1991 Aretha Franklin – What You See Is What You Sweat

Aretha Franklin, Burt Bacharach, Dave Boruff, David Foster, Dean Parks, Humberto Gatica, Larry Williams, Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller, Michael Boddicker, Michael McDonald, Mick Guzauski, Narada Michael Walden, Paul Jackson Jr, Paulinho Da Costa, Randy Waldman

What You See Is What You Sweat is the thirty-third studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on June 25, 1991, by Arista Records. It peaked at number 153 on Billboard’s album chart, dropping off after seven weeks.

Tracks

1 Everyday People (Sly Stone) 03:48
2 Ever Changing Times (Burt Bacharach; Carole Bayer Sager; Bill Conti) 04:31
3 What You See Is What You Sweat (Joshua Thompson; Gene Lennon; Derrick Culler; David Conley) 04:24
4 Mary Goes Round (Oliver Leiber; Elliot Wolff) 03:06
5 I Dreamed A Dream (Alain Boublil; Claude Schonberg; Herbert Kretzmer; Jean Claude Lucchetti) 04:18
6 Someone Else’s Eyes (Burt Bacharach; Carole Bayer Sager; Bruce Roberts) 04:57
7 Doctor’s Orders (Luther Vandross; Hubert Eaves III) 04:35
8 You Can’t Take Me For Granted (Aretha Franklin) 05:12
9 What Did You Give (Aretha Franklin) 05:01
10 Everyday People (Single Remix) (Sly Stone) 04:07

Biography

Aretha Franklin

Musicians

1 Everyday People

Drums	Narada Michael Walden
Guitar	Vernon Black
Keyboards	Louis Biancaniello
Programming	Narada Michael Walden
Programming	Louis Biancaniello
Background Vocals	Tony Lindsay
Background Vocals	Nikita Germaine
Background Vocals	Skyler Jett
Background Vocals	Jeanie Tracy
Background Vocals	Jarvis LaRue
Vocals	Aretha Franklin

2 Ever Changing Times

Guitar	Dean Parks
Keyboards	Michael Boddicker
Keyboards	David Foster
Keyboards	Burt Bacharach
Programming	Michael Boddicker
Programming	Larry Williams
Vocals	Michael McDonald
Vocals	Aretha Franklin

3 What You See Is What You Sweat

Bass (Synthesizer)	David Conley
Drums (Programming)	Joshua Thompson
Guitar	David Townsend
Keyboards	Bobby Wooten
Keyboards	Joshua Thompson
Keyboards	Peter Schwartz
Programming	Joshua Thompson
Programming	Gene Lennon
Background Vocals	Gwen Guthrie
Background Vocals	Aretha Franklin
Vocals	Aretha Franklin

4 Mary Goes Round

Drums (Programming)	Elliot Wolff
Drums (Programming)	Oliver Leiber
Guitars	Oliver Leiber
Keyboards	Elliot Wolff
Keyboards	Oliver Leiber
Sax	Candy Dufler
Vocals	Aretha Franklin

5 I Dreamed A Dream

Bass	Bobby Wooten
Drums (Programming)	Bobby Wooten
Guitar	Rick Iantosca
Acoustic Guitar	Rick Iantosca
Keyboards	Bobby Wooten
Piano	Aretha Franklin
Strings (Synthesizer)	Bobby Wooten
Vocals	Aretha Franklin

6 Someone Else’s Eyes

Bass	Marcus Miller
Drums (Programming)	Guy Vaughn
Guitar	Dean Parks
Guitar	Joshua Thompson
Electric Piano	Bobby Wooten
Keyboards	Randy Waldman
Keyboards	Burt Bacharach
Keyboards	Michael Boddicker
Piano	Rudolph Stanfield
Programming	Michael Boddicker
Sax	Dave Boruff
Background Vocals	Margaret Branch
Background Vocals	Brenda Corbett
Background Vocals	Sandra Feva
Background Vocals	Portia Griffin
Background Vocals	Lynn Davis
Background Vocals	Jesse Richardson
Vocals	Aretha Franklin

