1981 studio album by Aretha Franklin
Love All the Hurt Away is the twenty-seventh studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin . It was released on August 20, 1981. This album is the singer's second release under the Arista Records label. The Arif Mardin -produced disc reached fourth place on Billboard 's R&B albums chart and number 36 on the main Billboard album chart, selling roughly 250,000 copies in the US.
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 1975. After its original release, the album was re-issued on CD in 2012 by Cherry Red Records and it also included three bonus tracks.[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed the album "a funky pop near-triumph."[5]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Love All The Hurt Away .[6]
2012 Reissue Bonus Tracks Title Writer(s) 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) Bayer Sager, Masser 4 :03
Aretha Franklin – lead and backing vocals, piano, BGV arrangements (2, 4, 6, 7), rhythm arrangements (7–9) David Foster – keyboards (1, 3) Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (2, 4) Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (2–7, 10) David Paich – piano, Fender Rhodes (5, 7–9) 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, 8–10) Jim Horn – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10) Gary Herbig – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10) Seldon Powell – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10) William Slapin – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10) Larry Williams – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10), horn arrangements (2, 8, 9), string arrangements (8, 9) Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (2, 3, 8–10) Urbie Green – trombone (2, 3, 8–10) Gary Grant – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10) Jon Faddis – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10) Jerry Hey – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10), horn arrangements (2, 3), string arrangements (3, 6) Joe Shepley – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10) Arif Mardin – arrangements (1, 4), rhythm arrangements (2, 7–9), 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, 8–10) Harry Bluestone – concertmaster (3, 6, 8–10) George Benson – lead vocals (1) Marci Levy – backing vocals (1, 3–5, 7, 8) Mark Stevens – backing vocals (1, 3–5) Margaret Branch – backing vocals (2, 4–6) 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) 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
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