, John Pintavalle

Horn Players : Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff, Alan Rubin, Peter Gordon, John Clark, Greg Williams, Tom Malone, James Pugh, Ronnie Cuber, Lou Marini, George Young

Side 1

01 - Get It Right

Keyboards : Nat Adderley Jr.

Bass : Marcus Miller

Guitars : Doc Powell, Georg Wadenius

Drums : Yogi Horton

Congas & Triangle : Steve Kroon

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Vibes : Dave Friedman

Synthesizer : Marcus Miller

Rhythm Arrangement : Marcus Miller

Vocal Arrangement : Luther Vandross

Background vocals : Tawatha Agee, Yvonne Lewis, Phillip Ballou, Brenda White, Michelle Cobbs, Fonzi Thornton & Luther Vandross

02 - Pretender

Keyboards : Nat Adderley Jr.

Bass : Marcus Miller

Guitars : Doc Powell, Georg Wadenius

Drums : Yogi Horton

Congas : Steve Kroon

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Synthesizer : Marcus Miller

Rhythm Arrangement : Marcus Miller

Vocal Arrangement : Luther Vandross

String Arrangement : Rob Mounsey

Background vocals : Tawatha Agee, Yvonne Lewis, Phillip Ballou, Brenda White, Michelle Cobbs, Fonzi Thornton & Luther Vandross

03 - Every Girl (Wants My Guy)

Keyboards : Nat Adderley Jr.

Bass : Marcus Miller

Guitars : Doc Powell, Georg Wadenius

Drums : Yogi Horton

Congas : Steve Kroon

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Vibes : Dave Friedman

Synthesizer : Marcus Miller

Rhythm Arrangement : Marcus Miller

Vocal Arrangement : Luther Vandross & Aretha Franklin

Background vocals : Aretha Franklin

04 - When You Love Me Like That

Keyboards : Nat Adderley Jr.

Bass : Marcus Miller

Guitars : Doc Powell, Georg Wadenius

Drums : Yogi Horton

Congas & Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Synthesizer : Marcus Miller

Rhythm Arrangement : Marcus Miller

Vocal Arrangement : Luther Vandross

String & Horn Arrangement : Rob Mounsey

Background vocals : Cissy Houston, Myrna Smith, Darlene Love, Paulette McWilliams & Luther Vandross

Side 2

01 - I Wish It Would Rain

Keyboards : Nat Adderley Jr.

Bass : Marcus Miller

Guitars : Doc Powell, Georg Wadenius

Drums : Yogi Horton

Congas & Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Tympani : Dave Carey

Rhythm Arrangement : Nat Adderley Jr.

Vocal Arrangement : Aretha Franklin

String & Horn Arrangement : Paul Riser

Background vocals : Sandra Richardson, Brenda Corbett, Margaret Branch

02 - Better Friends Than Lovers

Keyboards : Nat Adderley Jr.

Bass : Marcus Miller

Guitars : Doc Powell, Georg Wadenius

Drums : Yogi Horton

Rhythm Arrangement : Nat Adderley Jr.

Vocal Arrangement : Michael Lovesmith

String & Horn Arrangement : Paul Riser

Background vocals : 'The Smith Connection', Michael Lovesmith, Danny Dedasual Smith & Arron T. Smith

03 - I Got Your Love

Keyboards : Nat Adderley Jr.

Bass : Marcus Miller

Guitars : Doc Powell, Georg Wadenius

Drums : Yogi Horton

Congas : Steve Kroon

Rhythm Arrangement : Nat Adderley Jr.

Vocal Arrangement : Luther Vandross

String & Horn Arrangement : Paul Riser

Background vocals : Cissy Houston, Myrna Smith, Darlene Love, Paulette McWilliams & Luther Vandross

04 - Giving In

Keyboards : Nat Adderley Jr.

Bass : Marcus Miller

Guitars : Doc Powell, Teddy F. White

Drums : Yogi Horton

Bongos & Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Soprano Sax Solo : George Young

Rhythm Arrangement : Nat Adderley Jr.

