1983 Aretha Franklin – Get It Right
Get It Right is the twenty-ninth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on July 14, 1983 by Arista Records. It was produced by Luther Vandross, following his successful teaming with the singer for the Gold-certified album, Jump to It, in 1982. Get It Right was not as commercially successful, and Franklin did not have Vandross produce any further albums.
The disc’s title song became a number 1 hit on Billboard’s R&B singles chart, but it stalled at only number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was a critical and commercial failure, selling about 200,000 copies in the US. It was re-issued on compact disc in the late 1990s.
Tracks
1 Get It Right (Luther Vandross; Marcus Miller) 06:22
2 Pretender (Luther Vandross; Marcus Miller) 04:21
3 Every Girl (Luther Vandross; Marcus Miller) 06:26
4 When You Love Me Like That (Luther Vandross; Marcus Miller) 03:48
5 I Wish It Would Rain (Barrett Strong; Norman Whitfield; Roger Penzabene) 04:37
6 Better Friends Than Lovers (Michael Lovesmith) 04:15
7 I Got Your Love (Luther Vandross) 05:35
8 Giving In (Clarence Franklin) 04:36
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Yogi Horton |
| Guitar | Doc Powell |
| Keyboards | Nat Adderley Jr |
| Horns | Alan Rubin |
| Horns | George Young |
| Horns | Jim Pugh |
| Horns | John Clark |
| Horns | Jon Faddis |
| Horns | Lew Soloff |
| Horns | Lou Marini |
| Horns | Peter Gordon |
| Horns | Ronnie Cuber |
| Horns | Tom Malone |
| Horns | Gregory Williams |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
Other Musicians
1 Get It Right
| Guitar | Georg Wadenius |
| Synthesizer | Marcus Miller |
| Vibraphone | David Friedman |
| Congas | Steve Kroon |
| Triangle | Steve Kroon |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Brenda White |
| Background Vocals | Fonzi Thornton |
| Background Vocals | Michelle Cobbs |
| Background Vocals | Phillip Ballou |
| Background Vocals | Tawatha Agee |
| Background Vocals | Yvonne Lewis |
| Background Vocals | Luther Vandross |
2 Pretender
| Guitar | Georg Wadenius |
| Synthesizer | Marcus Miller |
| Congas | Steve Kroon |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Brenda White |
| Background Vocals | Fonzi Thornton |
| Background Vocals | Michelle Cobbs |
| Background Vocals | Phillip Ballou |
| Background Vocals | Tawatha Agee |
| Background Vocals | Yvonne Lewis |
| Background Vocals | Luther Vandross |
3 Every Girl
| Guitar | Georg Wadenius |
| Synthesizer | Marcus Miller |
| Vibraphone | David Friedman |
| Congas | Steve Kroon |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
4 When You Love Me Like That
| Guitar | Georg Wadenius |
| Synthesizer | Marcus Miller |
| Congas | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Cissy Houston |
| Background Vocals | Darlene Love |
| Background Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
5 I Wish It Would Rain
| Guitar | Georg Wadenius |
| Timpani | David Carey |
| Congas | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Brenda Corbett |
| Background Vocals | Margaret Branch |
| Background Vocals | Sandra Richardson |
6 Better Friends Than Lovers
| Guitar | Georg Wadenius |
| Background Vocals | Arron Smith |
| Background Vocals | Danny Smith |
| Background Vocals | Michael Lovesmith |
7 I Got Your Love
| Guitar | Georg Wadenius |
| Percussion | Steve Kroon |
| Background Vocals | Cissy Houston |
| Background Vocals | Darlene Love |
| Background Vocals | Myrna Smith |
| Background Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
| Vocals | Luther Vandross |
8 Giving In
| Guitar | Teddy F White |
| Sax | George Young |
| Bongos | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Cissy Houston |
| Background Vocals | Myrna Smith |
| Background Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
Strings – Alfred Brown, Barry Finclair, Elena Barere, Emanuel Vardi, Guy Lumia, Harold Kohon, Harry Zaratzian, Homer Mensch, Jan Mullen, Jean Dane, Jesse Levy, John Beal, John Pintavalle, Jonathan Abramowitz, Joseph Rabushka, Judy Geist, Julien Barber, Kathryn Kienke, Kermit Moore, Lamar Alsop, Lewis Eley, Margaret Ross, Marilyn Wright, Regis Iandiorio, Richard Sortomme, Richard Young, Sanford Allen, Sue Pray, Winterton Garvey
Liner Notes
Producer – Luther Vandross
Arranged By (Horns) – Rob Mounsey (Track 4)
Arranged By (Horns) – Paul Riser (Tracks 5, 6, 7, 8)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Marcus Miller (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Nat Adderley Jr (Tracks 5, 6, 7, 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – Rob Mounsey (Tracks 2, 4)
Arranged By (Strings) – Paul Riser (Tracks 5, 6, 7, 8)
Arranged By (Vocal) – Luther Vandross (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 8)
Arranged By (Vocal) – Aretha Franklin (Tracks 3, 5)
Arranged By (Vocal) – Michael Lovesmith (Tracks 6, 7)
Coordinator – Sephra Herman
Engineer (Additional) – Michael Christopher
Engineer (Assistant) – Mark Cobrin, Michael Christopher
Engineer (Maintenance) – Don Cuminale
Mixed By – Michael H. Brauer
Art Direction – Donn Davenport
Design – Howard Fritzson
Photography – Francesco Scavullo
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Phonographic Copyright Arista Records Inc
Copyright Arista Records Inc