Love All the Hurt Away
Love All The Hurt Away is the twenty-seventh studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin. Released in August 20, 1981, this album is the singer's second release under the Arista Records label.[2] The Arif Mardin-produced disc reached fourth place on Billboard's R&B albums chart and #36 on the main Billboard album chart.
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| Released | August, 1981[1][2] | |||
| Genre | R&B, pop[2] | |||
| Length | 45:14 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Arif Mardin | |||
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| Source | Rating |
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| Robert Christgau | A-[4] |
Background
Franklin's cover version of Sam & Dave's classic hit "Hold On! I'm Comin'" won Franklin her 11th Grammy Award in the Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female category. The award was her first Grammy win since 1974. After its original release, the album was re-issued on CD in 2012 by Cherry Red Records and it also included three bonus tracks.[5]
Track listing
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Love All The Hurt Away.[6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love All the Hurt Away" (duet with George Benson) | Sam Dees | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Hold On, I'm Comin'" | David Porter, Isaac Hayes | 5:14 |
| 3. | "Living in the Streets" | Rod Temperton | 3:53 |
| 4. | "There's a Star for Everyone" | Allee Willis, Don Yowell, David Lasley | 4:26 |
| 5. | "You Can't Always Get What You Want" | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | 5:18 |
| 6. | "It's My Turn" | Carole Bayer Sager, Michael Masser | 5:30 |
| 7. | "Truth and Honesty*" | Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Peter Allen | 4:15 |
| 8. | "Search On" | Chuck Jackson | 4:47 |
| 9. | "Whole Lot of Me*" | Aretha Franklin | 3:23 |
| 10. | "Kind of Man*" | Aretha Franklin | 4:19 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "Hold On, I'm Comin'" (12" version) | Porter, Hayes | 6:44 |
| 12. | "Livin' in the Streets" (12" version) | Temperton | 6:17 |
| 13. | "It's My Turn" (single version) | Sager, Masser | 4:03 |
Personnel
- Aretha Franklin – lead and backing vocals, piano, BGV arrangements (2, 4, 6, 7), rhythm arrangements (7, 8, 9)
- David Foster – keyboards (1, 3)
- Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (2, 4)
- Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (2-7, 10)
- David Paich – piano, Fender Rhodes (5, 7, 8, 9)
- Buzz Feiten – guitar (1, 7)
- David Williams – guitar (2-9, 10)
- Steve Lukather – guitar (5-9)
- Louis Johnson – bass guitar (1, 3)
- Marcus Miller – bass guitar (2, 4, 5, 7-10)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar (6)
- Jeff Porcaro – drums (1-10)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 5)
- Steve Ferrone – percussion (7)
- Eddie Daniels – alto saxophone (1)
- Ronnie Cuber – saxophone (2, 3, 8, 9, 10)
- Jim Horn – saxophone (2, 3, 8, 9, 10)
- Gary Herbig – saxophone (2, 3, 8, 9, 10)
- Seldon Powell – saxophone (2, 3, 8, 9, 10)
- William Slapin – saxophone (2, 3, 8, 9, 10)
- Larry Williams – saxophone (2, 3, 8, 9, 10), horn arrangements (2, 8, 9), string arrangements (8, 9)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (2, 3, 8, 9, 10)
- Urbie Green – trombone (2, 3, 8, 9, 10)
- Gary Grant – trumpet (2, 3, 8, 9, 10)
- Jon Faddis – trumpet (2, 3, 8, 9, 10)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (2, 3, 8, 9, 10), horn arrangements (2, 3), string arrangements (3, 6)
- Joe Shepley – trumpet (2, 3, 8, 9, 10)
- Arif Mardin – arrangements (1, 4), rhythm arrangements (2, 7, 8, 9), string arrangements (6, 10), horn arrangements (8, 9, 10)
- Rod Temperton – BGV arrangements (3), horn arrangements (3), rhythm arrangements (3), string arrangements (3)
- Gene Orloff – concertmaster (3, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- Harry Bluestone – concertmaster (3, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- George Benson – lead vocals (1)
- Marci Levy – backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
- Mark Stevens – backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 5)
- Margaret Branch – backing vocals (2, 4, 5, 6)
- Estelle Brown – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)
- Cissy Houston – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)
- Darlene Love – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)
- David Lasley – backing vocals (4, 5)
- Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (4, 5)
- Jo Ann Harris – backing vocals (5, 7, 8)
- Myrna Smith – backing vocals (6, 7)
- Lynda Laurence – backing vocals (7, 8)
Production
- Producers – Arif Mardin (Tracks 1-10); Aretha Franklin (Tracks 7, 9 & 10).
- Production Coordination – Frank DeCaro
- Production Assistant – Chrissy Allerdings
- Engineer – Jeremy Smith
- Assistant Engineers – Terry Christian, Steve McManus, Michael O'Reilly and Jim Simon.
- Mixing on Tracks 2 & 5 – Lew Hahn, Arif Mardin and Michael O'Reilly.
- Recorded at Cherokee Studios, Wally Heider Studios and Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA); Atlantic Studios (New York, NY).
- Cover Concept – Aretha Franklin
- Art Direction and Design – Ria Lewerke-Shapiro
- Photography – George Hurrell
References
- The Global and Mail - In Photos: Aretha Franklin "The Queen of Soul"
- iTunes - Aretha Franklin - Love All The Hurt Away (1981)
- link
- Christgau, Robert. "Love All the Hurt Away review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-04-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Love All The Hurt Away (record sleeve). Aretha Franklin. New York City, NY: Arista Records. 1981.CS1 maint: others (link)
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