Vocal Arrangement : Luther Vandross

String & Horn Arrangement : Paul Riser

Background vocals : Cissy Houston, Myrna Smith, Paulette McWilliams & Luther Vandross

Aretha "Who's Zoomin' Who?" (1985) -Pop Soul-

Label : Arista Records

 Side 1

01 - Freeway Of Love (Narada Michael Walden & Jeffrey Cohen)

02 - Another Night (Beppe Cantarelli & Roy Freeland)

03 - Sweet Bitter Love (Van McCoy)

04 - Who's Zoomin' Who (Narada Michael Walden, Preston Glass & Aretha Franklin)

Side 2

01 - Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves (Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart)

02 - Until You Say You Love Me (Narada Michael Walden & Preston Glass)

03 - Push (Narada Michael Walden & Jeffrey Cohen)

04 - Ain't Nobody Ever Loved You (Narada Michael Walden & Jeffrey Cohen)

05 - Integrity (Aretha Franklin)

Produced by Narada Michael Walden for Perfection Light Productions

"Sweet Bitter Love" Produced by Aretha Franklin

"Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves" Produced by Dave Stewart

Recorded at :

The Automatt, San Francisco

United Sound, Detroit

The Plant, Sausalito

Right Track, New York

Chief Engineer : Dr. Dave Frazer

Additional Mixing : Michael Brauer

2nd Engineers : Maureen Droney, Ray Pyle, Dana Chappelle

Side 1

01 - Freeway Of Love

Drums & Percussion : Narada Michael Walden

Synth. Bass : Randy Jackson

Guitars : Corrado Rustici

Keyboards : Walter Afanasieff

Keyboards (Vibes) : Preston Glass

Tambourine : Greg Gonaway

Percussion : The 'Santana' Rhythm Section

Background vocals : Sylvester, Jeanie Tracy, Vicki Randle, Jim Gilstrap, Preston Glass, Kitty Beethoven, Laundon Von Kendricks

Sax Solo : Clarence Clemons

02 - Another Night

Drums & Percussion : Narada Michael Walden

Bass : Randy Jackson

Guitar & Guitar Synth : Corrado Rustici

Guitar Solo : Ray Gomez

Keyboards : Preston Glass

Keyboards : Walter Afanasieff

Background vocals : Jim Gilstrap, Sylvester, Vicki Randle, Jeanie Tracy, Preston Glass, Laundon Von Kendricks, Nikita Jemiane, Kitty Beethoven

03 - Sweet Bitter Love

Keyboards : Nat Adderley Jr.

Drums : Yogi Horton

Bass : Louis Johnson, William Powell, Robbie Kondor

Percussion : Steve Kroon

Guitar : Steve Khan

String Arrangement by Paul Riser

04 - Who's Zoomin' Who

Drums & Acoustic Piano : Narada Michael Walden

Synth. Bass : Randy Jackson

Guitars : Corrado Rustici

Keyboards : Preston Glass

Keyboards : Walter Afanasieff

Background vocals : Jim Gilstrap, Laudon Von Kendricks, Jeanie Tracy, Vicki Randle, Preston Glass, Sylvester, Randy Jackson

Side 2

01 - Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves

Vocals & Keyboards : Annie Lennox

Guitar & Keyboards : David A. Stewart

'Super' Vocals : Aretha Franklin

Gospel Choir : The Charles Williams Singers

Organ : Benmont Tench

Drums : Stan Lynch

Lead Guitar : Mike Campbell

Bass : Nathan East

Engineered by Adam Williams & Don Smith

Assistant Engineer : Jay Willis

Drums Recorded by Shelley Yakes

Mixed by David A. Stewart & Don Smith

02 - Until You Say You Love Me

Drums & Percussion : Narada Michael Walden

Synth. Bass : Randy Jackson

Guitars : Corrado Rustici

Keyboards : Preston Glass

Keyboards : Walter Afanasieff

Background vocals : Sylvester, Jeanie Tracy, Vicki Randle, Jim Gilstrap

03 - Push

Drums & Percussion : Narada Michael Walden

Synth. Bass : Randy Jackson

Guitars : Corrado Rustici

Solo Guitar : Carlos Santana

Keyboards : Walter Afanasieff

Keyboards : Preston Glass

Background vocals : Aretha Franklin, Peter Wolf, Jeanie Tracy, Karen Benington, Laundon Von Kendricks, Craig Thomas

