The Real… Aretha Franklin

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Tracklist

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1A Deeper Love
recording engineer and engineer:
Bob Rosa
programming:
Ricky Crespo
producer:
C+C Music Factory
mixer:
C+C Music Factory and Bob Rosa
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Robert Clivillés (record producer, songwriter, arranger, music video director)
keyboard:
David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory)
background vocals:
David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory), Deborah Cooper, Lisa Fischer (American vocalist), Paulette McWilliams and Cindy Mizelle
remixer:
Robert Clivillés (record producer, songwriter, arranger, music video director) and David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory)
arranger:
C+C Music Factory
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Touchstone Records (TST catnos) (in 1993) and Touchstone Pictures (from 1993 until 1994)
cover recording of:
A Deeper Love
writer:
Robert Clivillés (record producer, songwriter, arranger, music video director) and David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory)
publisher:
Cole/Clivillés Music, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo) and Virgin/EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations)
Aretha Franklin44:43
2Everyday People
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
vocals:
Aretha Franklin
cover recording of:
Everyday People
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music
Aretha Franklin3:49
3Doctors Orders
drums (drum set) programming:
Hubert Eaves III
engineer:
Ray Bardani and Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer)
executive producer:
Clive Davis (record producer, A&R executive and music industry chief executive)
producer:
Luther Vandross
mixer:
Ray Bardani
bass:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
keyboard:
Nat Adderley, Jr., John “Skip” Anderson (funk/soul producer and songwriter), Hubert Eaves III and Jason Miles (jazz producer/keyboardist)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Cindy Mizelle and Fonzi Thornton
vocals:
Aretha Franklin and Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1991)
recording of:
Doctor’s Orders
writer:
Hubert Eaves III and Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Aretha Franklin duet with Luther Vandross4:34
4Ever Changing Times
programming:
Michael Boddicker and Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
producer:
Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager
mixer:
Humberto Gatica
guitar:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
instruments:
Michael Boddicker
keyboard:
Burt Bacharach and David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1991)
cover recording of:
Ever Changing Times
writer:
Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Bill Conti
publisher:
Carole Bayer Sager Music, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Aretha Franklin feat. Michael McDonald4:54
5Mary Goes RoundAretha Franklin3:05
6Willing to Forgive
drums (drum set) programming and keyboard programming:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
assistant engineer:
Jason Shablik
engineer:
Jim "Z" Zumpano (production engineer)
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Daryl Simmons
mixer:
Barney Perkins
bass:
Nathan East
saxophone:
Everette Harp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1994)
recording of:
Willing to Forgive
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Daryl Simmons
publisher:
Boobie Loo Music, ECAF Music, Sony Songs Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aretha Franklin44:06
7A Rose Is Still a Rose
programming:
Vada Nobles
sound engineer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams) and Warren Riker
artist & repertoire support:
Drew Dixon (American former music executive)
producer:
Lauryn Hill
assistant mixer:
Alex Olsson
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
bass guitar:
Vere Isaac
guitar:
Johari Newton
piano:
James Poiser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
strings:
Indigo Quartet (string quartet led by Akua Dixon)
background vocals:
Lauryn Hill
strings arranger:
Akua Dixon
arranger:
Lauryn Hill
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (from 1997 until 1998)
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States and Vanguard Recording Complex (Oak Park, Detroit) in Oak Park, Michigan, United States
mixed at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
A Rose Is Still a Rose
lyricist and composer:
Lauryn Hill
publisher:
Obverse Creation Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Aretha Franklin4:26
8Here We Go Again
sound engineer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
co-producer:
Manuel Seal
producer:
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ)
mixer:
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ) and Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
instruments:
JD (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ) and Carl So-Lowe
background vocals:
Trina Broussard
produced for:
So So Def Productions
recorded at:
Krosswire Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Vanguard Recording Complex (Oak Park, Detroit) in Oak Park, Michigan, United States
mixed at:
Studio LaCoCo in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Here We Go Again
publisher:
Smitty Son
writer:
Trina Broussard, Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ), Wayne Garfield, Trey Lorenz, Mauro Malavasi and Davide Romani
publisher:
Arapesh Communications, Croon Tunes, Little Macho Music, So So Def and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Aretha Franklin3:29
9I’ll Dip
sound engineer and mixer:
Leslie Braithwaite
assistant engineer:
Rich Cohan and Carlton Lynn
producer:
Dallas Austin
bass guitar:
Colin Wolfe
additional vocals:
Debra Killings
arranger:
Dallas Austin
produced for:
Darp, Inc.
recorded at:
Vanguard Recording Complex (Oak Park, Detroit) in Oak Park, Michigan, United States and Woodland Digital in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
D.A.R.P. Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
I’ll Dip
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Austin
publisher:
Darp Music and EMI-April Music, Inc.
Aretha Franklin4:04
10The WomanAretha Franklin7:42
11Someone Else’s Eyes
producer:
Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Bruce Roberts (American singer-songwriter)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin
