Name: Aretha (Expanded Edition) by Aretha Franklin
Brand: Aretha Franklin
SKU: 886447273210
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (91 reviews)

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This is her first album with Arista after ending a 13-year, largely successful stint with Atlantic Records. By as early as 1973, Franklin's album turnout became spotty as late-'70s entries, Sweet Passion and La Diva came and went quickly. For Aretha, Arista label president Clive Davis drummed out a certain amount of fanfare for this initial effort, and for the most part it was deserved. Aretha attempts to pull out all of the stops, which is suitable for a major artist coming to a new label. The best moments here reestablish Franklin as a phenomenal singer, not just an icon. The brilliantly sung "United Together" and autumnal "Come to Me" have both Franklin and producer Chuck Jackson seemingly like they'd recorded together for years. What undoes Aretha is a few overproduced tracks of dubious distinction. The too busy cover of the Doobie Brothers "What a Fool Believes" fails Franklin, skimming past the song's lyrical. Her gospel-fueled childhood recollection "School Days" and a discofied cover of "I Can't Turn You Loose" are both ingratiating and potentially nerve racking. This effort was meant to reestablish Franklin, and it was more popular than most of her late-'70s Atlantic albums, but this could have been better. ~ Jason Elias

1. Come to Me

by Aretha Franklin

Background Vocals: Marty Mccall
Myrna Matthews
Edie Lehman; Performer
Composer: Willard Eugene Price; Composer
Bass: Louis Johnson; Performer
Drums: Jeff Porcaro; Performer
Percussion: George Devens; Performer
Performer: Aretha Franklin; Performer
Arranger: Arif Mardin; Composer
Lyricist: Willard Eugene Price; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Michael O'reilly
Stewart Whitmore; Production
Piano: David Paich
David Foster; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Lew Hahn
Arif Mardin
Gene Paul; Production
Primary Artist: Aretha Franklin; Main Performer
Synthesizer: David Foster; Performer
Producer: Arif Mardin; Production
Recording: Jeremy Smith
Lew Hahn; Production

2. Can't Turn You Loose

by Aretha Franklin

Composer: Otis Redding; Composer
Background Vocals: Cissy Houston
Myrna Smith
Estelle Brown
Brenda Corbett
Sylvia Shemwell; Performer
Bass: Louis Johnson; Performer
Drums: Jeff Porcaro; Performer
Guitar: David Williams
Steve Lukather; Performer
Performer: Aretha Franklin; Performer
Arranger: Arif Mardin; Composer
Lyricist: Otis Redding; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Michael O'reilly
Stewart Whitmore; Production
Piano: David Foster; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Gene Paul
Arif Mardin
Lew Hahn; Production
Primary Artist: Aretha Franklin; Main Performer
Synthesizer: David Foster
Steve Porcaro
Bob Christianson; Performer
Producer: Arif Mardin; Production
Programmer: Todd Cochran; Production
Recording: Lew Hahn
Jeremy Smith; Production

3. United Together

by Aretha Franklin

Primary Artist: Aretha Franklin; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Chuck Jackson
Marty Mccall
Myrna Smith
Myrna Matthews
Estelle Brown
Edie Lehmann
Sylvia Shemwell
Tony Coleman
Cissy Houston
Aretha Franklin; Performer
Bass: Tony Coleman
Scotty Edwards
James Jamerson, Sr.
James Jamerson; Performer
Drums: Ed Greene
Tony Coleman
Bernard Purdie; Performer
Guitar: Paul Jackson Jr.
Cornell Dupree
Michael Mcgloiry; Performer
Keyboard: Aretha Franklin
Richard Tee
Tony Coleman
Michael Lang; Performer
Performer: Aretha Franklin; Performer
Composer: Chuck Jackson
Phil Perry; Composer
Lyricist: Phil Perry
Chuck Jackson; Composer
Engineer: Frank Kejmar
Lee Decarlo; Production
Mixing Engineer: Reggie Dozier; Production
Producer: Chuck Jackson; Production
Sr.: James Jamerson; Other