04 - Ain't Nobody Ever Loved You

Keyboards, Drums & Percussion : Narada Michael Walden

Bass : Randy Jackson

Guitars : Corrado Rustici

Steel Drum : Andy Narell

Keyboards : Walter Afanasieff

Keyboards : Preston Glass

Percussion : The 'Santana' Rhythm Section

Background vocals : Sylvester, Jim Gilstrap, Vicki Randle, Jeanie Racy, Preston Glass, Laundon Von Kendricks, Kitty Beethoven

05 - Integrity

Keyboards : Nat Adderley Jr.

Drums : Yogi Horton

Bass : Louis Johnson, Robbie Kondor

Percussion : Steve Kroon

Guitar : Steve Khan

Various Artists "The Muscle Shoals Sound" (1993) -Soul / R&B Soul-

Label : Rhino Records, Inc.

 01 - You Better Move On (Arthur Alexander)

02 - Steal Away (Jimmy Hughes)

03 - When A Man Loves A Woman (Calvin Lewis & Andrew Wright)

04 - I'm Your Puppet (Spooner Oldham & Dan Penn)

05 - You Left The Water Running (Dan Penn, Rick Hall & Oscar Franks)

06 - Mustang Sally (Bonny Rice)

07 - I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) (Ronnie Shannon)

08 - Sweet Soul Music (Sam Cooke, Otis Redding & Arthur Conley)

09 - Tell Mama (Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel & Wilbur Terrell)

10 - Up Tight, Good Man (Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham)

11 - Take Time To Know Her (Steve Davis)

12 - Slip Away (William Armstrong, Wilbur Terrell & Marcus Daniel)

13 - Hey Jude (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)

14 - Take A Letter To Maria (R.B. Greaves)

15 - Patches (Ron Dunbar & Norman Johnson)

16 - I'll Take You There (Albertis Ishell)

17 - Starting All Over Again (Phillip Mitchell)

18 - Making Love (At The Dark End Of The Street) (Chips Moman, Dan Penn & Clarence Carter)

Executive Producer : Randy Poe

Sound Produced by Bill Inglot

Project Supervision : David McLees, Patrick Milligan

Remastering : Bill Inglot & Dan Hersch / Digi Prep

01 - You Better Move On 

Arthur Alexander

Arthur Alexander : Vocal

David Briggs : Piano

Terry Thompson : Guitar

Forrest Riley : Acoustic Guitar

Norbert Putnam : Bass

Jerry Carrigan : Drums

Unknown : Backing vocals

Produced & Engineered by Rick Hall

Recorded at Rick Hall's Original Fame Recording Studio (a converted tbacco warehouse), Muscle Shoals, Summer 1961

(Dot Single #16309, Jan. 1962 ; Pop #24)

02 - Steal Away 

Jimmy Hughes

Jimmy Hughes : Vocal

David Briggs : Piano, Organ

Terry Thompson : Guitar

Norbert Putnam : Bass

Jerry Carrigan : Drums

Ann Davis, Jerry & Darlene Eddleman : Backing vocals

Produced & Engineered by Rick Hall

Recorded at Original Fame Recording Studio, Muscle Shoals, Fall 1962

(Fame Single #6401, May 1964 ; Pop #17, R&B #17)

03 - When A Man Loves A Woman 

Percy Sledge

Percy Sledge : Vocal

Spooner Oldham : Organ

Marlin Greene : Lead Guitar

Albert Lowe : Bass

Roger Hawkins : Drums

Jack Peck : Trumpet

Billy Cofield & Don Pollard : Tenor Sax

Jerry Eddleman, Jeannie Greene, Sandy Posey & Hershel Wiggington : Backing vocals

Produced by Quin Ivy & Marlin Greene

Engineered by Jimmy Johnson

Recorded at Norala Sound Studios, Sheffield, Feb. 17, 1966

(Atlantic Single #2326, Marc. 14, 1966 ; Pop #1, R&B #1)

