Aretha (1980 album) explained

Aretha
Type:studio
Artist:Aretha Franklin
Cover:Aretha80.jpg
Border:yes
Released:September 30, 1980
Recorded:April–July 1980
Length:39:23
Label:Arista
Prev Title:La Diva
Prev Year:1979
Next Title:Aretha Sings the Blues
Next Year:1980

Aretha is the twenty-sixth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin. It was released on September 30, 1980, by Arista Records. This is Franklin's second eponymous album, and her first for Arista Records after a 12-year tenure with Atlantic Records.[1]

Franklin's first Arista single release, "United Together", reached number 3 on the Soul chart and crossed over to number 56 on Billboards Hot 100. The album itself peaked at number 47 and spent 30 weeks on the Billboard album chart.

The album's opening track, "Come to Me", appeared again on Franklin's 1989 album, Through the Storm.

Track listing

Information is taken from the album's liner notes[2]

Personnel

Information is taken from the album's liner notes[2]

Production

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1981)Position
US Billboard 200[3] 90
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 15

Notes and References

  1. News: Holden. Stephen. Aretha Franklin: Gospel and Glamour. The New York Times. October 11, 1981. .
  2. Book: Franklin, Aretha. Aretha (Liner Notes) . Arista. 1980.
  3. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1981. Billboard. April 12, 2021.
  4. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1981. Billboard. April 12, 2021.