On April 13, 1978, “Atlantic” label released “Almighty Fire”, the twenty-fourth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded January – March 1978, at “Curtom Studios” in Chicago, IL, “ABC Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, CA, “Whitney Recording Studios” in Glendale, CA, and was produced by Curtis Mayfield.
Personnel:
- Aretha Franklin – vocals, cover art concept
- Curtis Mayfield– guitar
- Gary Thompson – guitar
- Joseph “Lucky” Scott – bass guitar
- Donnell Hagan – drums
- Henry Gibson– congas
- Rich Tufo – keyboards, arrangements
- Alfonzo Surrett – backing vocals
- Mattie Butler – backing vocals
- Ricki Linton – backing vocals
- Denese Heard and the Jones Girls– backing vocals
- Lenard Druss – horns contractor
- Sol Bobrov – strings contractor
- Roger Anfinsen, Fred Breitberg – engineer
- Roger Anfinsen – remix
- Dennis King – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Curtis Mayfield, except where noted.
- Almighty Fire (Woman of the Future)
- Lady, Lady
- More Than Just a Joy
- Keep On Loving You
- I Needed You Baby
- Close to You
- No Matter Who You Love
- This You Can Believe
- I’m Your Speed – Aretha Franklin, Glynn Turman
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