04 - I'm Your Puppet 

James & Bobby Purify

Bobby Dickey & James Purify : Vocals

Barry Beckett : Organ, Glockenspiel

Spooner Oldham : Piano

Albert Lowe : Guitar, Bass

Roger Hawkins : Drums

Jack Peck : Trumpet

David Hood : Trombone

Charlie Chalmers & Ed Logan : Tenor Sax

Produced by Papa Don Schroeder

Engineered by Dan Penn

Recorded a Original Fame Recording Studio, Muscle Shoals, Summer 1966

(Bell Single #648, Sept. 1966 ; Pop #6, R&B #5)

05 - You Left The Water Running 

Otis Redding

Otis Redding : Vocal, Acoustic Guitar

Rick Hall : Drumming on a Box

Phil Walden : Tambourine

Dan Penn : Harmony Vocal

Unknown : Overdubbed Electric Guitar, Drums & Horns

Produced & Engineered by Rick Hall

Recorded at Original Fame Recording Studio, Muscle Shoals, 1966

(Stone Single #209, 1976)

06 - Mustang Sally 

Wilson Pickett

Wilson Pickett : Vocal

Spooner Oldham : Organ

Chips Moman : Lead Guitar

Jimmy Johnson : Rhythm Guitar

Tommy Cogbill : Bass

Roger Hawkins : Drums

Gene Miller : Trumpet

Gilbert Caples, Charlie Chalmers & Edie Logan : Tenor Sax

Floyd Newman : Baritone Sax

The Sweet Inspirations : Backing vocals

Produced by Jerry Wexler

Engineered by Rick Hall & Tom Dowd

Recorded at Original Fame Recording Studio, Muscle Shoals, Oct. 13, 1966

(Atlantic Single #2365, Nov. 4, 1966 ; Pop #23, R&B #6)

07 - I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) 

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin : Vocal, Piano

Spooner Oldham : Electric Piano, Organ

Chips Moman : Lead Guitar

Jimmy Johnson : Rhythm Guitar

Tommy Cogbill : Bass

Roger Hawkins : Drums

Ken Laxton : Trumpet

David Hood : Trombone

Joe Arnold : Tenor Sax

Charlie Chalmers : Tenor Sax & Horn Arrangement

Aretha, Carolyn & Erma Franklin : Backing vocals

Produced by Jerry Wexler

Engineered by Rick Hall & Tom Dowd

Recorded at Original Fame Recording Studio, Muscle Shoals, Jan. 24, 1967

(Atlantic Single #2386, Feb. 1, 1967 ; Pop #9, R&B #1)

08 - Sweet Soul Music 

Arthur Conley

Arthur Conley : Vocal

Moses Dillard : Guitar & Leader

Other Personnel Unknown Members of Otis Redding's Road Band

Produced by Otis Redding

Engineered by Jimmy Johnson

Recorded at Fame Recording Studio, Muscle Shoals, Jan. 20, 1967

(Atco Single #6463, Feb. 1, 1967 ; Pop #2, R&B #2)

09 - Tell Mama 

Etta James

Etta James : Vocal

Barry Beckett & Spooner Oldham : Keyboards

Jimmy Johnson & Albert Lowe : Guitar

David Hood : Bass

Roger Hawkins : Drums

Gene Miller : Trumpet

Charlie Chalmers, James Mitchell, Floyd Newman & Aaron Varnell : Saxes

Produced & Engineered by Rick Hall

Recorded at Fame Recording Studio, Muscle Shoals, Aug. 1967

(Cadet Single #5578, Oct. 1967 ; Pop #23, R&B #10)

10 - Up Tight, Good Man 

Laura Lee

Laura Lee : Vocals

Spooner Oldham : Organ

Jimmy Johnson & Albert Lowe : Guitar

David Hood : Bass

Roger Hawkins : Drums

Gene Miller : Trumpet

Charlie Chalmers & James Mitchell : Tenor Sax

Floyd Newman : Baritone Sax

Produced & Engineered by Rick Hall

Recorded at Fame Recording Studio, Muscle Shoals, Summer 1967

(Chess Single #2030, Nov. 1967 ; Pop #93, R&B #16)

