On June 14, 1968, “Atlantic” label released “Aretha Now”, the fifteenth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded December 1967 – April 1968 at “Atlantic Studios” in New York, and was produced by Jerry Wexler. The album was certified Gold in the US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, piano
- Spooner Oldham – organ, electric piano, piano
- Tommy Cogbill – guitar, bass
- Jimmy Johnson – guitar
- Bobby Womack – guitar
- Jerry Jemmott – bass
- Roger Hawkins – drums
- The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals
- Carolyn Franklin: backing vocals
- Wayne Jackson: trumpet
- Charlie Chalmers: tenor saxophone
- Andrew Love: tenor saxophone
- Floyd Newman: baritone saxophone
- Willie Bridges: baritone saxophone
- Tony Studd: bass trombone
- King Curtis: tenor saxophone
- Seldon Powell: tenor saxophone
- Frank Wess: tenor saxophone, flute
- Haywood Henry: baritone saxophone
- Bernie Glow: trumpet
- Melvin Lastie: trumpet
- Joe Newman: trumpet
- Tom Dowdand, Arif Mardin – arrangements
- Robert Honablue: engineer
Track listing:
- Think – Aretha Franklin, Teddy White
- I Say a Little Prayer – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- See Saw – Steve Cropper, Don Covay
- Night Time Is the Right Time – Big Bill Broonzy
- You Send Me – Sam Cooke
- You’re a Sweet Sweet Man – Ronnie Shannon
- I Take What I Want – Isaac Hayes, Mabon “Teenie” Hodges, David Porter
- Hello Sunshine – Jimmy Cliff, King Curtis, Ronald Dean Miller
- A Change – Dorian Burton, Clyde Otis
- I Can’t See Myself Leaving You – Ronnie Shannon
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