On August 24, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “Spirit in the Dark”, the seventeenth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded May – October 1969, March 1970, and was produced by Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler.
Personnel:
- Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, piano
- Dave Crawford– organ
- Buzz Feiten– guitar
- Jimmy Johnson– guitar
- Jimmy O’Rourke – guitar
- Charlie Freeman – guitar
- Duane Allman– guitar
- Cornell Dupree– guitar
- Eddie Hinton– guitar
- Tommy McClure – bass guitar
- Harold “Hog” Cowart – bass guitar
- David Hood– bass guitar
- Sammy Creason– drums
- Ron Ziegler – drums
- Roger Hawkins– drums
- Ray Lucas – drums
- Jim Dickinson– additional keyboards
- Michael Utley– additional keyboards
- Barry Beckett– additional keyboards
- The Sweet Inspirations– backing vocals
- Wylene Ivy – backing vocals
- Margaret Branch – backing vocals
- Almeda Lattimore – backing vocals
- Pat Lewis– backing vocals
- Evelyn Green – backing vocals
- Brenda Bryant – backing vocals
Track listing:
- Don’t Play That Song – Ahmet Ertegün, Betty Nelson
- The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday’s Kiss) – Rick Darnell, Roy Hawkins
- Pullin’ – Carolyn Franklin, Jimmy Radcliffe
- You and Me – Aretha Franklin
- Honest I Do – Jimmy Reed, Ewart Abner
- Spirit in the Dark – Aretha Franklin
- When the Battle Is Over- Jessie Hill, John
- One Way Ticket – Jessie Hill, John
- Try Matty’s – Aretha Franklin
- That’s All I Want from You – Fritz Rotter
- Oh No Not My Baby – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
- Why I Sing the Blues – B. King, Dave Clark
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