Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)

Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)
Studio album by Aretha Franklin
Released	June 25, 1973
Recorded	April 1972 - August 1972
Genre	Deep soul, southern soul, soul
Label	Atlantic (#7265), Rhino
Producer	Quincy Jones, Aretha Franklin
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Aretha Franklin chronology
Amazing Grace (1972) Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) (1973) Let Me In Your Life (1974)

Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) is a 1973 album by Aretha Franklin. It was a commercial failure, being the first Atlantic album by Franklin to miss the Top 25 of the album chart peaking at #30.

This album was originally planned to be a straight jazz album with songs like "Moody's Mood" and "Just Right Tonight", but producers Franklin and Quincy Jones took a detour and produced more experimental songs like "Mister Spain" and the title cut. Critics dismissed this album as Aretha's worst LP up until that point. The Lp is however considered a classic album to many of Franklin's fans. High points is the emotional #1 R&B and top 20 Hot 100 single "Angel" written by Aretha's younger sister, the late Carolyn Franklin as well as her breathtaking cover of "Somewhere" which features Franklin on piano and Phil Woods on alto sax.

This recording was reissued on compact disc through Rhino Records in the 1990s. The song "Master Of Eyes" was included as the 10th track on the reissue. Even though it was a single, it was not included on the first release.

Track listing

1. "Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky)" (Aretha Franklin)
2. "Somewhere" (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim)
3. "So Swell When You're Well" (James_Booker, Franklin)
4. "Angel" (Carolyn Franklin, Sonny Saunders)
5. "Sister from Texas" (Franklin)
6. "Mister Spain" (Carolyn Plummer)
7. "That's The Way I Feel About Cha" (Bobby Womack)
8. "Moody's Mood" (James Moody, Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
9. "Just Right Tonight" (Quincy Jones, Franklin)
10. "Master of Eyes (The Deepness of Your Eyes)" (Aretha Franklin, Bernice Hart)

Personnel

• Aretha Franklin - vocals, piano
• Willie Bridges - saxophone
• Charles Chalmers - saxophone
• Tommy Cogbill - bass
• Roger Hawkins - drums
• Wayne Jackson - trumpet
• Jimmy Johnson - guitar
• Andrew Love - saxophone
• Floyd Newman - saxophone
• Spooner Oldham - keyboards
• Jerry Jemmott - bass

External links

• The album at the Amazon.com