Love All the Hurt Away is the twenty-seventh studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin . It was released on August 20, 1981. This album is the singer's second release under the Arista Records label. The Arif Mardin -produced disc reached fourth place on Billboard 's R&B albums chart and number 36 on the main Billboard album chart, selling roughly 250,000 copies in the US.
Background
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Critical reception
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Track listing
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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Love All The Hurt Away .[6]
2012 Reissue Bonus Tracks Title Writer(s) 11. "Hold On, I'm Comin'" (12" version) Porter, Hayes 6 :44 12. "Livin' in the Streets" (12" version) Temperton 6 :17 13. "It's My Turn" (single version) Bayer Sager, Masser 4 :03
Personnel
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Musicians
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Aretha Franklin – lead and backing vocals, piano, BGV arrangements (2, 4, 6, 7), rhythm arrangements (7–9)
David Foster – keyboards (1, 3)
Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (2, 4)
Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (2–7, 10)
David Paich – piano, Fender Rhodes (5, 7–9)
Buzz Feiten – guitar (1, 7)
David Williams – guitar (2–9, 10)
Steve Lukather – guitar (5–9)
Louis Johnson – bass guitar (1, 3)
Marcus Miller – bass guitar (2, 4, 5, 7–10)
Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar (6)
Jeff Porcaro – drums (1-10)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 5)
Steve Ferrone – percussion (7)
Eddie Daniels – alto saxophone (1)
Ronnie Cuber – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)
Jim Horn – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)
Gary Herbig – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)
Seldon Powell – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)
William Slapin – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)
Larry Williams – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10), horn arrangements (2, 8, 9), string arrangements (8, 9)
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (2, 3, 8–10)
Urbie Green – trombone (2, 3, 8–10)
Gary Grant – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10)
Jon Faddis – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10)
Jerry Hey – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10), horn arrangements (2, 3), string arrangements (3, 6)
Joe Shepley – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10)
Arif Mardin – arrangements (1, 4), rhythm arrangements (2, 7–9), string arrangements (6, 10), horn arrangements (8, 9, 10)
Rod Temperton – BGV arrangements (3), horn arrangements (3), rhythm arrangements (3), string arrangements (3)
Gene Orloff – concertmaster (3, 6, 8–10)
Harry Bluestone – concertmaster (3, 6, 8–10)
George Benson – lead vocals (1)
Marci Levy – backing vocals (1, 3–5, 7, 8)
Mark Stevens – backing vocals (1, 3–5)
Margaret Branch – backing vocals (2, 4–6)
Estelle Brown – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)
Cissy Houston – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)
Darlene Love – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)
David Lasley – backing vocals (4, 5)
Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (4, 5)
Jo Ann Harris – backing vocals (5, 7, 8)
Myrna Smith – backing vocals (6, 7)
Lynda Laurence – backing vocals (7, 8)
Production
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Producers – Arif Mardin (Tracks 1–10); Aretha Franklin (Tracks 7, 9 & 10).
Production Coordination – Frank DeCaro
Production Assistant – Chrissy Allerdings
Engineer – Jeremy Smith
Assistant Engineers – Terry Christian, Steve McManus, Michael O'Reilly and Jim Simon.
Mixing on Tracks 2 & 5 – Lew Hahn, Arif Mardin and Michael O'Reilly.
Recorded at Cherokee Studios , Wally Heider Studios and Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA); Atlantic Studios (New York, NY).
Cover Concept – Aretha Franklin
Art Direction and Design – Ria Lewerke-Shapiro
Photography – George Hurrell
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