1981 Aretha Franklin – Love All The Hurt Away
Love All The Hurt Away is an Aretha Franklin album, the singer’s sophomore release for Arista Records.
Despite strong reviews, it was a sales disappointment, topping off at approximately 250,000 copies. Aretha’s cover version of Sam & Dave’s classic hit “Hold On! I’m Coming” won Franklin her 11th Grammy Award in the Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female category. It was her first Grammy win since 1974. The album was reissued on CD in 2012 by Cherry Red Records and included 3 bonus tracks.
Tracks
1 Love All The Hurt Away (Sam Dees) 4:11
2 Hold On I’m Comin’ (David Porter, Isaac Hayes) 5:16
3 Living In The Streets (Rod Temperton) 3:54
4 There’s A Star For Everyone (Allee Willis, Don Yowell, David Lasley) 4:28
5 You Can’t Always Get What You Want (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) 5:19
6 It’s My Turn (Carol Bayer Sager, Michael Masser) 5:30
7 Truth And Honesty (Burt Bacharach, Carol Bayer Sager, Peter Allen) 4:17
8 Search On (Chuck Jackson) 4:50
9 Whole Lot Of Me (Aretha Franklin) 3:25
10 Kind Of Man (Aretha Franklin) 4:22
Biography
Musicians
1 Love All The Hurt Away
| Bass | Louis Johnson |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | Buzz Feiten |
| Piano | David Foster |
| Sax | Eddie Daniels |
| Background Vocals | Marcy Levy |
| Background Vocals | Mark Stevens |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
2 Hold On I’m Comin’
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | David Williams |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Background Vocals | Cissy Houston |
| Background Vocals | Darlene Love |
| Background Vocals | Estelle Brown |
| Background Vocals | Margaret Branch |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
3 Living In The Streets
| Bass | Louis Johnson |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | David Williams |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Background Vocals | Marcy Levy |
| Background Vocals | Mark Stevens |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
4 There’s A Star For Everyone
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | David Williams |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Background Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
| Background Vocals | Cissy Houston |
| Background Vocals | Darlene Love |
| Background Vocals | David Lasley |
| Background Vocals | Estelle Brown |
| Background Vocals | Marcy Levy |
| Background Vocals | Margaret Branch |
| Background Vocals | Mark Stevens |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
5 You Can’t Always Get What You Want
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Piano | David Paich |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
| Background Vocals | David Lasley |
| Background Vocals | Jo Ann Harris |
| Background Vocals | Marcy Levy |
| Background Vocals | Margaret Branch |
| Background Vocals | Mark Stevens |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
6 It’s My Turn
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | David Williams |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Keyboards | David Paich |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Background Vocals | Cissy Houston |
| Background Vocals | Darlene Love |
| Background Vocals | Estelle Brown |
| Background Vocals | Myrna Smith |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
7 Truth And Honesty
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | Buzz Feiten |
| Guitar | David Williams |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Piano | David Paich |
| Percussion | Steve Ferrone |
| Background Vocals | Cissy Houston |
| Background Vocals | Darlene Love |
| Background Vocals | Estelle Brown |
| Background Vocals | Jo Ann Harris |
| Background Vocals | Linda Lawrence |
| Background Vocals | Marcy Levy |
| Background Vocals | Myrna Smith |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
8 Search On
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | David Williams |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Keyboards | David Paich |
| Background Vocals | Jo Ann Harris |
| Background Vocals | Linda Lawrence |
| Background Vocals | Marcy Levy |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
9 Whole Lot Of Me
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | David Williams |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Keyboards | David Paich |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
10 Kind Of Man
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | David Williams |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
Liner Notes
Producer – Arif Mardin (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Producer – Aretha Franklin (Tracks 7, 9)
Arranged By – Arif Mardin (Tracks 1, 4)
Arranged By (Backing Vocals) – Aretha Franklin (Tracks 2, 4, 7)
Arranged By (Horns) – Arif Mardin (Tracks 8, 9, 10)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey (Track 2)
Arranged By (Horns) – Larry Williams (Tracks 2, 8, 9)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Rod Temperton (Track 3)
Arranged By (Rhythm, Background Vocals) – Rod Temperton (Track 3)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Arif Mardin (Tracks 2, 7, 8, 9)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Aretha Franklin (Tracks 7, 8, 9)
Arranged By (Strings) – Arif Mardin (Tracks 6, 10)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jerry Hey (Tracks 2, 6)
Arranged By (Strings) – Larry Williams (Track 9)
Engineer – Jeremy Smith
Remastered By – Joe Gastwirt
Art Direction – Ria Lewerke-Shapiro
Photography – George Hurrell
Recorded At Cherokee Studios, LA, CA
Recorded At Atlantic Studios, New York
Recorded At Wally Heider Studios
Recorded At Sunset Sound Studios, LA, CA
Phonographic Copyright Arista Records Inc
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