11 - Take Time To Know Her 

Percy Sledge

Percy Sledge : Vocal

Barry Beckett : Piano

Spooner Oldham : Organ

Eddie Hinton : Lead Guitar

Jimmy Johnson : Rhythm Guitar

David Hood : Bass

Roger Hawkins : Drums

Jerry Eddleman, Jeannie Greene, Sandy Posey & Hershel Wiggington : Backing vocals

Unknown : Horns

Produced by Quin Ivy & Marline Greene

Engineered by Quin Ivy

Recorded at Quinvy Studio, Sheffield, Feb. 1, 1968

(Atlantic Single #2490, Feb. 1968 ; Pop #11, R&B #6)

12 - Slip Away 

Clarence Carter

Clarence Carter : Vocal, Guitar

Spooner Oldham : Piano

Barry Beckett : Organ

Jimmy Johnson & Albert Lowe : Guitar

Tommy Cogbill : Bass

Roger Hawkins : Drums

Ed Miller : Trumpet

Charlie Chalmers, Andrew Love & Aaron Varnell : Tenor Sax

James Mitchell & Floyd Newman : Baritone Sax

Produced & Engineered by Rick Hall

Recorded at Fame Recording Studio, Muscle Shoals, Apr. 8, 1968

(Atlantic Single #2508, Apr. 18, 1968 ; Pop #6, R&B #2)

13 - Hey Jude 

Wilson Pickett

Wilson Pickett : Vocal

Barry Beckett : Electric Piano

Clayton Ivey : Organ

Duane Allman : Lead Guitar

Jimmy Robinson : Rhythm Guitar

Jerry Jemmott : Bass

Roger Hawkins : Drums

Gene Miller : Trumpet

Joe Arnold & Aaron Varnell : Tenor Sax

James Mitchell : Baritone Sax

Produced by Rick Hall & Tom Dowd

Engineered by Rick Hall

Recorded at Fame Recording Studio, Muscle Shoals, Nov. 27, 1968

(Atlantic Single #2591, Dec. 4, 1968 ; Pop #23, R&B #13)

14 - Take A Letter To Maria 

R.B. Greaves

R.B. Greaves : Vocal

Barry Beckett : Electric Piano

Eddie Hinton & Jimmy Johnson : Acoustic Guitar

David Hood : Bass

Roger Hawkins : Drums

Jeannie Greene, Ginger Holiday, Marie Holiday & Susan Pilkington : Backing vocals

Mel Lastie : Trumpet

Arif Mardin : Horn Arrangement

Unknown : Other Horns

Produced by Ahmet Ertegun & Marlin Greene

Engineered by Marlin Greene

Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Sheffield, Aug. 19, 1969

(Atco Single #6714, Sept. 1969 ; Pop #2, R&B #10)

15 - Patches 

Clarence Carter

Clarence Carter : Vocal, Guitar

Clayton Ivey : Electric Piano

Albert Lowe : Guitar

Travis Wammack : Guitar, Harmonica

Jerry Masters : Bass

Cornell McFadden : Drums

Jeff Peck : Trumpet

Harvey Thompson & Aaron Varnell : Tenor Sax

Ronnie Eades : Baritone Sax

Charlie Chalmers, Donna Rhodes & Sandy Rhodes : Backing vocals

Harrison Calloway Jr. : Trumpet & Horn Arrangement

Jimmie Haskell : String Arrangement

Produced & Engineered by Rick Hall

Recorded at Fame Recording Studio, Muscle Shoals, June 17, 1970

(Atlantic Single #2748, June 30, 1970 ; Pop #4, R&B #2)