4. Take Me with You

by Aretha Franklin

Primary Artist: Aretha Franklin; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Chuck Jackson
Marty Mccall
Estelle Brown
Edie Lehmann
Sylvia Shemwell
Tony Coleman
Cissy Houston
Aretha Franklin
Myrna Smith
Myrna Matthews; Performer
Bass: Scotty Edwards
James Jamerson, Sr.
Tony Coleman
James Jamerson; Performer
Drums: Ed Greene
Bernard Purdie
Tony Coleman; Performer
Guitar: Michael Mcgloiry
Cornell Dupree
Paul Jackson Jr.; Performer
Keyboard: Richard Tee
Aretha Franklin
Tony Coleman
Michael Lang; Performer
Performer: Aretha Franklin; Performer
Composer: Tony Coleman
Phil Perry
Chuck Jackson; Composer
Lyricist: Tony Coleman
Phil Perry
Chuck Jackson; Composer
Engineer: Frank Kejmar
Lee Decarlo; Production
Mixing Engineer: Reggie Dozier; Production
Producer: Chuck Jackson; Production
Sr.: James Jamerson; Other

5. Whatever It Is

by Aretha Franklin

Primary Artist: Aretha Franklin; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Chuck Jackson
Cissy Houston
Tony Coleman
Myrna Matthews
Estelle Brown
Myrna Smith
Edie Lehmann
Sylvia Shemwell
Aretha Franklin
Marty Mccall; Performer
Bass: Tony Coleman
Scotty Edwards
James Jamerson, Sr.
James Jamerson; Performer
Drums: Ed Greene
Tony Coleman
Bernard Purdie; Performer
Guitar: Cornell Dupree
Michael Mcgloiry
Paul Jackson Jr.; Performer
Keyboard: Aretha Franklin
Tony Coleman
Michael Lang
Richard Tee; Performer
Performer: Aretha Franklin; Performer
Composer: Jerry Michael
Eddie Setser
Mark Gray
Phil Perry
Chuck Jackson; Composer
Lyricist: Jerry Michael
Eddie Setser
Mark Gray
Phil Perry
Chuck Jackson; Composer
Engineer: Frank Kejmar
Lee Decarlo; Production
Mixing Engineer: Reggie Dozier; Production
Producer: Chuck Jackson; Production
Sr.: James Jamerson; Other

6. What a Fool Believes

by Aretha Franklin

Composer: Michael Mcdonald
Kenny Loggins; Composer
Primary Artist: Aretha Franklin; Main Performer
Alto Saxophone: David Sanborn; Performer
Background Vocals: Hamish Stuart
Aretha Franklin; Performer
Bass: Louis Johnson; Performer
Drums: Jeff Porcaro; Performer
Lyricist: Michael Mcdonald
Kenny Loggins; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Stewart Whitmore
Michael O'reilly; Production
Guitar: David Williams
Steve Lukather; Performer
Performer: Aretha Franklin; Performer
Piano: David Foster; Performer
Synthesizer: David Foster; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Lew Hahn
Arif Mardin
Gene Paul; Production
Producer: Arif Mardin; Production
Programmer: Todd Cochran; Production
Recording: Lew Hahn
Jeremy Smith; Production

7. Together Again

by Aretha Franklin

Background Vocals: Chuck Jackson
Marty Mccall
Estelle Brown
Edie Lehmann
Sylvia Shemwell
Tony Coleman
Cissy Houston
Aretha Franklin
Myrna Smith
Myrna Matthews; Performer
Primary Artist: Aretha Franklin; Main Performer
Bass: Scotty Edwards
James Jamerson, Sr.
Tony Coleman
James Jamerson; Performer
Drums: Ed Greene
Bernard Purdie
Tony Coleman; Performer
Guitar: Michael Mcgloiry
Cornell Dupree
Paul Jackson Jr.; Performer
Keyboard: Aretha Franklin
Tony Coleman
Michael Lang
Richard Tee; Performer
Performer: Aretha Franklin; Performer
Arranger: Aretha Franklin; Composer
Composer: Phil Perry
Chuck Jackson
Aretha Franklin; Composer
Lyricist: Phil Perry
Chuck Jackson
Aretha Franklin; Composer
Engineer: Frank Kejmar
Lee Decarlo; Production
Mixing Engineer: Reggie Dozier; Production
Producer: Chuck Jackson; Production
Sr.: James Jamerson; Other

