Let Me in Your Life
1974 studio album by Aretha Franklin
Let Me in Your Life | ||||
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Studio album by Aretha Franklin | ||||
Released | February 26, 1974 | |||
Recorded | March 24[1] – September 7, 1973[2] | |||
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Genre | R&B | |||
Label | Atlantic, Rhino | |||
Producer | Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler, Aretha Franklin, Tom Dowd. | |||
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Singles from Let Me in Your Life | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+[7] |
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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]
- Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone (2), flute (5)
- Ernie Royal – trumpet (10)
- Arif Mardin's String Section[1][2][3][4]
- Gene Orloff – concertmaster (1-2, 5, 7–11)
Technical personnel
- 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
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1974 (U.S.)
References
- ^ a b c Aretha Franklin with Arif Mardin Orchestra. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: March 24, 1973 (NYC)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ a b c Aretha Franklin with Arif Mardin Orchestra. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: September 7, 1973 (NYC)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ a b c Aretha Franklin with Arif Mardin Orchestra. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: August 13, 1973 (NYC)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ a 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Aretha Franklin". Billboard.
- ^ a b c Franklin, Aretha, Let Me in Your Life (CD re-Issue liner notes). Rhino Records, 1994.
- ^ a b Franklin, Aretha. "Let Me in Your Life" (Original Album Notes). Atlantic. 1974.
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