16 - I'll Take You There 

The Staple Singers

Mavis Staples : Vocal

Cleotha, Roebuck & Yvonne Staples : Backing vocals

Barry Beckett : Electric Piano

Eddie Hinton : Lead Guitar

Jimmy Johnson : Rhythm Guitar

David Hood : Bass

Roger Hawkins : Drums

Memphis Horns : Horn Section

Greg Taylor : Harmonica

Produced by All Bell

Engineered by Jerry Masters

Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Sheffield, Sept. 1971

(Long Version from the Album 'Bealtitude: Respect Yourself', Stax #3002, Feb. 1972, Remix/Edit issued as Stax Single #0125, Mar. 1972 ; Pop #1, R&B #1)

17 - Starting All Over Again 

Mel & Tim

Mel Hardin & Tim McPherson : Vocals

Barry Beckett : Electric Piano

Clayton Ivey : Organ

Jimmy Johnson : Rhythm Guitar

Pete Carr : Electric Sitar

David Hood : Bass

Roger Hawkins : Drums, Percussion

Harrison Calloway Jr.  & Ben Cauley : Trumpet

Charles Rose : Trombone

Harvey Thompson : Tenor Sax

Ronnie Eades : Baritone Sax

Charlie Chalmers, Donna Rhodes & Sandy Rhodes : Backing vocals

Produced by Barry Beckett & Roger Hawkins

Engineered by Jerry Masters

Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Sheffield, May, 1972

(Stax Single #0127, June 1972 ; Pop #19, R&B #4)

18 - Making Love (At The Dark End Of The Street)

Clarence Carter

Clarence Carter : Vocal, Guitar

Jimmy Johnson & Albert Lowe : Guitar

Barry Beckett & Clayton Ivey : Keyboards

David Hood : Bass

Roger Hawkins : Drums

Harrison Calloway Jr. : Trumpet, Horn Arrangement

Jack Peck : Trumpet

Harvey Thompson & Aaron Varnell : Tenor Sax

Ronnie Eades : Baritone Sax

Unknown : Strings

Produced & Engineered by Rick Hall

Recorded at Fame Recording Studios, Muscle Shoals, Jan. 6, 1969

(Atlantic Single #2605, Feb. 5, 1969)

Aretha Franklin "Let Me In Your Life" (1974) -Smooth Soul-

Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

 Side One

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

Aretha Franklin "Greatest Hits (1980-1994)" (1994) -Pop Soul / Westcoast Soul-

Label : Arista Records

 01 - Freeway Of Love (Narada Michael Walden & Jeffrey Cohen)

02 - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) (Simon Climie & Dennis Morgan)

03 - Jump To It (Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller)

04 - Willing To Forgive (Babyface & Daryl Simmons)

05 - Doctor's Order (Luther Vandross & Hubert Reaves III)

06 - United Together (Chuck Jackson & Phil Perry)

07 - Who's Zoomin' Who (Narada Michael Walden, Preston Glass & Aretha Franklin)

08 - A Deeper Love (David Cole & Robert Clivillés)

09 - Honey (Babyface)

10 - Get It Right (Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller)

11 - Another Night (Roy Freeland & Beppe Cantarelli)

12 - Ever Changing Times (Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager & Bill Conti)

13 - Jimmy Lee (Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen, Preston Glass & Anukampa Lisa Walden)

14 - You Make Me Feel (Like A Natural Woman) (Carole King, Gerry Goffin & Jerry Wexler)

15 - I Dreamed A Dream (Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, Jean Marc Natel & Herbert Kretzmer)

Executive Producer : Clive Davis

01 - Freeway Of Love

 

Produced by Narada Michael Walden for Perfection Light Productions

Chief Engineer : David Frazer

Additional Mixing : Michael Brauer

Drums & Percussion : Narada Michael Walden

Synth Bass : Randy Jackson

Guitars : Corrado Rustici

Keyboards : Walter Afanasieff

Keyboards (Vibes) : Preston Glass

Tambourine : Greg Gonaway

Percussion : The 'Santana' Rhythm Section

Background vocals : Sylvester, Jeanie Tracy, Vicki Randle, Jim Gilstrap, Preston Glass, Kitty Beethoven, Laundon Von Kendricks

Sax Solo : Clarence Clemons

From "WHO'S ZOOMIN' WHO?"

