So Damn Happy

~ Release by Aretha Franklin (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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℗ «2003 Arista Records LLC»

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  • Northern America: 🇨🇦 Canada (ca) 🇲🇽 Mexico (mx) 🇺🇸 United States (us)
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  • Oceania: 🇦🇺 Australia (au) 🇳🇿 New Zealand (nz)

℗ «2003 Arista Records LLC»

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(As of 2020-08-30).

  • South America: 🇫🇰 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (fk)
  • Northern Europe: 🇸🇯 Svalbard and Jan Mayen (sj)
  • Eastern Africa: 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory (io)
  • South-Eastern Asia: 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste (tl)
  • Oceania: 🇨🇨 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (cc) 🇨🇽 Christmas Island (cx) 🇳🇫 Norfolk Island (nf)
  • Polynesia: 🇨🇰 Cook Islands (ck) 🇳🇺 Niue (nu) 🇹🇰 Tokelau (tk)
Annotation last modified on 2020-09-01 06:00 UTC.

Tracklist

▼Digital Media 1
#TitleRatingLength
1The Only Thing Missin’
programming and producer:
Troy Taylor
sound engineer:
Rowie Nomeri
assistant mixer:
Pablo Arraya
mixer:
Jean‐Marie Horvat
bass guitar, drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Troy Taylor (from 2002 until 2003)
guitar:
Rick Williams (US funk/soul session guitarist aka "Star") (from 2002 until 2003)
handclaps:
Delanté "Butta" Murphy (from 2002 until 2003), Regine Lambert (from 2002 until 2003) and Kenya Lucas (from 2002 until 2003)
background vocals:
Gordon Chambers (from 2002 until 2003) and Myii "Sunny" Davis (from 2002 until 2003)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (from 2002 until 2003)
vocals arranger:
Gordon Chambers, Myii "Sunny" Davis and Troy Taylor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here)
recorded at:
Soup Can Studios in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 2002 until 2003)
mixed at:
Larrabee West (Larrabee Sound Studios from 1969–1991) in West Hollywood, California, United States and Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Only Thing Missin’ (from 2002 until 2003)
writer:
Gordon Chambers, Myiia Watson Davis, Troy Taylor and Rick Williams (US funk/soul session guitarist aka "Star")
3:07
2Wonderful
drum machine programming:
Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence (US hip-hop producer aka Amen-Ra)
sound engineer:
Steve Pageot and Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence (US hip-hop producer aka Amen-Ra)
producer:
Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence (US hip-hop producer aka Amen-Ra)
mixer:
"Prince Charles" Alexander (American record producer, audio engineer, educator and recording artist)
editor:
Troy Taylor
instruments:
Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence (US hip-hop producer aka Amen-Ra) (from 2002 until 2003)
keyboard:
Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence (US hip-hop producer aka Amen-Ra) (from 2002 until 2003)
background vocals:
Aretha Franklin (from 2002 until 2003) and Sara Divine (from 2002 until 2003)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (from 2002 until 2003)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 2003)
recording of:
Wonderful (from 2002 until 2003)
writer:
Ron Lawrence (US hip-hop producer aka Amen-Ra), Aleese Simmons, Philip "Silky" White and Katrina Willis
4:04
3Holdin’ On
programming and producer:
Troy Taylor
sound engineer:
Rowie Nomeri
mixer:
Jean‐Marie Horvat
instruments:
Troy Taylor (from 2002 until 2003)
background vocals:
Mary J. Blige (from 2002 until 2003)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (from 2002 until 2003)
vocals arranger:
Mary J. Blige
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here)
recording of:
Holdin’ On (from 2002 until 2003)
writer:
Mary J. Blige, Earl Klugh, Bruce Miller (younger half-brother of Mary J. Blige/co-writer for her) and Troy Taylor
4:37
4No Matter What
programming and producer:
Troy Taylor
sound engineer:
Rowie Nomeri
mixer:
Jean‐Marie Horvat
instruments:
Troy Taylor (from 2002 until 2003)
background vocals:
Mary J. Blige (from 2002 until 2003)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (from 2002 until 2003)
vocals arranger:
Mary J. Blige
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here)
recording of:
No Matter What (from 2002 until 2003)
writer:
Mary J. Blige, Bruce Miller (younger half-brother of Mary J. Blige/co-writer for her) and Troy Taylor
4:33
5Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool
drum machine programming:
IZ
sound engineer:
Jon Nettlesbey
producer:
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and James Wright (US producer, musician, singer and songwriter aka Big Jim)
assistant mixer:
Jeff Robinett
mixer:
Neal H. Pogue (mix engineer)
guitar:
Bobby Ross Avila (from 2002 until 2003)
keyboard:
Bobby Ross Avila (from 2002 until 2003) and James Wright (US producer, musician, singer and songwriter aka Big Jim) (from 2002 until 2003)
background vocals:
Brenda Corbett (from 2002 until 2003), Shelly Ponder (from 2002 until 2003) and Sandra Feva Dance (from 2002 until 2003)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (from 2002 until 2003)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here)
recording of:
Everybody's Somebody's Fool (from 2002 until 2003)
writer:
Jam & Lewis and James Wright (US producer, musician, singer and songwriter aka Big Jim)
4:36
6So Damn Happy
sound engineer:
Carl Robinson (US bassist, guitarist & recording engineer)
assistant engineer:
Rob Shelby
producer and mixer:
Aretha Franklin
assistant mixer:
Tom Wilber
bass guitar:
Ralphe Armstrong (bassist from Detroit) (from 2002 until 2003)
cello:
Leo Grinhauz (cellist) (from 2002 until 2003), Jesse Levy (from 2002 until 2003), Kermit Moore (from 2002 until 2003) and Eugene J. Moye (from 2002 until 2003)
drums (drum set):
Nate Nebett (US drummer) (from 2002 until 2003)
French horn:
Sharon Moe (from 2002 until 2003) and Roger Wendt (from 2002 until 2003)
guitar:
Perry Hughes (from 2002 until 2003)
harp:
Gloria Agostini (Harp) (from 2002 until 2003)
instruments:
Margaret Hjaltested (violist) (from 2002 until 2003)
keyboard:
Adi Yeshaya (from 2002 until 2003)
organ:
Daryl Houston (from 2002 until 2003)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (from 2002 until 2003)
Rhodes piano [electric Rhodes piano]:
Vernon D. Fails (from 2002 until 2003)
trombone:
George Flynn (trombone) (from 2002 until 2003), Birch Johnson (from 2002 until 2003) and Keith O’Quinn (trombonist) (from 2002 until 2003)
trumpet:
Anthony Kadleck (from 2002 until 2003), Randy Brecker (from 2002 until 2003) and Lewis Soloff (from 2002 until 2003)
viola:
Alfred Brown (viola) (from 2002 until 2003), Kenneth Burward‐Hoy (from 2002 until 2003) and Olivia Koppell (Viola) (from 2002 until 2003)
violin:
Andrew Stein (from 2002 until 2003), Byung-Kook Kwak (classical violinist) (from 2002 until 2003), Cenovia Cummins (from 2002 until 2003), Robert Chausow (from 2002 until 2003), Israel Chorberg (from 2002 until 2003), Anthony Posk (from 2002 until 2003), Pamela Posk (from 2002 until 2003), Sheila Reinhold (from 2002 until 2003), Gerald Tarack (from 2002 until 2003), Alexander Vselensky (from 2002 until 2003) and Belinda Whitney (from 2002 until 2003)
background vocals:
Brenda Corbett (from 2002 until 2003), Shelly Ponder (from 2002 until 2003), Sandra Feva Dance (from 2002 until 2003) and Mildred Scott (from 2002 until 2003)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (from 2002 until 2003)
conductor:
Jesse Levy (from 2002 until 2003) and Adi Yeshaya (from 2002 until 2003)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Michael Baker (drums) and Adi Yeshaya
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here)
recording of:
So Damn Happy (from 2002 until 2003)
writer:
Aretha Franklin
composer:
Adi Yeshaya
4:28
7You Are My Joy
sound engineer:
Carl Robinson (US bassist, guitarist & recording engineer)
assistant engineer:
Rob Shelby
producer and mixer:
Aretha Franklin
assistant mixer:
Tom Wilber
additional keyboard:
Adi Yeshaya (from 2002 until 2003)
bass guitar:
Ralphe Armstrong (bassist from Detroit) (from 2002 until 2003)
cello:
Jesse Levy (from 2002 until 2003)
drums (drum set):
Nate Nebett (US drummer) (from 2002 until 2003)
guitar:
Perry Hughes (from 2002 until 2003)
organ:
Daryl Houston (from 2002 until 2003)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (from 2002 until 2003)
Rhodes piano [electric Rhodes piano]:
Vernon D. Fails (from 2002 until 2003)
viola:
Olivia Koppell (Viola) (from 2002 until 2003)
violin:
Winterton Garvey (from 2002 until 2003), Regis Iandiorio (from 2002 until 2003), Anthony Posk (from 2002 until 2003) and Gerald Tarack (from 2002 until 2003)
background vocals:
Brenda Corbett (from 2002 until 2003), Shelly Ponder (from 2002 until 2003), Sandra Feva Dance (from 2002 until 2003) and Mildred Scott (from 2002 until 2003)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (from 2002 until 2003)
conductor:
Jesse Levy (from 2002 until 2003) and Adi Yeshaya (from 2002 until 2003)
