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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
 | Aretha Franklin p, voc, *1942 US arranged by, vocal, co-producer, album, contractor, background vocalist, producer, album by, piano |
 | Clive Davis , *1932 US co-producer, album, producer |
 | Fonzi Thornton voc, bvoc, US contractor, background vocalist |
 | Erwin Gorostiza , US creative director, rca |
 | Antonio Dixon , US drum programming, programmed by, keyboard, producer, percussion |
 | Kenneth Edmonds voc, *1959 US drum programming, programmed by, keyboard, producer, guitar, all guitars |
 | William Ross , *1948 US arranged by, orchestra |
 | Reggie Hamilton b, US bass |
 | Whitney Martin , contractor, music, additional, contractor, music, assistant |
 | Gina Zimmitti , contractor, music |
 | Mary Webster , coordinator, for momentum rlp |
 | Alex Kovacs , copyist, music prepraration, additional, copyist, music preparation, additional |
 | Joann Kane Music Service , copyist, music prepraration, copyist, music preparation |
 | Mark Graham , copyist, music prepraration, copyist, music preparation |
 | Chandler Harrod , engineer, orchestra, assistant |
 | Jake Gorski , engineer, orchestra, assistant |
 | Tommy Vicari , engineer, orchestra |
 | Michael Ripoll g, acg, guitar |
| Momentum RLP , management, music services |
 | Greg Phillinganes key, voc, *1956 US piano, electric piano, rhodes, piano, acoustic, strings, piano, acoustic |
 | Kirk Whalum sax, ts, *1958 US saxophone, solo |
 | James "Big Jim" Wright , organ, b3, organ, b3, piano, acoustic |
 | Ashford & Simpson , 1964-2011 US written by, ain't no mountain high enough, written by, i'm every woman |
 | Adele Adkins voc, GB written by, rolling in the deep |
 | Paul Epworth , *1974 GB written by, rolling in the deep |
 | Ethan Farmer b, US bass |
 | Demonte Posey , programmed by, string, additional |
 | Terisa Griffin voc, bvoc, arranged by, backing vocal, additional |
 | Larry Gold vc, *1948 US conductor, arranged by, strings, horns |
 | Glenn Fischbach vc, cello |
 | Karl Petersen , engineer, strings, horns, assistant |
 | Jeff Chestek , US engineer, strings, horns |
 | Phil Seed g, US guitar |
 | James Edwards III key, US keyboards, additional |
 | Tim Gant key, US keyboards, additional |
 | Harvey Mason Jr. , *1968 US producer, vocals |
 | Terry Hunter key, voc, US producer, arranged by |
 | Wayne Williams b, producer, arranged by |
 | Andrew Hey g, US recorded by, ms. franklin's vocals, guitar |
| Jarred Antonocci , trombone |
 | Jonathan Shaw tr, US trumpet |
 | Steve Tirpak p, tr, tb, US trumpet |
 | Davis Barnett vl, viola |
 | Jonathan Kim , viola |
 | Blake Espy vn, violin |
 | Charles Parker vn, violin |
| Dayna Anderson , violin |
 | Emma Kummrow vn, US violin |
 | Guillaume Combet vn, US violin |
 | Jennifer Lee vn, violin |
 | Dino Fekaris , *1945 US written by, i will survive |
 | Freddie Perren key, 1943-2004 US written by, i will survive |
| Anthony Dent , written by, survivor |
 | Beyoncé Knowles voc, US written by, survivor |
 | Mathew Knowles , *1952 US written by, survivor |
 | Steven Wolf dr machine, dr, US drums |
 | Brendan Morawski , recorded by, drums, assistant |
 | Erik "Bluetooth" Griggs , US keyboards |
 | Eric Kupper key, US keyboards, programmed by |
 | Otis Redding voc, 1941-1967 US written by, respect |
 | Dapo Torimiro org, syn, cb, voc, *1980 US drum programming, arranged by |
 | Carla Prather voc, arranged by, backing vocal, additional |
| John Sherrell , bass |
 | Keith Henderson g, guitar |
| Jorel Flynn , drums |
 | Darian Emory sax, horns |
 | Jason Freeman , horns |
 | Jerry Freeman , horns |
 | Kevin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | At Last | Aretha Franklin | Harry Warren, Mack Gordon | 3:53 |
| 2 | | Rolling In The Deep (The Aretha Version) | Aretha Franklin | Ashford & Simpson, Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth | 4:00 |
| 3 | | Midnight Train To Georgia | Aretha Franklin | Jim Weatherly | 4:21 |
| 4 | | I Will Survive (The Aretha Version) | Aretha Franklin | Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren, Anthony Dent, Beyoncé Knowles, Mathew Knowles | 4:31 |
| 5 | | People | Aretha Franklin | Bob Merrill, Jule Styne | 4:04 |
| 6 | | No One | Aretha Franklin | Alicia Keys, George M. Harry, Kerry Brothers | 4:01 |
| 7 | | I'm Every Woman/Respect | Aretha Franklin | Ashford & Simpson, Otis Redding | 4:56 |
| 8 | | Teach Me Tonight | Aretha Franklin | Gene DePaul, Sammy Cahn | 2:41 |
| 9 | You Keep Me Hangin' On | Aretha Franklin | Holland-Dozier-Holland | 4:41 | |
| 10 | Nothing Compares 2 U | Aretha Franklin | Prince Rogers Nelson | 4:17 |
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