1985

02 - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)

Duet with George Michael

Produced by Narada Michael Walden for Perfection Light Productions

Recorded & Mixed by David Frazer

Additional Engineers : Dana Jon Chappelle, Maureen Droney

Drums : Narada Michael Walden

Synthesizer & Programming : Walter Afanasieff

Percussion Programming : Preston Glass

Bass Guitar : Randy Jackson

Guitar (Charvel GTM6 Midi Guitar Synthesizer) : Corrado Rustici

Tambourine & Percussion : Greg Gonaway

String Arrangements : Jerry Hey

Background vocals : Jim Gilstrap, Kevin Dorsey, Jeanie Tracy, Myrna Matthws, Kitty Beethoven, Claytoven Richardson, Jennifer Hall

From "ARETHA"

1986

03 - Jump To It

Produced by Luther Vandross for Vandross Ltd.

Recorded & Mixed by Michael H. Brauer for MHB Productions

Vocal Arrangement : Luther Vandross

Rhythm & Synthesizer Arrangement : Marcus Miller

Keyboards : Nat Adderley Jr.

Bass : Marcus Miller

Guitars : Doc Powell

Drums : Yogi Horton

Congas : Crusher Bennett

Synthesizer : Marcus Miller

Background vocals : Cissy Houston, Tawatha Agee, Phillip Ballou, Brenda White, Michelle Cobbs, Fonzi Thornton, Luther Vandross

From "JUMP TO IT"

1982

04 - Willing To Forgive

Produced by Babyface & Daryl Simmons

Engineered by Jim Zumpano

Assisted by Jason Shablik

Mixed by Barney Perkins

Keyboards & Drum Programming : Babyface

Bass : Nathan East

Saxophone : Everette Harp

New Recording

1994

05 - Doctor's Order

Duet with Luther Vandross

Produced by Luther Vandross for Vandross Ltd.

Engineered by Ray Bardani & Paul Brown

Mixed by Ray Bardani

Drum Programming & Keyboards : Hubert Eaves III

Guitars : Paul Jackson Jr.

Bass : Marcus Miller

Keyboards : Nat Adderley Jr., John 'Skip' Anderson, Jason Miles

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Background vocals : Tawatha Agee, Cindy Mizelle, Alfonso Thornton

From "WHAT YOU SEE I WHAT YOU SWEAT"

1991

06 - United Together

Produced by Chuck Jackson

Engineered by Lee DeCarlo & Frank Kejmar

Mixed by Reggie Dozier

Bass : James Jamerson Sr., Scott Edwards, Tony Coleman

Drums : Bernard Purdie, Ed Greene, Tony Coleman (Overdubs)

Keyboards : Aretha Franklin, Richard Tee, Michael Lang, Tony Coleman

Guitars : Cornell Dupree, Michael McGloiry, Paul Jackson Jr.

Background vocals : The Original Sweet Inspirations - Cissy Houston, Myrna Smith, Sylvia Shemwell, Estelle Brown ; Edie Lehman, Marti McCall, Myrna Matthews, Aretah Franklin, Charles Jackson, Tony Coleman

From "ARETHA"

1980

07 - Who's Zoomin' Who

Produced by Narada Michael Walden for Perfection Light Productions

Chief Engineer : David Frazer

Additional Mixing : Michael Brauer

Drums & Acoustic Piano : Narada Michael Walden

Synth Bass : Randy Jackson

Guitars : Corrado Rustici

Keyboards : Walter Afanasieff, Preston Glass

Background vocals : Jim Gilstrap, Laundon Von Kendricks, Jeanie Tracy, Vicki Randle, Preston Glass, Sylvester, Randy Jackson

From "WHO'S ZOOMIN' WHO?"

1985

08 - A Deeper Love

Produced Arranged & Mixed by C+C Music Factory (Robert Clivillés & David Cole)

Recorded & Mixed by Bob Rosa

Drums & Percussion : Robert Clivillés

Keyboards : David Cole

Programming by Ricky Crespo

Background vocals : David Cole, Deborah Cooper, Cindy Mizelle, Paulette McWilliams, Lisa Fischer

New Recording

1993

09 - Honey

Produced by L.A. Reid, Babyface & Daryl Simmons

Engineered by Jim 'Z' Zumpano

Assisted by David Ward

Mixed by Barney Perkins

Keyboards : Babyface

Drum Programming : L.A. Reid

New Recording

1994

10 - Get It Right

Produced by Luther Vandross for Vandross Ltd.

