Almighty Fire
| Almighty Fire | ||||
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| Released | April 13, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | January–March 1978 | |||
| Studio | Curtom Studios (Chicago, IL); ABC Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Whitney Recording Studios (Glendale, CA). | |||
| Genre | Soul, R&B | |||
| Label | Atlantic (#19161) | |||
| Producer | Curtis Mayfield | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[2] |
Almighty Fire is the twenty-fourth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on April 13, 1978, by Atlantic Records. By the time of this album's release, Aretha Franklin was going through a commercial slump, due in part to the widespread popularity of disco.
Aretha was reunited with Curtis Mayfield after their earlier success together with the Sparkle soundtrack.
The title single reached at #12 on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart and the follow-up single, "More Than Just a Joy", peaked at #51.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Curtis Mayfield, except where noted.
Side one
- "Almighty Fire (Woman of the Future)" – 4:36
- "Lady, Lady" – 2:45
- "More Than Just a Joy" – 3:03
- "Keep On Loving You" – 3:12
- "I Needed You Baby" – 4:38
Side two
- "Close to You" – 4:22
- "No Matter Who You Love" – 4:01
- "This You Can Believe" – 4:46
- "I'm Your Speed" (Aretha Franklin, Glynn Turman) – 3:40
Personnel
- Aretha Franklin – vocals
- Curtis Mayfield – guitar
- Gary Thompson – guitar
- Joseph "Lucky" Scott – bass guitar
- Donnell Hagan – drums
- Henry Gibson – congas
- Rich Tufo – keyboards, arrangements
- Lenard Druss – horns contractor
- Sol Bobrov – strings contractor
- Alfonzo Surrett – background vocals
- Mattie Butler – background vocals
- Ricki Linton – background vocals
- Denese Heard and the Jones Girls – background vocals
Production
- Producer – Curtis Mayfield
- Engineers – Roger Anfinsen and Fred Breitberg
- Remix – Roger Anfinsen
- Mastered by Dennis King at Atlantic Studios (New York City).
- Album cover concept – Aretha Franklin
References
- ^ Almighty Fire at AllMusic
- ^ 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.
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