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This is her first album with Arista after ending a 13-year, largely successful stint with Atlantic Records. By as early as 1973, Franklin's album turnout became spotty as late-'70s entries, Sweet Passion and La Diva came and went quickly. For Aretha, Arista label president Clive Davis drummed out a certain amount of fanfare for this initial effort, and for the most part it was deserved. Aretha attempts to pull out all of the stops, which is suitable for a major artist coming to a new label. The best moments here reestablish Franklin as a phenomenal singer, not just an icon. The brilliantly sung "United Together" and autumnal "Come to Me" have both Franklin and producer Chuck Jackson seemingly like they'd recorded together for years. What undoes Aretha is a few overproduced tracks of dubious distinction. The too busy cover of the Doobie Brothers "What a Fool Believes" fails Franklin, skimming past the song's lyrical. Her gospel-fueled childhood recollection "School Days" and a discofied cover of "I Can't Turn You Loose" are both ingratiating and potentially nerve racking. This effort was meant to reestablish Franklin, and it was more popular than most of her late-'70s Atlantic albums, but this could have been better.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
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Joe Mardin, Producer - Aretha Franklin, Performer - Arif Mardin, Producer - Willard Eugene Price, Composer - Willard Eugene Price, Lyricist
(P) 1989 Arista Records LLC
Aretha Franklin, Performer - Otis Redding, Composer - Otis Redding, Lyricist
(P) 1980 Arista Records LLC
Phil Perry, Composer - Phil Perry, Lyricist - Chuck Jackson, Composer - Chuck Jackson, Lyricist - Chuck Jackson, Producer - Aretha Franklin, Performer
(P) 1980, RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Tony Coleman, Composer - Tony Coleman, Lyricist - Phillip Perry, Composer - Phillip Perry, Lyricist - Aretha Franklin, Performer - Charles H. Jackson, Jr., Composer - Charles H. Jackson, Jr., Lyricist
(P) 1980 Arista Records LLC
Aretha Franklin, Performer - Jerry Michael, Composer - Jerry Michael, Lyricist - Mark Gray, Composer - Mark Gray, Lyricist - Eddie Setser, Composer - Eddie Setser, Lyricist
(P) 1980 Arista Records LLC
Michael McDonald, Composer - Michael McDonald, Lyricist - Kenny Loggins, Composer - Kenny Loggins, Lyricist - Aretha Franklin, Performer
(P) 1980 Arista Records LLC
Chuck Jackson, Composer - Chuck Jackson, Lyricist - Phillip Perry, Composer - Phillip Perry, Lyricist - Aretha Franklin, Performer - Aretha Franklin, Composer - Aretha Franklin, Lyricist
(P) 1980 Arista Records LLC
Patrick Henderson, Composer - Patrick Henderson, Lyricist - Robert Brown, Composer - Robert Brown, Lyricist - Aretha Franklin, Performer - Kenny Moore, Composer - Kenny Moore, Lyricist
(P) 1980 Arista Records LLC
Aretha Franklin, Performer - Aretha Franklin, Composer - Aretha Franklin, Lyricist
(P) 1980 Arista Records LLC
Albumbeschreibung
This is her first album with Arista after ending a 13-year, largely successful stint with Atlantic Records. By as early as 1973, Franklin's album turnout became spotty as late-'70s entries, Sweet Passion and La Diva came and went quickly. For Aretha, Arista label president Clive Davis drummed out a certain amount of fanfare for this initial effort, and for the most part it was deserved. Aretha attempts to pull out all of the stops, which is suitable for a major artist coming to a new label. The best moments here reestablish Franklin as a phenomenal singer, not just an icon. The brilliantly sung "United Together" and autumnal "Come to Me" have both Franklin and producer Chuck Jackson seemingly like they'd recorded together for years. What undoes Aretha is a few overproduced tracks of dubious distinction. The too busy cover of the Doobie Brothers "What a Fool Believes" fails Franklin, skimming past the song's lyrical. Her gospel-fueled childhood recollection "School Days" and a discofied cover of "I Can't Turn You Loose" are both ingratiating and potentially nerve racking. This effort was meant to reestablish Franklin, and it was more popular than most of her late-'70s Atlantic albums, but this could have been better.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:14
- Main artists: Aretha Franklin
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Arista
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
(P) 1980 Arista Records LLC
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