Recorded & Mixed by Michael H. Brauer for MHB Productions

Rhythm Arrangement : Marcus Miller

Vocal Arrangement : Luther Vandross

Keyboards : Nat Adderley Jr.

Bass : Marcus Miller

Guitars : Doc Powell, Georg Wadenius

Drums : Yogi Horton

Conga & Triangle : Steve Kroon

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Vibes : Dave Friedman

Synthesizer : Marcus Miller

Background vocals : Tawatha Agee, Yvonne Lewis, Phillip Ballou, Brenda White, Michelle Cobbs, Fonzi Thornton, Luther Vandross

From "GET IT RIGHT"

1983

11 - Another Night

Produced by Narada Michael Walden for Perfection Light Productions

Chief Engineer : David Frazer

Additional Mixing : Michael Brauer

Drums & Percussion : Narada Michael Walden

Bass : Randy Jackson

Guitar & Guitar Synth : Corrado Rustici

Guitar Solo : Ray Gomez

Keyboards : Preston Glass, Walter Afanasieff

Background vocals : Jim Gilstrap, Sylvester, Vicki Randle, Jeanie Tracy, Preston Glass, Laundon Von Kendricks, Nikita Jermaine, Kitty Beethoven

From "WHO'S ZOOMIN' WHO?"

1985

12 - Ever Changing Times

Featuring Michael McDonald

Produced by Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager

Mixed by Humberto Gatica for Hum, Inc. Productions

Keyboards & Programming : Michael Boddicker

Guitar : Dean Parks

Programming : Larry Williams

Keyboards : David Foster, Burt Bacharach

From "WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU SWEAT"

1991

13 - Jimmy Lee

Produced by Narada Michael Walden for Perfection Light Productions

Recorded & Mixed by David Frazer

Additional Engineers : Dana Jon Chappelle, Maureen Droney

Acoustic Piano (Intro) & Drums : Narada Michael Walden

Acoustic Piano & Syntehsizers : Walter Afanasieff

Synthesizers : David Sancious

Acoustic Bass : Randy Jackson

Guitar (Charvel GTM6 Midi Guitar Synthesizer) : Corrado Rustici

Bells : Preston Glass

Horn Arrangements : Jerry Hey

Horn Section :

Trumpet : Jerry Hey

Alto Sax : Marc Russo

Tenor Sax : Kenny G

Trombone : Wayne Wallace

From "ARETHA"

1986

14 - You Make Me Feel (Like A Natural Woman)

Featuring Bonnie Raitt & Gloria Estefan

Introduction by Rod Stewart & Bonnie Raitt

Produced by Ken Ehrlich

Conductor : Leon Pendarvis

Arranger : Harold Wheeler

Mixed by Michael Barbiero

Musicians : Bernard Purdie, Robbie Kondor, Rudolph Stanfield, Frank Crawford Jr., Theodore Richard White, Thomas Barney, Lawrence Frantangelo, Earl Gardner, Alan Rubin, M. Birch Johnson, David Taylor, Alex Foster, Lou Marini, Ron Cuber

New Recording - From The "ARETHA FRANKLIN: DUETS" Television Special

1994

15 - I Dreamed A Dream 

Introduction by Edward James Olmos from the '1993 Presidential Inaugural Gala' courtesy of the Presidential Inaugural Committee & Smith-Hemion Productions

Produced by David 'Pic' Conley for Pic & Choose Productions

Co-Produced by Aretha Franklin & Bobby Wooten

Vocals Recorded by Michael Iacopelli

Mixed by Michael R. Hutchinson

Rhythm Arrangements by Bobby Wooten

Bass, Keyboard & String Synths, Drum Programming : Bobby Wooten

Acoustic Piano : Aretha Franklin

Acoustic & Lead Guitar : Rick Iantosca

From "WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU SWEAT"

1991