Let Me in Your Life
Studio album by
Aretha Franklin
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1974
RecordedMarch 24, 1973[1] – September 7, 1973[2]
StudioAtlantic Studios[3] and A&R Studios[4][5] (New York City); Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida
GenreR&B
LabelAtlantic, Rhino
ProducerArif Mardin, Jerry Wexler, Aretha Franklin, Tom Dowd.
Aretha Franklin chronology
The Best of Aretha Franklin
(1973)		 Let Me in Your Life
(1974)		 With Everything I Feel in Me
(1974)
Singles from Let Me in Your Life
  1. "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"
    Released: November 1973
  2. "I'm in Love"
    Released: April 1974
  3. "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"
    Released: August 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]

Let Me in Your Life is the twentieth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on February 25, 1974, by Atlantic Records.

It was one of Aretha's top-selling Atlantic Records albums. The album hit #1 on Billboard's R&B albums chart and just missed the Top 10 of Billboard's main album chart, narrowly missing Gold certification.[10] Featuring three hit singles, it is regarded as one of Franklin's best Atlantic recordings. It was issued on compact disc through Rhino Records in 1994.[11]

Track listing

Information is based on the album's Liner Notes[11][12]
Side One

  1. "Let Me in Your Life" (Bill Withers) – 3:24
  2. "Every Natural Thing" (Eddie Hinton) – 2:31
  3. "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) – 3:47
  4. "I'm in Love" (Bobby Womack) – 2:48
  5. "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder, Morris Broadnax) – 3:26
  6. "The Masquerade is Over" (Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 4:27

Side Two

  1. "With Pen in Hand" (Bobby Goldsboro) – 5:03
  2. "Oh Baby" (Aretha Franklin) – 4:55
  3. "Eight Days On the Road" (Jerry Ragovoy, Mike Gayle) – 2:59
  4. "If You Don't Think" (Aretha Franklin) – 3:50
  5. "A Song for You" (Leon Russell) – 5:33

Personnel

Information is based on the album's Liner Notes[11][12]

Main
  • Aretha Franklin – vocals (1, 6, 8, 10–11, lead on 2–5, 7, 9), acoustic piano (2, 5, 7–9), Fender Rhodes (10-11)
  • Ken Bichel – synthesizer (5)
  • Margaret Branch – backing vocals (2, 5, 7, 9)
  • Ann S. Clark – backing vocals (2, 5, 7, 9)
  • Stan Clarke – bass guitar (1, 3–4, 6)
  • Judy Clay – backing vocals (3-4)
  • Eumir Deodato – Fender Rhodes (1), acoustic piano
  • Cornell Dupree – guitar (2, 4, 7–11)
  • Gwen Guthrie – backing vocals (4)
  • Donny Hathaway – keyboards (3, additional on 7), acoustic piano (4, 6), Fender Rhodes (5, 8)
  • Cissy Houston – backing vocals (3-4)
  • Bob James – Hammond organ (1), keyboards (3)
  • Ralph MacDonald – percussion (1-4, 6–11)
  • Rick Marotta – drums (1, 3–4, 6)
  • Hugh McCracken – guitar (5)
  • Pancho Morales – percussion (2, 5–6, 8–9)
  • Bernard Purdie – drums (2, 5, 7–11)
  • Chuck Rainey – bass guitar (2, 5, 7, 9)
  • Sylvia Shemwell – backing vocals (3)
  • Myrna Smith – backing vocals (3)
  • Pat Smith – backing vocals (2, 5, 7, 9)
  • David Spinozza – guitar (1, 3–4, 6)
  • Richard Tee – acoustic piano (1, 9), Hammond organ (2, 5, 10–11), Fender Rhodes (2), synthesizer, additional keyboards (10)
  • Deirdre Tuck – backing vocals (4)
  • Willie Weeks – bass guitar (8, 10–11)
Arif Mardin's Horn Section[1][2][3][4]
Arif Mardin's String Section[1][2][3][4]

Production

  • Producers – Aretha Franklin (all tracks); Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler (1-6, 9); Tom Dowd (7-8, 10–11)
  • Arrangers – Eumir Deodato (rhythm & strings on 1), William Eaton (music on 3–4, 6), Arif Mardin (percussion on 1, horns 1–2, 4–5, 7–11, strings on 1–2, 4–5, 7–11)
  • Engineers – Phil Ramone (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6); Gene Paul (tracks 2 & 8–11); Lew Hahn (Track 5); Howard Albert and Ron Albert (track 7)
  • Recorded at Atlantic Studios and A&R Studios (New York City); Criteria Studios (Miami, Florida)
  • Remixed by Arif Mardin at Atlantic Studios
  • Mastered by Gene Paul at Atlantic Studios
  • Photography – Joel Brodsky

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Aretha Franklin with Arif Mardin Orchestra. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: March 24, 1973 (NYC)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Aretha Franklin with Arif Mardin Orchestra. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: September 7, 1973 (NYC)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Aretha Franklin with Arif Mardin Orchestra. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: August 13, 1973 (NYC)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 Aretha Franklin with Arif Mardin Orchestra. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: April 9, 1973 (NYC)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  5. ↑ Aretha Franklin with William Eaton Orchestra. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: April 10, 1973 (NYC)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Let Me in Your Life - Aretha Franklin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  7. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  8. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  9. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 262.
  10. ↑ "Aretha Franklin". Billboard.
  11. 1 2 3 Franklin, Aretha. "Let Me in Your Life" (CD Re-Issue Liner Notes). Rhino Records. 1994.
  12. 1 2 Franklin, Aretha. "Let Me in Your Life" (Original Album Notes). Atlantic. 1974.
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