On May 19, 1971, “Atlantic” label released “Aretha Live at Fillmore West”, the third Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded in March 1971, at “Filmore West Concert Hall”, in San Francsico, and was produced by Jerry Wexler.
Personnel:
- Aretha Franklin – vocals, Fender Rhodes
- Cornell Dupree – guitar
- Truman Thomas – piano
- Ray Charles – piano
- Billy Preston – organ
- Jerry Jemmott – bass
- Bernard Purdie – drums
- Pancho Morales – congas
- King Curtis – saxophone, orchestra leader
- Memphis Horns – horns
- Brenda Bryant, Margaret Branch, Pat Smith – backing vocals
- Arif Mardin – horn arrangements
- Larry Wilcox – horn arrangements
- Tom Dowd – horn arrangements
Track listing:
- Respect – Otis Redding
- Love the One Youy’re With – Stephen Stills
- Bridge Over Troubled Water – Paul Simon
- Eleanor Rigby – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Make It with You – David Gates
- Don’t Play That Song – Ahmet Ertegun, Betty Nelson
- Dr. Feelgood – Aretha Franklin
- Spirit in the Dark – Aretha Franklin
- Spirit in the Dark (reprise with Ray Charles) – Aretha Franklin
- Reach Out and Touch – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
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