1974 Aretha Franklin – Let Me In Your Life
Let Me In Your Life is the twentieth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, Released on February 25, 1974 by Atlantic Records.
This was one of Aretha’s top-selling Atlantic Records albums. The album hit #1 on Billboard’s R&B albums chart and reached #14 on Billboard’s main album chart, missing the Gold standard by a small margin. 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.
Tracks
1 Let Me In Your Life (Bill Withers) 03:30
2 Every Natural Thing (Eddie Hinton) 02:37
3 Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 03:50
4 I’m In Love (Bobby Womack) 02:51
5 Until You Come Back To Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do) (Clarence Paul; Morris Broadnax; Stevie Wonder) 03:27
6 The Masquerade Is Over (Allie Wrubel; Herbert Magidson) 04:32
7 With Pen In Hand (Bobby Goldsboro) 05:08
8 Oh Baby (Aretha Franklin) 04:59
9 Eight Days On The Road (Jerry Ragovoy; Mike Gayle) 03:04
10 If You Don’t Think (Aretha Franklin) 03:53
11 A Song For You (Leon Russell) 05:34
Musicians
1 Let Me In Your Life
| Bass | Stanley Clarke |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Electric Piano | Eumir Deodato |
| Organ | Bob James |
| Piano | Richard Tee |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
2 Every Natural Thing
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Electric Piano | Richard Tee |
| Organ | Richard Tee |
| Piano | Aretha Franklin |
| Sax | Joe Farrell |
| Background Vocals | Ann S Clark |
| Background Vocals | Margaret Branch |
| Background Vocals | Pat Smith |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
3 Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing
| Bass | Stanley Clarke |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Keyboards | Bob James |
| Keyboards | Donny Hathaway |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Background Vocals | Cissy Houston |
| Background Vocals | Judy Clay |
| Background Vocals | Myrna Smith |
| Background Vocals | Sylvia Shemwell |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
4 I’m In Love
| Bass | Stanley Clarke |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Background Vocals | Cissy Houston |
| Background Vocals | Deirdre Tuck Corley |
| Background Vocals | Gwen Guthrie |
| Background Vocals | Judy Clay |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
5 Until You Come Back To Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Organ | Richard Tee |
| Piano | Aretha Franklin |
| Synthesizer | Ken Bichel |
| Flute | Joe Farrell |
| Background Vocals | Ann S Clark |
| Background Vocals | Margaret Branch |
| Background Vocals | Pat Smith |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
6 The Masquerade Is Over
| Bass | Stanley Clarke |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
7 With Pen In Hand
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Keyboards | Donny Hathaway |
| Piano | Aretha Franklin |
| Background Vocals | Ann S Clark |
| Background Vocals | Margaret Branch |
| Background Vocals | Pat Smith |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
8 Oh Baby
| Bass | Willie Weeks |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Piano | Aretha Franklin |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
9 Eight Days On The Road
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Keyboards | Richard Tee |
| Piano | Aretha Franklin |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Percussion | Pancho Morales |
| Background Vocals | Ann S Clark |
| Background Vocals | Margaret Branch |
| Background Vocals | Pat Smith |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
10 If You Don’t Think
| Bass | Willie Weeks |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Electric Drums | Aretha Franklin |
| Keyboards | Richard Tee |
| Organ | Richard Tee |
| Trumpet | Ernie Royal |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
11 A Song For You
| Bass | Willie Weeks |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Electric Piano | Aretha Franklin |
| Organ | Richard Tee |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
Liner Notes
Producer – Aretha Franklin, Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler
Producer – Tom Dowd (Tracks 7, 8, 10, 11)
Arranged By – William Eaton (Tracks 3, 4, 6)
Arranged By (Horn, Percussion) – Arif Mardin (Track 1)
Arranged By (Horn, String) – Arif Mardin (Tracks 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Arranged By (String, Rhythm) – Eumir Deodato (Track 1)
Concertmaster – Gene Orloff
Mixed By – Arif Mardin
Recorded By – Phil Ramone (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6)
Recorded By – Gene Paul (Tracks 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Recorded By – Lew Hahn (Tracks 5)
Recorded By – Howiard Albert, Ron Albert (Tracks 7)
Photography By – Joel Brodsky
Mixed At Atlantic Studios
Recorded At A&R Studios
Recorded At Criteria Recording Studios
Recorded At Atlantic Studios
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