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Aretha Franklin
Sings The Great Diva Classics

Album US 2014 on RCA label
R&B/Soul and Pop (Ballad, Vocal, Contemporary R&B)

Recorded at Brandon's Way Recording, Los Angeles, CA; Blue Flash Studio, Orland Park, IL; Underdog Studios, North Hollywood, CA; Silent Sound Studios; Doppler Studios; recording (additional] at DMP Studios, Los Angeles, CA Ms. Franklin's vocals recorded at Studio A Recording, Inc. Dearborn Heights, MI Orchestra recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA Background vocals recorded at Jungle City, New York City, NY; Germano Studios, NYC Horns, strings recorded at MilkBoy the Studio, Philadelphia, PA Mixed at Mirrorball Studios, North Hollywood, CA; MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA; TheHotPurplePettingZoo ℗&© 2014 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment Kirk Whalum appears courtesy of Mack Avenue Records

     
Musicians
PortraitAretha Franklin p, voc, *1942 US
arranged by, vocal, co-producer, album, contractor, background vocalist, producer, album by, piano
PortraitClive Davis , *1932 US
co-producer, album, producer
PortraitFonzi Thornton voc, bvoc, US
contractor, background vocalist
PortraitErwin Gorostiza , US
creative director, rca
PortraitAntonio Dixon , US
drum programming, programmed by, keyboard, producer, percussion
PortraitKenneth Edmonds voc, *1959 US
drum programming, programmed by, keyboard, producer, guitar, all guitars
PortraitWilliam Ross , *1948 US
arranged by, orchestra
PortraitReggie Hamilton b, US
bass
PortraitWhitney Martin ,
contractor, music, additional, contractor, music, assistant
PortraitGina Zimmitti ,
contractor, music
PortraitMary Webster ,
coordinator, for momentum rlp
PortraitAlex Kovacs ,
copyist, music prepraration, additional, copyist, music preparation, additional
PortraitJoann Kane Music Service ,
copyist, music prepraration, copyist, music preparation
PortraitMark Graham ,
copyist, music prepraration, copyist, music preparation
PortraitChandler Harrod ,
engineer, orchestra, assistant
PortraitJake Gorski ,
engineer, orchestra, assistant
PortraitTommy Vicari ,
engineer, orchestra
PortraitMichael Ripoll g, acg,
guitar
PortraitMomentum RLP ,
management, music services
PortraitGreg Phillinganes key, voc, *1956 US
piano, electric piano, rhodes, piano, acoustic, strings, piano, acoustic
PortraitKirk Whalum sax, ts, *1958 US
saxophone, solo
PortraitJames "Big Jim" Wright ,
organ, b3, organ, b3, piano, acoustic
PortraitAshford & Simpson , 1964-2011 US
written by, ain't no mountain high enough, written by, i'm every woman
PortraitAdele Adkins voc, GB
written by, rolling in the deep
PortraitPaul Epworth , *1974 GB
written by, rolling in the deep
PortraitEthan Farmer b, US
bass
PortraitDemonte Posey ,
programmed by, string, additional
PortraitTerisa Griffin voc, bvoc,
arranged by, backing vocal, additional
PortraitLarry Gold vc, *1948 US
conductor, arranged by, strings, horns
PortraitGlenn Fischbach vc,
cello
PortraitKarl Petersen ,
engineer, strings, horns, assistant
PortraitJeff Chestek , US
engineer, strings, horns
PortraitPhil Seed g, US
guitar
PortraitJames Edwards III key, US
keyboards, additional
PortraitTim Gant key, US
keyboards, additional
PortraitHarvey Mason Jr. , *1968 US
producer, vocals
PortraitTerry Hunter key, voc, US
producer, arranged by
PortraitWayne Williams b,
producer, arranged by
PortraitAndrew Hey g, US
recorded by, ms. franklin's vocals, guitar
PortraitJarred Antonocci ,