recording of:
Someone Else’s Eyes
writer:
Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Bruce Roberts (American singer-songwriter)
Aretha Franklin4:56
12The Only Thing Missin’
programming and producer:
Troy Taylor
sound engineer:
Rowie Nomeri
assistant mixer:
Pablo Arraya
mixer:
Jean‐Marie Horvat
bass guitar, drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Troy Taylor (from 2002 until 2003)
guitar:
Rick Williams (US funk/soul session guitarist aka "Star") (from 2002 until 2003)
handclaps:
Delanté "Butta" Murphy (from 2002 until 2003), Regine Lambert (from 2002 until 2003) and Kenya Lucas (from 2002 until 2003)
background vocals:
Gordon Chambers (American singer-songwriter, and producer) (from 2002 until 2003) and Myii "Sunny" Davis (from 2002 until 2003)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (from 2002 until 2003)
vocals arranger:
Gordon Chambers (American singer-songwriter, and producer), Myii "Sunny" Davis and Troy Taylor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) and Arista Records LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Soup Can Studios in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 2002 until 2003)
mixed at:
Larrabee West (original location of Larrabee Sound Studios from 1969–1991) in West Hollywood, California, United States and Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Only Thing Missin’ (from 2002 until 2003)
writer:
Gordon Chambers (American singer-songwriter, and producer), Myiia Watson Davis, Troy Taylor and Rick Williams (US funk/soul session guitarist aka "Star")
Aretha Franklin3:08
13Holdin’ On
programming and producer:
Troy Taylor
sound engineer:
Rowie Nomeri
mixer:
Jean‐Marie Horvat
instruments:
Troy Taylor (from 2002 until 2003)
background vocals:
Mary J. Blige (from 2002 until 2003)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (from 2002 until 2003)
vocals arranger:
Mary J. Blige
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) and Arista Records LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 2003)
recording of:
Holdin’ On (from 2002 until 2003)
writer:
Mary J. Blige, Earl Klugh, Bruce Miller (younger half-brother of Mary J. Blige/co-writer for her) and Troy Taylor
Aretha Franklin4:35
14So Damn Happy
sound engineer:
Carl Robinson (US bassist, guitarist & recording engineer)
assistant engineer:
Rob Shelby
producer and mixer:
Aretha Franklin
assistant mixer:
Tom Wilber
bass guitar:
Ralphe Armstrong (bassist from Detroit) (from 2002 until 2003)
cello:
Leo Grinhauz (cellist) (from 2002 until 2003), Jesse Levy (from 2002 until 2003), Kermit Moore (from 2002 until 2003) and Eugene J. Moye (from 2002 until 2003)
drums (drum set):
Nate Nebett (US drummer) (from 2002 until 2003)
French horn:
Sharon Moe (from 2002 until 2003) and Roger Wendt (from 2002 until 2003)
guitar:
Perry Hughes (from 2002 until 2003)
harp:
Gloria Agostini (Harp) (from 2002 until 2003)
instruments:
Margaret Hjaltested (violist) (from 2002 until 2003)
keyboard:
Adi Yeshaya (from 2002 until 2003)
organ:
Daryl Houston (from 2002 until 2003)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (from 2002 until 2003)
Rhodes piano [electric Rhodes piano]:
Vernon D. Fails (from 2002 until 2003)
trombone:
George Flynn (trombone) (from 2002 until 2003), Birch Johnson (from 2002 until 2003) and Keith O’Quinn (trombonist) (from 2002 until 2003)
trumpet:
Anthony Kadleck (from 2002 until 2003), Randy Brecker (from 2002 until 2003) and Lewis Soloff (from 2002 until 2003)
viola:
Alfred Brown (viola) (from 2002 until 2003), Kenneth Burward‐Hoy (from 2002 until 2003) and Olivia Koppell (Viola) (from 2002 until 2003)
violin:
Andrew Stein (from 2002 until 2003), Byung-Kook Kwak (classical violinist) (from 2002 until 2003), Cenovia Cummins (from 2002 until 2003), Robert Chausow (from 2002 until 2003), Israel Chorberg (from 2002 until 2003), Anthony Posk (from 2002 until 2003), Pamela Posk (from 2002 until 2003), Sheila Reinhold (from 2002 until 2003), Gerald Tarack (from 2002 until 2003), Alexander Vselensky (from 2002 until 2003) and Belinda Whitney (from 2002 until 2003)
background vocals:
Brenda Corbett (from 2002 until 2003), Shelly Ponder (from 2002 until 2003), Sandra Feva Dance (from 2002 until 2003) and Mildred Scott (from 2002 until 2003)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (from 2002 until 2003)
conductor:
Jesse Levy (from 2002 until 2003) and Adi Yeshaya (from 2002 until 2003)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Michael Baker (drums) and Adi Yeshaya
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) and Arista Records LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 2003)
recording of:
So Damn Happy (from 2002 until 2003)
writer:
Aretha Franklin
composer:
Adi Yeshaya
Aretha Franklin4:29
15Higher Ground
producer:
Aretha Franklin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1987)
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-30)
live recording of:
Higher Ground (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-30)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Aretha Franklin with Rev. Jasper Williams3:55
16Oh Happy Day
producer:
Aretha Franklin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1987)
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-30)
live cover recording of:
Oh Happy Day (Hawkins’ 1967 gospel arrangement) (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-30)
lyricist:
Philip Doddridge
composer:
Edward Francis Rimbault (in 1854)
arranger:
Edwin Hawkins (in 1967)
publisher:
Edwin R Hawkins Music Co, EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
arrangement of:
Oh Happy Day
version of:
O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (mid‐19th century version, with new melody and a chorus by Rimbault)
Aretha Franklin with Mavis Staples56:09
17Packing Up, Getting Ready to Go
producer:
Aretha Franklin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1987)
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-30)
live recording of:
Packing Up, Getting Ready to Go (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Clara Ward
Aretha Franklin with Mavis Staples5:34

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
distributed by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2014)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6872037 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00L9LVX64 [info]

Release group

part of:The Real… The Ultimate Collection (Sony Music / Columbia / RCA Victor compilations) (order: 10)