| 5 | Ain’t No Way- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States
- recording engineer:
- Tom Dowd
- producer:
- Jerry Wexler
- baritone saxophone:
- Henry Haywood (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
- bass guitar:
- Tommy Cogbill (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
- bass trombone:
- Tony Studd (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Hawkins (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
- flute:
- Frank Wess (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
- piano:
- Aretha Franklin (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
- tenor saxophone:
- King Curtis (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20), Seldon Powell (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20) and Frank Wess (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
- trumpet:
- Bernie Glow (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20), Melvin Lastie (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20) and Joe Newman (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
- vibraphone:
- Warren Smith (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
- background vocals:
- Cissy Houston (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
- choir vocals:
- Carolyn Franklin (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20) and The Sweet Inspirations (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
- vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
- horn arranger and strings arranger:
- Arif Mardin
- arranger:
- Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1967) and WEA International Inc. (in 1967)
- recorded at:
- Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
- recording of:
- Ain’t No Way (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
- lyricist and composer:
- Carolyn Franklin
- publisher:
- 14th Hour Music, Cotillion Music Inc. , Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
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