Artist: Aretha Franklin Label: Atlantic Orig. Released: 1972 Catalog No.: LPATLA7213 Condition: Format: LP Retail Price: $ 8.99 (2 available) Quantity: add to cart

Description "... a soul album by Aretha Franklin, released in 1972. It takes its title from the Nina Simone song "To Be Young, Gifted and Black", which is included on the album. Young, Gifted and Black won a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. In 2003 the TV network VH1 named it the 76th greatest album of all time. Read more at Wikipedia about this album or artist ... This description is from Wikipedia, the user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. Any changes made to the Wikipedia article will not be immediately reflected here.

Track Titles 1. OH ME OH MY (I'm A Fool For You Baby) (By Jim Doris; Nootrac, BMI. Time: 3:39) 2. DAY DREAMING (By Aretha Franklin; Pundit, BMI. Time: 3:58) 3. ROCK STEADY (By Aretha Franklin; Pundit, BMI. Time: 3:12) 4. YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK (By Nina Simone; Ninandy, BMI. Time: 3:32) 5. ALL THE KING'S HORSES (By Aretha Franklin; Pundit, BMI. Time: 3:53) 6. A BRAND NEW ME (By Kenneth Gamble, Theresa Bell & Jerry Butler; Assorted/Parabut, BMI. Time: 4:23) 1. APRIL FOOLS (By Burt Bacharach & Hal David; Blue Seas/Jac/April, ASCAP Time: 3:27) 2. I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG (By Otis Redding & Jerry Butler; East/Time, BMI. Time: 3:32) 3. FIRST SNOW IN KOKOMO (By Aretha Franklin; Pundit, BMI. Time: 4:04) 4. THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD (By John Lennon & Paul McCartney; Maclen, BMI. Time: 3:36) 5. DIDN'T I (Blow Your Mind This Time) (By Thomas Bell & William Hart; Nickel Shoe/Bell Boy, BMI. Time: 3:40) 6. BORDER SONG (Holy Moses) (By Elton John & Bernie Taupin, Dick James, BMI. Time: 3:19)

Liner Notes 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 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 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 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 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 AND 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 PHOTOGRAPHY: KEN CUNNINGHAM COVER DESIGN: STANISLAW ZAGORSKI BACKLINER DESIGN: ALYSE KOYLAN HUBERT LAWS APPEARS ON THIS ALBUM THROUGH THE COURTESY OF A & M RECORDS.

Musicians ARETHA FRANKLIN, PIANO & VOCALS; HUBERT LAWS, FLUTE; CORNELL DUPREE, GUITAR; CHUCK RAINEY, BASS; BERNARD PURDIE, DRUMS; CAROLYN FRANKLIN, ERMA FRANKLIN & THE SWEETHEARTS OF SOUL, BACKGROUND VOCALS.. DONNY HATHAWAY, ORGAN; HUGH MCCRACKEN, GUITAR; ERIC GALE, BASS; AL JACKSON, DRUMS; THE SWEET INSPIRATIONS, BACKGROUND VOCALS ON YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK. BILLY PRESTON, ORGAN; RAY LUCAS, DRUMS 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. ON DAY DREAMING HUBERT LAWS, ALTO FLUTE & DON ARNONE, ACOUSTIC GUITAR ARE ADDED. ON ROCK STEADY MAC REBENNACK (D�7OHN) & ROBERT POPWELL ARE ADDED ON PERCUSSION. ON ALL THE KING'S HORSES ARETHA FRANKLIN PLAYS CELESTE AND NEAL 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 NEAL ROSENGARDEN. THE MEMPHIS HORNS WITH WAYNE JACKSON & ANDREW LOVE ARE ADDED ON ROCK STEADY & I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG.

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