trombone
PortraitJonathan Shaw tr, US
trumpet
PortraitSteve Tirpak p, tr, tb, US
trumpet
PortraitDavis Barnett vl,
viola
PortraitJonathan Kim ,
viola
PortraitBlake Espy vn,
violin
PortraitCharles Parker vn,
violin
PortraitDayna Anderson ,
violin
PortraitEmma Kummrow vn, US
violin
PortraitGuillaume Combet vn, US
violin
PortraitJennifer Lee vn,
violin
PortraitDino Fekaris , *1945 US
written by, i will survive
PortraitFreddie Perren key, 1943-2004 US
written by, i will survive
PortraitAnthony Dent ,
written by, survivor
PortraitBeyoncé Knowles voc, US
written by, survivor
PortraitMathew Knowles , *1952 US
written by, survivor
PortraitSteven Wolf dr machine, dr, US
drums
PortraitBrendan Morawski ,
recorded by, drums, assistant
PortraitErik "Bluetooth" Griggs , US
keyboards
PortraitEric Kupper key, US
keyboards, programmed by
PortraitOtis Redding voc, 1941-1967 US
written by, respect
PortraitDapo Torimiro org, syn, cb, voc, *1980 US
drum programming, arranged by
PortraitCarla Prather voc,
arranged by, backing vocal, additional
PortraitJohn Sherrell ,
bass
PortraitKeith Henderson g,
guitar
PortraitJorel Flynn ,
drums
PortraitDarian Emory sax,
horns
PortraitJason Freeman ,
horns
PortraitJerry Freeman ,
horns
PortraitKevin Kendrick key, syn, US
piano, keyboards
Producers
Wayne Williams a&r
Alice Butts art direction, design
Josh Cheuse art direction, design
Paul Boutin engineer
John Hanes engineer, for mix
David Nathan liner notes
Dave Kutch mastered by
Serban Ghenea mixed by
Matthew Jordan Smith photography by
Andrew Hey recorded by
Jason Staniulis recorded by, assistant
Jezreel Santos recorded by, assistant
Kenta Yonesaka recorded by, assistant
Todd Fairall recorded by, assistant
Brendan Morawski recorded by, background vocals, assistant
Tony Maserati mixed by
James Krausse mixed by, assistant
Larry Mah recorded by, digital
Brenda White King backing vocals
Carmen Reece backing vocals
Cissy Houston backing vocals
Fonzi Thornton backing vocals
Latrelle Simmons backing vocals
Tawatha backing vocals
Vaneese Thomas backing vocals
Joey Fernandez recorded by
Leonard Part Sixx recorded by, assistant
Trina Bowman coordinator, production
The Underdogs producer
David Boyd recorded by, assistant
Rob Sizwe Price-Guma recorded by, assistant
Eric Kupper producer, mixed by
Dapo Torimiro producer, recorded by, additional
Dave Rowland engineer, additional
Fabian Marasciullo mixed by
Debra Killings backing vocals
Joi Gilliam backing vocals
Keisha Jackson backing vocals
Ken Oriole engineer
Kory Aaron engineer, assistant
Leo Sibilly engineer, assistant
Neal Pogue mixed by
Andre Benjamin producer
Album Tracks   
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1At LastAretha FranklinHarry Warren, Mack Gordon3:53
2Rolling In The Deep (The Aretha Version)Aretha FranklinAshford & Simpson, Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth4:00
3Midnight Train To GeorgiaAretha FranklinJim Weatherly4:21
4I Will Survive (The Aretha Version)Aretha FranklinDino Fekaris, Freddie Perren, Anthony Dent, Beyoncé Knowles, Mathew Knowles4:31
5PeopleAretha FranklinBob Merrill, Jule Styne4:04
6No OneAretha FranklinAlicia Keys, George M. Harry, Kerry Brothers4:01
7I'm Every Woman/RespectAretha FranklinAshford & Simpson, Otis Redding4:56
8Teach Me TonightAretha FranklinGene DePaul, Sammy Cahn2:41
9 You Keep Me Hangin' OnAretha FranklinHolland-Dozier-Holland4:41
10 Nothing Compares 2 UAretha FranklinPrince Rogers Nelson4:17

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