Love All the Hurt Away explained
Love All the Hurt Away is the twenty-seventh studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin. It was released on August 20, 1981. This album is the singer's second release under the Arista Records label. The Arif Mardin-produced disc reached fourth place on Billboard's R&B albums chart and number 36 on the main Billboard album chart, selling roughly 250,000 copies in the US.
Background
Franklin's cover version of Sam & Dave's classic hit "Hold On, I'm Comin'" won Franklin her 11th Grammy Award in the Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female category. The award was her first Grammy win since 1975. After its original release, the album was re-issued on CD in 2012 by Cherry Red Records and it also included three bonus tracks.[2]
Critical reception
The Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed the album "a funky pop near-triumph."
Track listing
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Love All The Hurt Away.[3]
Personnel
Musicians
- Aretha Franklin – lead and backing vocals, piano, BGV arrangements (2, 4, 6, 7), rhythm arrangements (7–9)
- David Foster – keyboards (1, 3)
- Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (2, 4)
- Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (2–7, 10)
- David Paich – piano, Fender Rhodes (5, 7–9)
- Buzz Feiten – guitar (1, 7)
- David Williams – guitar (2–9, 10)
- Steve Lukather – guitar (5–9)
- Louis Johnson – bass guitar (1, 3)
- Marcus Miller – bass guitar (2, 4, 5, 7–10)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar (6)
- Jeff Porcaro – drums (1-10)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 5)
- Steve Ferrone – percussion (7)
- Eddie Daniels – alto saxophone (1)
- Ronnie Cuber – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)
- Jim Horn – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)
- Gary Herbig – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)
- Seldon Powell – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)
- William Slapin – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)
- Larry Williams – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10), horn arrangements (2, 8, 9), string arrangements (8, 9)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (2, 3, 8–10)
- Urbie Green – trombone (2, 3, 8–10)
- Gary Grant – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10)
- Jon Faddis – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10), horn arrangements (2, 3), string arrangements (3, 6)
- Joe Shepley – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10)
- Arif Mardin – arrangements (1, 4), rhythm arrangements (2, 7–9), string arrangements (6, 10), horn arrangements (8, 9, 10)
- Rod Temperton – BGV arrangements (3), horn arrangements (3), rhythm arrangements (3), string arrangements (3)
- Gene Orloff – concertmaster (3, 6, 8–10)
- Harry Bluestone – concertmaster (3, 6, 8–10)
- George Benson – lead vocals (1)
- Marci Levy – backing vocals (1, 3–5, 7, 8)
- Mark Stevens – backing vocals (1, 3–5)
- Margaret Branch – backing vocals (2, 4–6)
- Estelle Brown – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)
- Cissy Houston – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)
- Darlene Love – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)
- David Lasley – backing vocals (4, 5)
- Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (4, 5)
- Jo Ann Harris – backing vocals (5, 7, 8)
- Myrna Smith – backing vocals (6, 7)
- Lynda Laurence – backing vocals (7, 8)
Production
- Producers – Arif Mardin (Tracks 1–10); Aretha Franklin (Tracks 7, 9 & 10).
- Production Coordination – Frank DeCaro
- Production Assistant – Chrissy Allerdings
- Engineer – Jeremy Smith
- Assistant Engineers – Terry Christian, Steve McManus, Michael O'Reilly and Jim Simon.
- Mixing on Tracks 2 & 5 – Lew Hahn, Arif Mardin and Michael O'Reilly.
- Recorded at Cherokee Studios, Wally Heider Studios and Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA); Atlantic Studios (New York, NY).
- Cover Concept – Aretha Franklin
- Art Direction and Design – Ria Lewerke-Shapiro
- Photography – George Hurrell
Notes and References
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/gallery-in-photos-aretha-franklin-the-queen-of-soul/ The Global and Mail - In Photos: Aretha Franklin "The Queen of Soul"
- Web site: Cherry Red Records - aretha franklin, love all the hurt away, expanded edition, soul, funk, BBR . 2013-04-25 . dead . https://archive.today/20130505000146/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=3808 . 2013-05-05.
- . . 1981 . record sleeve . . New York City, NY.
