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1Think
producer:
Bob Tischler
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Willie "Too Big" Hall
guitar:
Steve Cropper and Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist)
keyboard:
Murphy Dunne
saxophone:
Tom “Bones” Malone (US trombonist) and Lou Marini
trumpet:
Al Rubin
background vocals:
Margaret Branch, Caroline Franklin and Brenda Corbett
guest lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin
vocals:
Aretha Franklin
performer:
Blues Brothers (blues/soul revivalist band) and Aretha Franklin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
cover recording of:
Think
writer:
Aretha Franklin and Ted White (husband & co-songwriter of Aretha Franklin)
publisher:
14th Hour Music, EMI Songs Ltd., Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Aretha Franklin & The Blues Brothers3.83:16
2I Say a Little Prayer (live)
live cover recording of:
I Say a Little Prayer
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., Casa David Music, Jac Music, MCA Music Ltd., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Aretha Franklin with Dionne Warwick2:57
3United Together
recording of:
United Together
writer:
Chuck Jackson (songwriter/producer) and Phil Perry (US R&B/jazz singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Jay’s Enterprises Inc., Phivin International Enterprises, Sony Tunes, Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and Days Interprise (from 1980 to ????)
Aretha Franklin4:09
4Jump to It
recording engineer and mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
producer:
Luther Vandross
bass and synthesizer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
congas:
Crusher Bennett
drums (drum set):
Yogi Horton
guitar:
Doc Powell
keyboard:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Phillip Ballou, Michelle Cobbs, Cissy Houston, Fonzi Thornton, Luther Vandross and Brenda White
instruments arranger:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
synthesizer arranger:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1982)
recording of:
Jump to It
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc.
Aretha Franklin4:16
5The Wind
Aretha Franklin4:58
6Freeway of Love
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
solo saxophone:
Clarence Clemons
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
recording of:
Freeway of Love
writer:
Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter) and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Gratitude Sky Music, Inc., Polo Grounds Music and When Words Collide Music
Aretha Franklin4:07
7Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves
recording of:
Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves
writer:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
publisher:
Blue Network Music Inc., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., D’n’A Ltd., RCA Music, Universal Music Publishing MGB France and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Aretha Franklin & Eurythmics4:31
8I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)
recording engineer:
David Frazer (engineer)
percussion programming:
Preston Glass
synthesizer programming:
Walter Afanasieff
additional assistant engineer:
Stuart Hirotsu, Mike Iacopelli (engineer), Gordon Lyon, Lennete Viegas and Jim Watts (engineer)
additional engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle and Maureen Droney
producer:
George Michael and Narada Michael Walden
mixer:
David Frazer (engineer) and Serban Ghenea
bass guitar:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge) (in 1986)
drums (drum set):
Narada Michael Walden (in 1986)
electric guitar:
Corrado Rustici (in 1986)
percussion and tambourine:
Greg “Gigi” Gonaway (in 1986)
synthesizer:
Walter Afanasieff (in 1986)
additional vocals:
Aretha Franklin (in 1986)
background vocals:
Kitty Beethoven (in 1986), Jim Gilstrap (in 1986), Jennifer Hall (English actress, singer-songwriter) (in 1986), Myrna Matthews (in 1986) and Claytoven Richardson (in 1986)
lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (in 1986) and George Michael (in 1986)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (in 1986)
strings arranger:
Jerry Hey
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1986), Arista Records, LLC (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1986)
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
recording of:
I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) (in 1986)
writer:
Simon Climie and Dennis Morgan (US songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Kobalt Music Services Ltd. (UK), Little Shop of Morgansongs, Rare Blue Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Aretha Franklin & George Michael44:02
9Oh Happy Day (live)
live cover recording of:
Oh Happy Day (Hawkins' 1967 gospel arrangement)
lyricist:
Philip Doddridge
composer:
Edward Francis Rimbault (in 1854)
arranger:
Edwin Hawkins (in 1967)
publisher:
Edwin R Hawkins Music Co, EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
arrangement of:
Oh Happy Day
version of:
O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (mid‐19th century version, with new melody and a chorus by Rimbault)
Aretha Franklin4:03
10A Rose Is Still a Rose
programming:
Vada Nobles
sound engineer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams) and Warren Riker
artist & repertoire support:
Drew Dixon
producer:
Lauryn Hill
assistant mixer:
Alex Olsson
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
bass guitar:
Vere Isaac
guitar:
Johari Newton
piano:
James Poiser
strings:
Indigo Quartet
background vocals:
Lauryn Hill
strings arranger:
Akua Dixon
arranger:
Lauryn Hill
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (from 1997 until 1998)
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States and Vanguard Recording Complex (Oak Park, Detroit) in Oak Park, Michigan, United States
mixed at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
A Rose Is Still a Rose
lyricist and composer:
Lauryn Hill
publisher:
Obverse Creation Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Aretha Franklin4:27
11Someday We’ll All Be Free
cover recording of:
Someday We’ll All Be Free
writer:
Donny Hathaway and Edward Howard
publisher:
Kuumba Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Aretha Franklin8:20
12The Makings of You
cover recording of:
The Makings of You
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Curtom Publ. Co. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aretha Franklin4:26
13Nessun Dorma (live)
recording engineer:
David Hewitt (engineer) (on 1998-02-25), Elliot Scheiner (on 1998-02-25) and Gerard Smerek (on 1998-02-25)
producer:
Aretha Franklin (lead vocals) and Phil Ramone
mixer:
Elliot Scheiner
conductor:
Rob Mounsey
arranger:
Rob Mounsey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, LLC (in 1998)
live cover recording of:
Nessun dorma (Rapsody, rap song very loosely based on Puccini's Turandot) (on 1998-02-25)
additional composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
is based on:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
Aretha Franklin23:18
14At Last (live)
live cover recording of:
At Last
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Aretha Franklin with Lou Rawls6:28
15You’ve Got a Friend
cover recording of:
You’ve Got a Friend
lyricist and composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Ronald Isley feat. Aretha Franklin4:55
16Rolling in the Deep (the Aretha version)
co-producer:
Clive Davis (record producer, A&R executive and music industry chief executive) and Aretha Franklin
recording of:
Rolling in the Deep (the Aretha version)
writer:
Adele Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer), Nickolas Ashford, Paul Epworth and Valerie Simpson
version of:
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
version of:
Rolling in the Deep
Aretha Franklin4:03
17My Country ’Tis of Thee
Aretha Franklin2:58
18(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (live)
live recording of:
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
additional writer:
Jerry Wexler
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部
Aretha Franklin3:52