strings arranger:
Adi Yeshaya
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here)
recording of:
You Are My Joy (from 2002 until 2003)
writer:
Aretha Franklin
composer:
Adi Yeshaya
2:34
8Falling Out of Love
sound engineer and mixer:
Alan Sides
engineer:
David Chase (Pro Tools engineer) and Eric Ferguson
producer:
Burt Bacharach
assistant mixer:
Jeff Burns (US composer of electronic and orchestral music/recording engineer) and Tom Sweeney (US engineer)
bass guitar:
Neil Stubenhaus (from 2002 until 2003)
drums (drum set):
Ricky Lawson (from 2002 until 2003)
guitar:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist) (from 2002 until 2003)
harmonica:
Tommy Morgan (Harmonica player) (from 2002 until 2003)
keyboard:
Greg Phillinganes (from 2002 until 2003)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (from 2002 until 2003)
synthesizer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) (from 2002 until 2003)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (from 2002 until 2003)
strings arranger:
Burt Bacharach
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here)
recording of:
Falling Out of Love (from 2002 until 2003)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
4:31
9Ain’t No Way
drum machine programming:
William "Prez" Bush (American multi-instrumentalist & songwriter)
programming:
Troy Taylor
sound engineer:
Louis Alfred III (recording engineer) and Barry J. Eastmond
producer:
Barry J.Eastmond, Gordon Chambers and Troy Taylor
assistant mixer:
Keith Slattery
mixer:
"Prince Charles" Alexander (American record producer, audio engineer, educator and recording artist)
handclaps:
B.J. (from 2002 until 2003), Dolly Eastmond (from 2002 until 2003) and Melodie Eastmond (from 2002 until 2003)
instruments:
Troy Taylor (from 2002 until 2003)
keyboard:
Barry J.Eastmond (from 2002 until 2003) and William "Prez" Bush (American multi-instrumentalist & songwriter) (from 2002 until 2003)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (from 2002 until 2003)
background vocals:
Gordon Chambers (from 2002 until 2003) and Cindy Mizelle (from 2002 until 2003)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (from 2002 until 2003)
arranger:
Barry J.Eastmond and William "Prez" Bush (American multi-instrumentalist & songwriter)
background vocals arranger:
Gordon Chambers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here)
recording of:
Ain’t No Way (from 2002 until 2003)
lyricist and composer:
Carolyn Franklin
publisher:
14th Hour Music, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
4:38
10Good News
sound engineer and mixer:
Michael J. Powell and Norman West
assistant engineer:
Rob Shelby
producer:
Norman West
assistant mixer:
Dan-O (recording engineer), Carl Robinson (US bassist, guitarist & recording engineer) and Tom Wilber
bass guitar, keyboard, piano and synthesizer:
Norman West (from 2002 until 2003)
background vocals:
Brenda Corbett (from 2002 until 2003), Shelly Ponder (from 2002 until 2003), Sandra Feva Dance (from 2002 until 2003) and Mildred Scott (from 2002 until 2003)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (from 2002 until 2003)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here)
recording of:
Good News (from 2002 until 2003)
writer:
Norman West
4:54
11You Are My Joy (reprise)
sound engineer:
Carl Robinson (US bassist, guitarist & recording engineer)
assistant engineer:
Rob Shelby
producer and mixer:
Aretha Franklin
assistant mixer:
Tom Wilber
bass guitar:
Ralphe Armstrong (bassist from Detroit) (from 2002 until 2003)
cello:
Jesse Levy (from 2002 until 2003)
drums (drum set):
Nate Nebett (US drummer) (from 2002 until 2003)
guitar:
Perry Hughes (from 2002 until 2003)
organ:
Daryl Houston (from 2002 until 2003)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (from 2002 until 2003)
Rhodes piano [electric Rhodes piano]:
Vernon D. Fails (from 2002 until 2003)
viola:
Olivia Koppell (Viola) (from 2002 until 2003)
violin:
Winterton Garvey (from 2002 until 2003), Regis Iandiorio (from 2002 until 2003), Anthony Posk (from 2002 until 2003) and Gerald Tarack (from 2002 until 2003)
background vocals:
Brenda Corbett (from 2002 until 2003), Shelly Ponder (from 2002 until 2003), Sandra Feva Dance (from 2002 until 2003) and Mildred Scott (from 2002 until 2003)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (from 2002 until 2003)
conductor:
Jesse Levy (from 2002 until 2003)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here)
recording of:
You Are My Joy (from 2002 until 2003)
writer:
Aretha Franklin
composer:
Adi Yeshaya
2:34