7 Doctor’s Orders

Bass	Marcus Miller
Drums (Programming)	Hubert Eaves III
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Keyboards	Hubert Eaves III
Keyboards	Nat Adderley Jr
Keyboards	Skip Anderson
Keyboards	Jason Miles
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	Tawatha Agee
Background Vocals	Cindy Mizelle
Background Vocals	Fonzi Thornton
Vocals	Luther Vandross
Vocals	Aretha Franklin

8 You Can’t Take Me For Granted

Bass	Al Turner
Drums	Buster Marbury
Guitar	Teddy White
Piano	Rudolph Stanfield
Synthesizer	Charles Scales
Harp	Onita Sanders
Percussion	Larry Fratangelo
Background Vocals	Gloria Ridgeway
Background Vocals	Esther Ridgeway
Background Vocals	Margaret Branch
Background Vocals	Marj Haber
Background Vocals	Diane Green
Background Vocals	Sherry Fox
Background Vocals	Donna Davis
Vocals	Aretha Franklin

9 What Did You Give

Bass	Dominique Bertram
Drums	Andre Ceccarelli
Guitar	Jean-Marc Benais
Piano	Thierry Eliez
Synthesizer	Michel Legrand
Strings	Francis Darizcuren
Pan Flute	Frank Thore
Percussion	Marc Chantereau
Vocals	Aretha Franklin

Liner Notes

Producer – Narada Michael Walden (Track 1)
Producer – Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager (Tracks 2, 6)
Producer – David Conley (Tracks 3, 5)
Producer – David Townsend (Track 3)
Producer – Elliot Wolff, Oliver Leiber (Track 4)
Producer – Bruce Roberts (Track 6)
Producer – Luther Vandross (Track 7)
Producer – Aretha Franklin (Track 8)
Producer – Michel Legrand (Track 9)
Co-Producer – Aretha Franklin, Bobby Wooten (Track 5)
Co-Producer – Joshua Thompson, Gene Lennon, Derrick Culler (Track 3)
Arranged By – Narada Michael Walden (Track 1)
Arranged By – Michel Legrand (Track 9)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Bobby Wooten (Track 5)
Arranged By (Strings) – Bobby Wooten (Track 3)
Recorded By – David Frazer, Mick Guzauski, Jess Sutcliffe, Jeffrey Woodruff, Kevin Becka, Don Mack, Erik Hanson, Joseph Wolpert, David Conley, Michael Iacopelli, Bob Brock, Frans Hendrix, Ray Bardani, Paul Brown, Elliot Wolff, Roland Guillotel
Recorded By (Assistant) – Steve Capp, Marc Reyburn, Greg McConnell
Mixed By – David Frazer, Humberto Gatica, Alan Meyerson, Michael R. Hutchinson, Mick Guzauski, Ray Bardani, Curt Franca, Michael Iacopelli
Mixed By – Shep Pettibone (Track 10)

Art Direction, Design – Maude Gilman
Photography – Max Vadukul

Mixed At Tarpan Studios
Mixed At Ground Control Studios
Mixed At Soundtrack Studios
Mixed At Soundcastle, Hollywood, CA
Mixed At Sigma Sound Studios
Mixed At The Lighthouse
Mixed At The Sound Suite Detroit
Mixed At United Sound Systems
Mixed At Soundworks, NY
Mixed At A&M Studios
Overdubbed At Soundworks, NY
Recorded At Tarpan Studios
Recorded At The Sound Suite, Detroit, MI
Recorded At Conway Studios
Recorded At Westlake Studios
Recorded At The Lighthouse
Recorded At Chartmaker Studios
Recorded At Phase II Recording
Recorded At Willyworld, LA
Recorded At United Sound Systems, Detroit
Recorded At The Lab Studio, West Orange, NJ
Recorded At Sigma Sound Studios, NY
Recorded At Studio Zeezicht
Recorded At Chameleon Recording Studios, East Orange, NJ
Recorded At Microplant
Recorded At Studio Guillaume Tell, Paris, France
Recorded At Right Track Recording
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Recorded At A&M Studios, LA
Recorded At The Village Recorder
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