Jump to It (song) explained

Jump to It
Type:	single
Artist:	Aretha Franklin
Album:	Jump to It
B-Side:	Just My Daydream
Released:	June 1982
Recorded:	1981
Genre:	R&B^[1]
Length:	6:40 (album version) 3:58 (radio edit)
Label:	Arista
Producer:	Luther Vandross
Prev Title:	It's My Turn
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	Love Me Right
Next Year:	1982

"Jump to It" is a 1982 song by American recording artist Aretha Franklin. The track is from her Gold-certified 1982 album of the same name, produced by Luther Vandross. The song was written by Vandross and Marcus Miller and features background vocals performed by Vandross and Cissy Houston. The single reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Soul Singles chart, remaining there for four consecutive weeks.

"Jump to It" was Franklin's biggest pop hit since 1974, peaking at No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in October 1982.^[2] The upbeat song also reached No. 4 on the Billboard dance chart.^[3] It was nominated for a Grammy Award and several American Music Awards.

Personnel

• Aretha Franklin – lead vocals
• Doc Powell – guitar
• Marcus Miller – bass, synthesizer, synthesizer and rhythm arrangements
• Yogi Horton – drums
• Errol "Crusher" Bennett – congas
• Nat Adderley, Jr. – keyboards
• Luther Vandross – backing vocals
• Brenda White – backing vocals
• Cissy Houston – backing vocals
• Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals
• Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals
• Phillip Ballou – backing vocals
• Tawatha Agee – backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tom . Breihan . The Number Ones: Aretha Franklin & George Michael's "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me). . February 12, 2021. ...1982’s Luther Vandross-produced “Jump To It,” an R&B chart-topper.... October 5, 2023.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 216.
3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 102.
4. Aretha Franklin Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs). Billboard. September 3, 2017.