Let Me in Your Life

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Let Me in Your Life
Studio album by
Aretha Franklin
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1974
RecordedMarch 24, 1973[1] – September 7, 1973[2]
StudioAtlantic Studios[3] and A&R Studios[4][5] (New York City); Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida
GenreR&B
LabelAtlantic, Rhino
ProducerArif Mardin, Jerry Wexler, Aretha Franklin, Tom Dowd.
Aretha Franklin chronology
The Best of Aretha Franklin
(1973) 		Let Me in Your Life
(1974) 		With Everything I Feel in Me
(1974)
Singles from Let Me in Your Life
  1. "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"
    Released: November, 1973
  2. "I'm in Love"
    Released: April, 1974
  3. "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"
    Released: July, 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Christgau's Record GuideB+[6]
Rolling Stone(mixed) link
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]

Let Me in Your Life is the twentieth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on February 25, 1974 by Atlantic Records.

This was one of Aretha's top-selling Atlantic Records albums. The album hit #1 on Billboard's R&B albums chart and reached #14 on Billboard's main album chart, missing the Gold standard by a small margin. Featuring three hit singles, it is regarded as one of Franklin's best Atlantic recordings. It was issued on compact disc through Rhino Records in 1994.[8]

Track listing

Information is based on the album’s Liner Notes[8][9]
Side One

  1. "Let Me in Your Life" (Bill Withers) – 3:24
  2. "Every Natural Thing" (Eddie Hinton) – 2:31
  3. "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) – 3:47
  4. "I'm in Love" (Bobby Womack) – 2:48
  5. "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder, Morris Broadnax) – 3:26
  6. "The Masquerade is Over" (Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 4:27

Side Two

  1. "With Pen in Hand" (Bobby Goldsboro) – 5:03
  2. "Oh Baby" (Aretha Franklin) – 4:55
  3. "Eight Days On the Road" (Jerry Ragovoy, Mike Gayle) – 2:59
  4. "If You Don't Think" (Aretha Franklin) – 3:50
  5. "A Song for You" (Leon Russell) – 5:33

Personnel

Information is based on the album’s Liner Notes[8][9]

Main
Arif Mardin's Horn Section[1][2][3][4]
Arif Mardin's String Section[1][2][3][4]

Production

  • Producers – Aretha Franklin (all tracks); Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler (1-6, 9); Tom Dowd (7-8, 10-11)
  • Arrangers – Eumir Deodato (rhythm & strings on 1), William Eaton (music on 3-4, 6), Arif Mardin (percussion on 1, horns 1-2, 4-5, 7-11, strings on 1-2, 4-5, 7-11)
  • Engineers – Phil Ramone (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6); Gene Paul (tracks 2 & 8-11); Lew Hahn (Track 5); Howard Albert and Ron Albert (track 7)
  • Recorded at Atlantic Studios and A&R Studios (New York City); Criteria Studios (Miami, Florida)
  • Remixed by Arif Mardin at Atlantic Studios
  • Mastered by Gene Paul at Atlantic Studios
  • Photography – Joel Brodsky

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Aretha Franklin with Arif Mardin Orchestra. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: March 24, 1973 (NYC)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Aretha Franklin with Arif Mardin Orchestra. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: September 7, 1973 (NYC)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Aretha Franklin with Arif Mardin Orchestra. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: August 13, 1973 (NYC)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Aretha Franklin with Arif Mardin Orchestra. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: April 9, 1973 (NYC)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  5. ^ Aretha Franklin with William Eaton Orchestra. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: April 10, 1973 (NYC)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  8. ^ a b c Franklin, Aretha. "Let Me in Your Life" (CD Re-Issue Liner Notes). Rhino Records. 1994.
  9. ^ a b Franklin, Aretha. "Let Me in Your Life" (Original Album Notes). Atlantic. 1974.

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