8. Love Me Forever

by Aretha Franklin

Alto Saxophone: Dave Tofani; Performer
Primary Artist: Aretha Franklin; Main Performer
Arranger: Arif Mardin; Composer
Lyricist: Kenny Moore
Patrick Henderson
Robert Brown; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Michael O'reilly
Stewart Whitmore
Joe Mardin; Production
Producer: Arif Mardin; Production
Background Vocals: Myrna Smith
Sylvia Shemwell
Estelle Brown; Performer
Baritone Saxophone: Lewis Delgatto; Performer
Bass: Mike Porcaro; Performer
Cello: Jonathan Abramowitz
Fred Zlotkin
Alan Shulman; Performer
Composer: Kenny Moore
Patrick Henderson
Robert Brown; Composer
Drums: Jeff Porcaro; Performer
French Horn: John Trevor Clark
Peter Gordon; Performer
Concert Master: Gene Orloff; Production
Guitar: Steve Lukather
David Williams; Performer
Organ: David Paich; Performer
Performer: Aretha Franklin; Performer
Piano: Aretha Franklin; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Michael O'reilly
Arif Mardin; Production
Recording: Jeremy Smith
Lew Hahn; Production
Tenor Saxophone: Michael Brecker
David "fathead" Newman
Seldon Powell; Performer
Trombone: Barry Rogers; Performer
Trumpet: Randy Brecker
Lew Soloff; Performer
Viola: Alfred Brown
Julien Barber
Mitsue Takayama; Performer
Violin: Fred Buldrini
Gerald Tarack
Harold Kohon
Marilyn Wright
Harry Lookofsky
Joe Malin
Peter Dimitriades; Performer

9. School Days

by Aretha Franklin

Background Vocals: Aretha Franklin
Marty Mccall
Myrna Smith
Myrna Matthews
Estelle Brown
Edie Lehmann
Sylvia Shemwell
Tony Coleman
Cissy Houston
Chuck Jackson; Performer
Primary Artist: Aretha Franklin; Main Performer
Bass: Scotty Edwards
Tony Coleman
James Jamerson, Sr.
James Jamerson; Performer
Drums: Tony Coleman
Ed Greene
Bernard Purdie; Performer
Guitar: Cornell Dupree
Paul Jackson Jr.
Michael Mcgloiry; Performer
Keyboard: Richard Tee
Aretha Franklin
Tony Coleman
Michael Lang; Performer
Performer: Aretha Franklin; Performer
Arranger: Aretha Franklin; Composer
Composer: Aretha Franklin; Composer
Lyricist: Aretha Franklin; Composer
Engineer: Frank Kejmar
Lee Decarlo; Production
Mixing Engineer: Reggie Dozier; Production
Producer: Chuck Jackson
Aretha Franklin; Production
Sr.: James Jamerson; Other

10. What a Fool Believes (12" Version)

by Aretha Franklin

Composer: Michael Mcdonald
Kenny Loggins; Composer
Primary Artist: Aretha Franklin; Main Performer
Alto Saxophone: David Sanborn; Performer
Background Vocals: Hamish Stuart
Aretha Franklin; Performer
Bass: Louis Johnson; Performer
Drums: Jeff Porcaro; Performer
Lyricist: Michael Mcdonald
Kenny Loggins; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Stewart Whitmore
Michael O'reilly; Production
Guitar: David Williams
Steve Lukather; Performer
Performer: Aretha Franklin; Performer
Piano: David Foster; Performer
Synthesizer: David Foster; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Lew Hahn
Arif Mardin
Gene Paul; Production
Producer: Arif Mardin; Production
Programmer: Todd Cochran; Production
Recording: Lew Hahn
Jeremy Smith; Production

