You (Aretha Franklin album)

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You

Studio album by Aretha Franklin

Released

October 16, 1975

Recorded

1975
Whitney Studios, Glendale, California

Genre

R&B, disco, pop

Length

43:36

Label

Atlantic (#18151)

Producer

Jerry Wexler, Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin chronology

With Everything I Feel in Me
(1974)

You
(1975)

Sparkle
(1976)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

You is an Aretha Franklin album, released in 1975. It was a commercial failure, stalling at #83 on Billboard's main album chart. The album's only single to chart, "Mr. D.J.", stalled at #53 on Billboard's Hot 100. This recording has been out of print since the early 1980s and has never been issued on compact disc.

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
- 2.1 Performance
- 2.2 Production
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Track listing

"Mr D.J. (5 For The D.J.)" (Aretha Franklin)
"It Only Happens (When I Look At You)" (Ken Gold, Michael Denne)
"I'm Not Strong Enough To Love You Again" (Frank Johnson)
"Walk Softly" (Van McCoy)
"You Make My Life" (Bettye Crutcher, Frederick Knight)
"Without You" (Randy Stewart, Mack Rice)
"The Sha-La Bandit" (Jerry Ferguson, Wade Davis)
"You" (Jerry Butler, Marvin Yancy, Randy Stewart)
"You Got All The Aces" (Ronnie Shannon)
"As Long As You Are There" (Carolyn Franklin)

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Performance

Harry Bluestone - concert master of string section
Margaret Branch - background vocals
Bud Brisbois - trumpet on "It Only Happens (When I Look At You)"
Brenda Bryant - background vocals
Gary Coleman - percussion
Scott Edwards - bass
Aretha Franklin - vocals
Jay Graydon - guitar
Ed Greene - drums
Bobbye Hall - congas
Jim Horn - flute on "It Only Happens (When I Look At You)"
Cissy Houston - background vocals
Clarence McDonald - keyboards
Tony Newton - bass
Ray Parker - guitar
Lee Ritenour - guitar
Sylvester Rivers - keyboards
Tom Scott - saxophone on "Without You"
Pam Vincent - background vocals
David T. Walker - guitar
Ernie Watts - saxophone on "The Sha-La Bandit"

[edit] Production

George Annis - copyist
Norman Dugger - cover photo
Aretha Franklin - producer, re-mix
Steve Hall - assistant engineer
Dave Hassinger - re-mix
Frank Kejmar - recording engineer
Jim Nipar - assisting re-mix engineer
Gene Page - arranger
Jerry Wexler - producer

[edit] References

^ Wynn, Ron. You (Aretha Franklin album) at Allmusic

[edit] External links

You at Allmusic

Aretha Franklin

Studio albums

Columbia	Songs of Faith (1956) Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo (1961) The Electrifying Aretha Franklin (1962) The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin (1962) Laughing on the Outside (1963) Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington (1964) Runnin' Out of Fools (1964) Soul Sister (1966) Take It Like You Give It (1967) Take a Look (1967)

Atlantic	I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967) Aretha Arrives (1967) Lady Soul (1968) Aretha Now (1968) Soul '69 (1969) Soft and Beautiful (1969) This Girl's in Love with You (1970) Spirit in the Dark (1970) Young, Gifted and Black (1972) Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) (1973) Let Me in Your Life (1974) With Everything I Feel in Me (1974) You (1975) Sparkle (1976) Sweet Passion (1977) Almighty Fire (1978) La Diva (1979)

Arista	Aretha (1980) Love All the Hurt Away (1981) Jump to It (1982) Get It Right (1983) Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985) Aretha (1986) Through the Storm (1989) What You See Is What You Sweat (1991) A Rose Is Still a Rose (1998) So Damn Happy (2003)

Other	This Christmas, Aretha (2008) A Woman Falling Out of Love (2011)

Live albums

Yeah!!! In Person with Her Quartet (1965)
Aretha in Paris (1968)
Aretha Live at Fillmore West (1971)
Amazing Grace (1972)
One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism (1987)
Oh Me Oh My: Aretha Live in Philly, 1972 (2007)

Compilation albums

Aretha's Gold (1969)
Aretha's Greatest Hits (1971)
The Best of Aretha Franklin (1973)
Aretha Sings the Blues (1980)
Greatest Hits (1980–1994) (1994)
Greatest Hits (1998)
Aretha's Best (2001)
Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul (2007)
Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen (2007)
A Deeper Love: The Best of Aretha Franklin (2009)
The Great American Songbook (2011)
Knew You Were Waiting: The Best of Aretha Franklin (1980-1998) (2012)

Box sets

Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings (1992)
Take A Look: Aretha Franklin Complete on Columbia (2011)

Singles

"Precious Lord (Part 1)" (1959)
"Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" (1961)
"I Surrender, Dear" (1962)
"Try a Little Tenderness" (1962)
"Say It Isn't So" (1963)
"Skylark" (1963)
"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" (1964)
"One Step Ahead" (1965)
"You Made Me Love You" (1965)
"Mockingbird" (1967)
"I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (1967)
"Respect" (1967)
"Baby I Love You" (1967)
"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (1967)
"Do Right Woman, Do Right Man"
"Chain of Fools" (1967)
"Satisfaction" (1968)
"(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (1968)
"Think" (1968)
"You Send Me" (1968)
"I Say a Little Prayer" (1968)
"The Weight" (1969)
"Tracks of My Tears" (1969)
"Gentle on My Mind" (1969)
"Share Your Love with Me" (1969)
"Eleanor Rigby" (1969)
"Call Me" (1970)
"Son of a Preacher Man" (1970)
"The Thrill Is Gone" (1970)
"Don't Play That Song" (1970)
"You're All I Need to Get By" (1971)
"Bridge over Troubled Water" (1971)
"Spanish Harlem" (1971)
"Rock Steady" (1971)
"Day Dreaming" (1972)
"Wholy Holy" (1972)
"Angel" (1973)
"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (1973)
"I'm in Love" (1974)
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1974)
"Something He Can Feel" (1976)
"Break It to Me Gently" (1977)
"What a Fool Believes" (1981)
"It's My Turn" (1981)
"Jump to It" (1982)
"Get It Right" (1983)
Freeway of Love" (1985)
"Who's Zoomin' Who" (1985)
"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (1985)
"Jumpin' Jack Flash" (1986)
"Jimmy Lee" (1986)
"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (1987)
"Oh Happy Day" (1988)
"It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (1989)
"Everyday People" (1991)
"Someday We'll All Be Free" (1992)
"A Deeper Love" (1993)
"Willing to Forgive" (1994)
"A Rose Is Still a Rose" (1998)
"Wonderful" (2003)
"Put You Up on Game" (2007)

Record labels

You (Aretha Franklin album)

Contents

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[edit] Personnel

[edit] Performance

[edit] Production

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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