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1981 studio album by Aretha Franklin
Love All the Hurt Away studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin . It was released on August 20, 1981. This album is the singer's second release under the Arista Records label. The Arif Mardin -produced disc reached fourth place on Billboard Billboard album chart, selling roughly 250,000 copies in the US.
Franklin's cover version of Sam & Dave 's classic hit "Hold On, I'm Comin' " won Franklin her 11th Grammy Award in the Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female category. The award was her first Grammy win since 1975. After its original release, the album was re-issued on CD in 2012 by Cherry Red Records and it also included three bonus tracks.[ 2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [ 5]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Love All The Hurt Away .[ 6]
2012 Reissue Bonus Tracks Title Writer(s) 11. "Hold On, I'm Comin'" (12" version) Porter, Hayes 6 :44 12. "Livin' in the Streets" (12" version) Temperton 6 :17 13. "It's My Turn" (single version) Bayer Sager, Masser 4 :03
Aretha Franklin – lead and backing vocals, piano, BGV arrangements (2, 4, 6, 7), rhythm arrangements (7–9)
David Foster – keyboards (1, 3)Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (2, 4)
Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (2–7, 10)David Paich – piano, Fender Rhodes (5, 7–9)Buzz Feiten – guitar (1, 7)David Williams – guitar (2–9, 10)Steve Lukather – guitar (5–9)Louis Johnson – bass guitar (1, 3)Marcus Miller – bass guitar (2, 4, 5, 7–10)Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar (6)Jeff Porcaro – drums (1–10)Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 5)Steve Ferrone – percussion (7)Eddie Daniels – alto saxophone (1)Ronnie Cuber – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)Jim Horn – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)Gary Herbig – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)
Seldon Powell – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)William Slapin – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)
Larry Williams – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10), horn arrangements (2, 8, 9), string arrangements (8, 9)Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (2, 3, 8–10)Urbie Green – trombone (2, 3, 8–10)Gary Grant – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10)
Jon Faddis – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10)Jerry Hey – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10), horn arrangements (2, 3), string arrangements (3, 6)Joe Shepley – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10)Arif Mardin – arrangements (1, 4), rhythm arrangements (2, 7–9), string arrangements (6, 10), horn arrangements (8, 9, 10)Rod Temperton – BGV arrangements (3), horn arrangements (3), rhythm arrangements (3), string arrangements (3)Gene Orloff – concertmaster (3, 6, 8–10)Harry Bluestone – concertmaster (3, 6, 8–10)George Benson – lead vocals (1)Marci Levy – backing vocals (1, 3–5, 7, 8)Mark Stevens – backing vocals (1, 3–5)
Margaret Branch – backing vocals (2, 4–6)
Estelle Brown – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)Cissy Houston – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)Darlene Love – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)David Lasley – backing vocals (4, 5)Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (4, 5)Jo Ann Harris – backing vocals (5, 7, 8)
Myrna Smith – backing vocals (6, 7)Lynda Laurence – backing vocals (7, 8)
Producers – Arif Mardin (Tracks 1–10); Aretha Franklin (Tracks 7, 9 & 10).
Production Coordination – Frank DeCaro
Production Assistant – Chrissy Allerdings
Engineer – Jeremy Smith
Assistant Engineers – Terry Christian, Steve McManus, Michael O'Reilly and Jim Simon.
Mixing on Tracks 2 & 5 – Lew Hahn, Arif Mardin and Michael O'Reilly.
Recorded at Cherokee Studios , Wally Heider Studios and Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA); Atlantic Studios (New York, NY).
Cover Concept – Aretha Franklin
Art Direction and Design – Ria Lewerke-Shapiro
Photography – George Hurrell
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