11. I Can't Turn You Loose (12" Version)

by Aretha Franklin

Composer: Otis Redding; Composer
Background Vocals: Cissy Houston
Myrna Smith
Estelle Brown
Brenda Corbett
Sylvia Shemwell; Performer
Bass: Louis Johnson; Performer
Drums: Jeff Porcaro; Performer
Guitar: David Williams
Steve Lukather; Performer
Performer: Aretha Franklin; Performer
Arranger: Arif Mardin; Composer
Lyricist: Otis Redding; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Michael O'reilly
Stewart Whitmore; Production
Piano: David Foster; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Gene Paul
Arif Mardin
Lew Hahn; Production
Primary Artist: Aretha Franklin; Main Performer
Synthesizer: David Foster
Steve Porcaro
Bob Christianson; Performer
Producer: Arif Mardin; Production
Programmer: Todd Cochran; Production
Recording: Lew Hahn
Jeremy Smith; Production

12. United Together (Single Version)

by Aretha Franklin

Primary Artist: Aretha Franklin; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Chuck Jackson
Marty Mccall
Myrna Smith
Myrna Matthews
Estelle Brown
Edie Lehmann
Sylvia Shemwell
Tony Coleman
Cissy Houston
Aretha Franklin; Performer
Bass: Tony Coleman
Scotty Edwards
James Jamerson, Sr.
James Jamerson; Performer
Drums: Ed Greene
Tony Coleman
Bernard Purdie; Performer
Guitar: Paul Jackson Jr.
Cornell Dupree
Michael Mcgloiry; Performer
Keyboard: Aretha Franklin
Richard Tee
Tony Coleman
Michael Lang; Performer
Performer: Aretha Franklin; Performer
Composer: Chuck Jackson
Phil Perry; Composer
Lyricist: Phil Perry
Chuck Jackson; Composer
Engineer: Frank Kejmar
Lee Decarlo; Production
Mixing Engineer: Reggie Dozier; Production
Producer: Chuck Jackson; Production
Sr.: James Jamerson; Other

13. What a Fool Believes (Single Version)

by Aretha Franklin

Composer: Michael Mcdonald
Kenny Loggins; Composer
Primary Artist: Aretha Franklin; Main Performer
Alto Saxophone: David Sanborn; Performer
Background Vocals: Hamish Stuart
Aretha Franklin; Performer
Bass: Louis Johnson; Performer
Drums: Jeff Porcaro; Performer
Lyricist: Michael Mcdonald
Kenny Loggins; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Stewart Whitmore
Michael O'reilly; Production
Guitar: David Williams
Steve Lukather; Performer
Performer: Aretha Franklin; Performer
Piano: David Foster; Performer
Synthesizer: David Foster; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Lew Hahn
Arif Mardin
Gene Paul; Production
Producer: Arif Mardin; Production
Programmer: Todd Cochran; Production
Recording: Lew Hahn
Jeremy Smith; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

13 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

58 minutes and 41 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 3358x3358 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

6/13 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Soul, R&B

Label

Arista - Legacy

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Oct 24, 1980

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

886447273210

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Aretha (Expanded Edition)

1. Come to Me

2. Can't Turn You Loose

3. United Together

4. Take Me with You

5. Whatever It Is

6. What a Fool Believes

7. Together Again

8. Love Me Forever

9. School Days

10. What a Fool Believes (12" Version)

11. I Can't Turn You Loose (12" Version)

12. United Together (Single Version)

13. What a Fool Believes (Single Version)

Technical Specifications

Aretha (Expanded Edition)

Product information

Release options

1. Come to Me

2. Can't Turn You Loose

3. United Together

4. Take Me with You

5. Whatever It Is

6. What a Fool Believes

7. Together Again

8. Love Me Forever

9. School Days

10. What a Fool Believes (12" Version)

11. I Can't Turn You Loose (12" Version)

12. United Together (Single Version)

13. What a Fool Believes (Single Version)

Technical Specifications