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Through the Storm (Aretha Franklin album)

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Through the Storm is an album by Aretha Franklin, released on Arista Records in the spring of 1989.

Despite the hit title track - a duet with superstar Elton John - the album was a sales disappointment, peaking at #55. It sold about 225,000 copies in the United States and was taken out of print shortly afterwards. The follow-up single, "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be," a duet with Whitney Houston, failed to make the pop Top 40. Other guest artists were James Brown, The Four Tops and Kenny G.

The album was remastered and re-released as an "Expanded Edition" in December 2014 by Funky Town Grooves, with bonus tracks and a second CD of material.[5]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gimme Your Love" (Duet With James Brown)Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen5:19
2."Mercy"Siedah Garrett, Glen Ballard4:09
3."He's The Boy"Aretha Franklin4:06
4."It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (Duet With Whitney Houston)Albert Hammond, Diane Warren5:39
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Through The Storm" (Duet With Elton John)Albert Hammond, Diane Warren4:23
2."Think (1989)[6]"Aretha Franklin, Ted White3:39
3."Come To Me[7]"Willard Eugene Price3:43
4."If Ever A Love There Was[8]" (with the Four Tops and Kenny G.)Pamela Phillips Oland, Tedd Cerney4:47
2014 "Expanded Edition" CD1 Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Gimme Your Love" (Single Version)4:28
10."Gimme Your Love" (Extended Remix - Purple Mix)10:46
11."Gimme Your Love" (The Purple Mix Edit)4:52
12."Gimme Your Love" (The Purple Mix Part One)5:55
13."Gimme Your Love" (The Purple Mix Part Two)3:11
14."Aretha Franklin & James Brown Interview"2:54
2014 "Expanded Edition" CD2 Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
1."It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (Album Edit)4:51
2."It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (Single Version)4:15
3."It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (Single Remix)4:04
4."It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (Extended Radio Mix)6:11
5."It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (House Radio Mix)5:08
6."It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (Hip Hop Radio Mix)4:54
7."It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (New Jack Swing Dub Mix)6:21
8."It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (After Hours Club Mix)7:42
9."It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (1989 Vogue Dub Mix)5:38
10."It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (Nic Mercy's 1999 House Mix)8:38
11."It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (Detroit Rough Mix)6:11

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Through the Storm review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  3. ^ Msn Music review
  4. ^ Artist direct review
  5. ^ "Through The Storm (2 CD Deluxe Edition)". FunkyTownGrooves.com. FunkyTownGrooves.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  6. ^ The fourth recorded version of the song by Aretha Franklin, which was originally included on Aretha Now and released as a single in 1968. Two different versions of the song were recorded for the Blues Brothers movie. Franklin lip-synched to one version in the movie, with a different version appearing on the soundtrack.
  7. ^ Remixed edition of song first released on Franklin's 1980 Arista debut, Aretha.
  8. ^ Originally recorded on the 1988 Four Tops album Indestructible, their sole release for Arista Records, which was also Franklin's label at the time.