Aretha (1980 album)

Aretha
Studio album by Aretha Franklin
Released October 1980
Recorded April–July 1980
Genre
Length 39:23
Label Arista
Producer
Aretha Franklin chronology
La Diva
(1979)		 Aretha
(1980)		 Aretha Sings the Blues
(1980)
Singles from Aretha
  1. "United Together"
    Released: October, 1980 (US)
  2. "What a Fool Believes"
    Released: February, 1981 (US)[1]
  3. "Come to Me"
    Released: May, 1981 (US)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Robert ChristgauB- [3]

Aretha is the twenty-sixth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin. It was released on September 30, 1980 by Arista Records. This was the second album with this title to be released by the artist, and her first ever for Arista after a 12-year tenure with Atlantic Records[4] Franklin's first Arista single release, "United Together", reached number 3 on the Soul chart and crossed over to number 56 on Billboard's Hot 100. The album itself peaked at number 47 and spent 30 weeks on the Billboard 200, eventually selling close to 350,000 copies.The disc's opening track, "Come to Me", appeared again on her 1989 album, Through the Storm.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come to Me"Willard Gene Price3:42
2."I Can't Turn You Loose"Otis Redding3:55
3."United Together"Phil Perry, Chuck Jackson5:02
4."Take Me With You"Phil Perry, Terry Coleman, Chuck Jackson4:05
5."Whatever It Is"Mark Gary, Eddie Setser, Jerry Michael3:38
6."What a Fool Believes"Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald5:13
7."Together Again"Franklin, Phil Perry, Chuck Jackson3:34
8."Love Me Forever"Franklin, Rev. Patrick Henderson, Kenny Moore4:47
9."School Days"Aretha Franklin4:54

Production

  • Produced by Chuck Jackson (Tracks 3, 4, 5, 7 & 9) and Arif Mardin (Tracks 1, 2, 6 & 8).
  • Co-Producer on Track 9: Aretha Franklin
  • Engineers: Lee DeCarlo and Frank Kejmar (Tracks 3, 4, 5, 7 & 9); Jeremy Smith (Tracks 1, 2, 6 & 8).
  • Additional Engineer: Lewis Hahn
  • Assistant Engineers: Michael O'Reilly, Stewart Whitmore
  • Mixing on Tracks 3, 4, 5, 7 & 9: Reginald Dozier
  • Re-mixing: Lewis Hahn and Gene Paul (Tracks 1-7 & 9); Arif Mardin and Michael O'Reilly (Track 8).
  • Re-Mix Assistant on Track 8: Joe Mardin
  • Recorded at MCA Whitney Recording Studios (Glendale, CA), Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA), Sound Labs Studios (Hollywood, CA) and Atlantic Studios (New York, NY).
  • Edited at Cherokee Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mixed at MCA Whitney Recording Studios and Cherokee Studios.
  • Mastering: Ken Perry and Bill Inglot at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
  • Art Direction and Design: Ria Lewerke-Shapiro
  • Photography: George Hurrell

Personnel

  • Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, backing vocals (3-7, 9), keyboards (3, 4, 5, 7, 9), arrangements (7, 9), piano (8)
  • David Foster – piano, Fender Rhodes (1, 2, 6), synthesizer (1, 2, 6)
  • David Paich – piano (1), Hammond organ (8)
  • Bob Christianson – additional synthesizer (2)
  • Steve Porcaro – additional synthesizer (2)
  • Todd Cochran – synthesizer, programming (2, 6)
  • Tony Coleman – keyboards (3, 4, 5, 7, 9), bass guitar (3, 4, 5, 7, 9), drums (3, 4, 5, 7, 9), backing vocals (3, 4, 5, 7, 9)
  • Mike Lang – keyboards (3, 4, 5, 7, 9)
  • Richard Tee – keyboards (3, 4, 5, 7, 9)
  • Steve Lukather – guitar (2, 6, 8)
  • David Williams – guitar (2, 6, 8)
  • Cornell Dupree – guitar (3, 4, 5, 7, 9)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (3, 4, 5, 7, 9)
  • Michael McGloiry – guitar (3, 4, 5, 7, 9)
  • Louis Johnson – bass guitar (1, 2, 6)
  • Scott Edwards – bass guitar (3, 4, 5, 7, 9)
  • James Jamerson – bass guitar (3, 4, 5, 7, 9)
  • Mike Porcaro – bass guitar (8)
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums (1, 2, 6, 8)
  • Ed Greene – drums (3, 4, 5, 7, 9)
  • Bernard Purdie – drums (3, 4, 5, 7, 9)
  • George Devens – percussion (1)
  • David Sanborn – alto saxophone (6)
  • Dave Tofani – alto saxophone (8)
  • Lew Delgatto – baritone saxophone (8)
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (8)
  • Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone (8)
  • David "Fathead" Newman – tenor saxophone (8)
  • Barry Rogers – trombone (8)
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet (8)
  • Lew Soloff – lead trumpet (8)
  • John Clark – French horn (8)
  • Peter Gordon – French horn (8)
  • Jonathan Abramowitz, Julien Barber, Alfred Brown, Peter Dimitriades, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joseph Malin, Gene Orloff, Alan Shulman, Mitsue Takayama, Gerald Tarack, Mark Wayne-Wright and Frederick Zlotkin – strings (8)
  • Arif Mardin – horn and string arrangements (8)
  • Edie Lehmann – backing vocals (1-5, 7, 9)
  • Myrna Matthews – backing vocals (1-5, 7, 9)
  • Marti McCall – backing vocals (1-5, 7, 9)
  • Estelle Brown – backing vocals (2, 8)
  • Brenda Corbett – backing vocals (2)
  • Cissy Houston – backing vocals (2)
  • Sylvia Shemwell – backing vocals (2, 8)
  • Myrna Smith – backing vocals (2, 8)
  • Chuck Jackson – backing vocals (3, 4, 5, 7, 9)
  • The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals (3, 4, 5, 7, 9)
  • Hamish Stuart – additional backing vocals (6)

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 47
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 6

References

  1. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Aretha-Franklin-What-A-Fool-Believes/release/508109
  2. ↑ Elias, Jason. Aretha at AllMusic
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Aretha review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  4. ↑ Holden, Stephen (October 11, 1981). "Aretha Franklin: Gospel and Glamour". The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
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