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1974 studio album by Aretha Franklin
Let Me in Your Life is the twentieth studio album by American singer
Aretha Franklin , released on February 26, 1974, by
Atlantic Records .
It was one of Franklin's top-selling
Atlantic Records albums. The album hit number 1 on
Billboard ' s R&B albums chart and just missed the Top 10 of Billboard ' s main album chart, narrowly missing
Gold certification.
[10] Featuring three hit singles, it is regarded as one of Franklin's best Atlantic recordings. It was issued on compact disc through
Rhino Records in 1994.
[11]
Track listing
Information is based on the album's Liner Notes
[11]
[12]
Side One
"Let Me in Your Life" (
Bill Withers ) – 3:24
"Every Natural Thing" (
Eddie Hinton ) – 2:31
"
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing " (
Nickolas Ashford ,
Valerie Simpson ) – 3:47
"
I'm in Love " (
Bobby Womack ) – 2:48
"
Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) " (
Clarence Paul ,
Stevie Wonder ,
Morris Broadnax ) – 3:26
"The Masquerade is Over" (
Herbert Magidson ,
Allie Wrubel ) – 4:27
Side Two
"
With Pen in Hand " (
Bobby Goldsboro ) – 5:03
"Oh Baby" (Aretha Franklin) – 4:55
"Eight Days On the Road" (
Jerry Ragovoy , Mike Gayle) – 2:59
"If You Don't Think" (Aretha Franklin) – 3:50
"
A Song for You " (
Leon Russell ) – 5:33
Personnel
Information is based on the album's Liner Notes
[11]
[12]
Main
Aretha Franklin – vocals (1, 6, 8, 10–11, lead on 2–5, 7, 9), acoustic piano (2, 5, 7–9),
Fender Rhodes (10-11)
Ken Bichel – synthesizer (5)
Margaret Branch – backing vocals (2, 5, 7, 9)
Ann S. Clark – backing vocals (2, 5, 7, 9)
Stan Clarke – bass guitar (1, 3–4, 6)
Judy Clay – backing vocals (3-4)
Eumir Deodato – Fender Rhodes (1), acoustic piano
Cornell Dupree – guitar (2, 4, 7–11)
Gwen Guthrie – backing vocals (4)
Donny Hathaway – keyboards (3, additional on 7), acoustic piano (4, 6), Fender Rhodes (5, 8)
Cissy Houston – backing vocals (3-4)
Bob James –
Hammond organ (1), keyboards (3)
Ralph MacDonald – percussion (1-4, 6–11)
Rick Marotta – drums (1, 3–4, 6)
Hugh McCracken – guitar (5)
Pancho Morales – percussion (2, 5–6, 8–9)
Bernard Purdie – drums (2, 5, 7–11)
Chuck Rainey – bass guitar (2, 5, 7, 9)
Sylvia Shemwell – backing vocals (3)
Myrna Smith – backing vocals (3)
Pat Smith – backing vocals (2, 5, 7, 9)
David Spinozza – guitar (1, 3–4, 6)
Richard Tee – acoustic piano (1, 9), Hammond organ (2, 5, 10–11), Fender Rhodes (2), synthesizer, additional keyboards (10)
Deirdre Tuck – backing vocals (4)
Willie Weeks – bass guitar (8, 10–11)
Arif Mardin's Horn Section
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
Arif Mardin's String Section
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
Production
Producers – Aretha Franklin (all tracks);
Arif Mardin and
Jerry Wexler (1-6, 9);
Tom Dowd (7-8, 10–11)
Arrangers – Eumir Deodato (rhythm & strings on 1), William Eaton (music on 3–4, 6), Arif Mardin (percussion on 1, horns 1–2, 4–5, 7–11, strings on 1–2, 4–5, 7–11)
Engineers –
Phil Ramone (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6);
Gene Paul (tracks 2 & 8–11); Lew Hahn (Track 5); Howard Albert and Ron Albert (track 7)
Recorded at
Atlantic Studios and A&R Studios (New York City);
Criteria Studios (Miami, Florida)
Remixed by Arif Mardin at Atlantic Studios
Mastered by Gene Paul at Atlantic Studios
Photography –
Joel Brodsky
See also
References
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a
b
c Aretha Franklin with Arif Mardin Orchestra.
"Atlantic Recording Sessions: March 24, 1973 (NYC)" . Jazz Disco . Retrieved 19 September 2019 .
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b
c Aretha Franklin with Arif Mardin Orchestra.
"Atlantic Recording Sessions: September 7, 1973 (NYC)" . Jazz Disco . Retrieved 19 September 2019 .
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a
b
c Aretha Franklin with Arif Mardin Orchestra.
"Atlantic Recording Sessions: August 13, 1973 (NYC)" . Jazz Disco . Retrieved 19 September 2019 .
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b
c Aretha Franklin with Arif Mardin Orchestra.
"Atlantic Recording Sessions: April 9, 1973 (NYC)" . Jazz Disco . Retrieved 19 September 2019 .
^ Aretha Franklin with William Eaton Orchestra.
"Atlantic Recording Sessions: April 10, 1973 (NYC)" . Jazz Disco . Retrieved 19 September 2019 .
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"Let Me in Your Life - Aretha Franklin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
^
Christgau, Robert (1981).
"Consumer Guide '70s: F" .
Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies .
Ticknor & Fields .
ISBN
089919026X . Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide . Random House. 1992. p. 262.
^
Larkin, Colin (2007).
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.).
Oxford University Press .
ISBN
978-0195313734 .
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"Aretha Franklin" . Billboard .
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c Franklin, Aretha, Let Me in Your Life (CD re-Issue liner notes). Rhino Records, 1994.
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b Franklin, Aretha. "Let Me in Your Life" (Original Album Notes). Atlantic. 1974.
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