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Aretha Franklin
La Diva
Album US 1979 on Atlantic label
R&B/Soul and Soundtrack (Disco)
Rhythm, strings, horns recorded at Penny Lane Studios, New York, N.Y. Lead vocals recorded at Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA Mastered at Atlantic Studios, New York, N.Y. Zulema Cusseaux appears courtesy of La Joint Records.
Musicians
 | Aretha Franklin p, voc, *1942 US arranged by, rhythm arrangements, backing vocals, producer, album by, written by |
 | Arthur Jenkins perc, cng, 1936-2009 US arranged by, rhythm arrangements |
 | Richard Gibbs key, syn, tb, *1955 US arranged by, rhythm arrangements |
 | Skip Scarborough key, p, 1944-2003 US arranged by, rhythm arrangements, producer, written by |
 | Van McCoy bvoc, p, 1940-1979 US arranged by, rhythm arrangements, backing vocals, keyboards, producer, written by |
 | Zulema bvoc, p, 1947-2013 US arranged by, rhythm arrangements, backing vocals, written by |
 | Brian Allsop ep, b, bass |
 | Gordon Edwards b, US bass |
 | Ken Bichel syn, *1945 US bells, orchestra bells, synthesizer, "cat" s.r.m. |
 | Gene Orloff vn, str, 1921-2009 US conductor, strings and horns |
 | Chris Parker dr, perc, US drums |
 | Cornell Dupree g, 1942-2011 US guitar |
 | Jack Cavari g, guitar |
 | Tom Hanlon g, guitar |
 | Ken Ascher p, syn, *1944 US keyboards |
 | Paul Griffin org, 1937-2000 US keyboards |
 | Richard Tee p, 1943-1993 US keyboards |
 | 'Crusher' Bennett perc, cng, tim, bgo, percussion |
 | George Devens perc, vib, *1931 US percussion |
Producers
| Albert Bailey backing vocals |
| Brenda Hilliard backing vocals |
| Carolyn Franklin backing vocals |
| Diane Destry backing vocals |
| J.J. Jackson backing vocals |
| Pat Williamson backing vocals |
| Pete Marshall backing vocals |
| Richard Harris backing vocals |
| Sharon Brown backing vocals |
| Alan Varner engineer |
| Lee Decarlo engineer |
| Brian Marine engineer, assistant |
| John Terelle engineer, assistant |
| Rick Delana engineer, assistant |
| George Piros engineer, mastering |
| Charles Kipps producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ladies Only | Aretha Franklin | Aretha Franklin | 5:15 |
| 2 | It's Gonna Get A Bit Better | Aretha Franklin | Lalomie Washburn | 5:20 |
| 3 | What If I Should Ever Need You | Aretha Franklin | Charles Kipps | 3:32 |
| 4 | Honey I Need Your Love | Aretha Franklin | Aretha Franklin | 2:45 |
| 5 | I Was Made For You | Aretha Franklin | Clarence Franklin | 4:03 |
| 6 | Only Star | Aretha Franklin | Aretha Franklin | 5:04 |
| 7 | Reasons Why | Aretha Franklin | Skip Scarborough, Wanda Hutchinson, Wayne Vaughn | 3:55 |
| 8 | You Brought Me Back To Life | Aretha Franklin | Van McCoy | 4:24 |
| 9 | Half A Love | Aretha Franklin | Zulema | 5:25 |
| 10 | The Feeling | Aretha Franklin | Van McCoy | 4:45 |
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