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Released
  
January 24, 1972

Young, Gifted and Black (1972)
  
Amazing Grace (1972)

Release date
  
24 January 1972

Length
  
44:46

Artist
  
Aretha Franklin

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Recorded
  
August 1970 – February 1971

Label
  
Atlantic (#7213), Rhino

Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Producers
  
Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler

Genres
  
Soul music, Rhythm and blues, Southern soul

Similar
  
Aretha Franklin albums, Soul music albums

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Young, Gifted and Black is the twentieth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, Released on January 24, 1972 by Atlantic Records. The album is Top 10 Gold-certified. The album won Aretha a 1972 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance of the year. It takes its title from the Nina Simone song "To Be Young, Gifted and Black." In 2003, the TV network VH1 named it the 76th greatest album of all time.

Contents

Aretha franklin rock steady


Personnel

  • Dr. John - Percussion (Track 3)
  • Aretha Franklin - Acoustic Piano (Tracks 1-4, 6, 8-12), Celesta (5), Electric piano (7), Lead Vocals (All Tracks)
  • Donny Hathaway - Organ (Tracks 1, 3, 5-6, 8-9), Electric piano (2)
  • Billy Preston - Organ (Tracks 4, 10, 12)
  • Sammy Turner - Background Vocals (Track 12)
  • Hubert Laws - Flute (Tracks 2, 7, 11)
  • Chuck Rainey - Bass (Tracks 2-5, 7, 9-12)
  • J.R. Bailey - Background Vocals (Track 12)
  • Carolyn Franklin - Background Vocals (Tracks 2-3, 5, 8-10)
  • Erma Franklin - Background Vocals (Tracks 2-3, 5, 8-10)
  • The Memphis Horns - Horn Section (Tracks 3, 8)
  • The Sweet Inspirations - Background Vocals (Tracks 1, 4, 6, 12)
  • Jack Adams - Additional Recording Engineer
  • Howard Albert - Recording Engineer
  • Ron Albert - Recording Engineer
  • Don Arnone - Acoustic Guitar (Track 2)
  • Margaret Branch - Background Vocals (Tracks 2-3, 5, 7-11)
  • Ann S. Clark - Background Vocals (Tracks 2-3, 5, 7-9, 11)
  • Cornell Dupree - Guitar (Tracks 2-5, 7-12)
  • Jimmy Douglass - Additional Recording Engineer
  • Tom Dowd - Horn Arranger (Tracks 3, 8), Producer (2-5, 7-12)
  • Chuck Kirkpatrick - Recording Engineer
  • Eric Gale - Bass (Tracks 1, 6)
  • Lewis Hahn - Additional Recording Engineer
  • Dan Hersch - Remastering
  • Bill Inglot - Remastering
  • Wayne Jackson of the Memphis Horns - Trumpet (Tracks 3, 8)
  • Andrew Love of the Memphis Horns - Tenor saxophone (Tracks 3, 8)
  • Ray Lucas - Drums (Tracks 4, 10, 12)
  • Arif Mardin - Arranger, Producer, Remixing (All Tracks)
  • Michael Mazzarella - Research
  • Hugh McCracken - Guitar (Tracks 1, 6)
  • Gene Orloff - Concert Master
  • Gene Paul - Recording Engineer
  • Gary Peterson - Research
  • Robert Popwell - Bass (Track 8), Percussion (3)
  • Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - Drums (Tracks 2-3, 5, 7-8, 11)
  • Neal Rosengarden - Trumpet (Track 9), Vibraphone (5)
  • Pat Smith - Background Vocals (Tracks 2-3, 5, 7-9, 11)
  • Jerry Wexler - Producer (All Tracks)
  • Ronald Bright - Background Vocals (Track 12)
  • Don Cassale - Additional Recording Engineer
  • Al Jackson, Jr. - Drums (Tracks 1, 6)
  • David Nathan - Liner Notes
  • Geoff Gans - Reissue Art Director
  • Patrick Milligan - Research
  • Stanislaw Zagorski - Cover Design

    • Songs

    1Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)3:42
    2Day Dreaming3:59
    3Rock Steady3:12

    References

    Young, Gifted and Black Wikipedia
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