Personnel
- Aretha Franklin – lead vocals (all), piano (1-4, 6, 8-12), celesta (5), Fender Rhodes (7)
- Donny Hathaway – Hammond organ (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9), Fender Rhodes (2)
- Billy Preston – Hammond organ (4, 10, 12)
- Hugh McCracken – guitar (1, 6)
- Cornell Dupree – guitar (2-5, 7-12)
- Don Arnone – acoustic guitar (2)
- Eric Gale – bass guitar (1, 6)
- Chuck Rainey – bass guitar (2-5, 7, 9-12)
- Al Jackson Jr. – drums (1, 6)
- Bernard Purdie – drums (2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11)
- Ray Lucas – drums (4, 10, 12)
- Dr. John – percussion (3)
- Robert Popwell – percussion (3), bass guitar (8)
- Neil Rosengarden – vibraphone (5), trumpet (9)
- Wayne Jackson – trumpet (3, 8)
- Andrew Love – tenor saxophone (3, 8)
- Hubert Laws – alto flute (2), flute (7, 11)
- Arif Mardin – horn, string and woodwind arrangements (1, 2, 4-7, 9-10)
- Gene Orloff – concertmaster (1, 2, 4-7, 9-10)
- Tom Dowd – horn arrangements (3, 8)
- The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals (1, 4, 6, 12)
- Pat Smith – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 7-9, 11)
- Carolyn Franklin – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 8-10)
- Erma Franklin – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 8-10)
- Margaret Branch – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 7-11)
- Ann S. Clark – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 7-9, 11)
- Ronald Bright – backing vocals (12)
- J.R. Bailey – backing vocals (12)
- Sammy Turner – backing vocals (12)
Production
- Producers – Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler (all tracks); Tom Dowd (Tracks 2-5 & 7-12).
- Engineers – Gene Paul (Tracks 1, 4, 6 & 9-12); Howard Albert, Ron Albert and Chuck Kirkpatrick (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 7 & 8).
- Assistant Engineers – Jack Adams, Don Cassale, Jimmy Douglass and Lew Hahn.
- Remixed by Arif Mardin
- Recorded at Atlantic Studios (New York, NY) and Criteria Studios (Miami, FL).
- Mastered by George Piros at Atlantic Studios.
- Cover Design – Stanislaw Zagorski
- Backliner Design – Alyse Koylan
- Photography – Ken Cunningham
Chart positions
Chart (1972) |
Peak position |
Billboard Top LPs |
11 |
Billboard Top Soul LPs |
2 |
Singles
Year |
Title |
US Pop |
US R&B |
1970 |
"Border Song (Holy Moses)" |
37 |
5 |
1971 |
"Rock Steady" |
9 |
2 |
1972 |
"All the King's Horses" |
26 |
7 |
1972 |
"Day Dreaming" |
5 |
1 |
1972 |
"Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby)" |
73 |
9 |
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