You is the twenty-third studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, Released on October 16, 1975 by Atlantic Records. It was a critical and commercial disappointment, stalling at #83 on Billboard's album chart. The album's only pop chart single, "Mr. D.J." stalled at just #53 on Billboard's Hot 100, while climbing to only #13 R&B. The title track, issued as the follow-up, reached #15 R&B. The album brought an end to Aretha's long collaboration with producer Jerry Wexler, after signing with Atlantic in 1967. This album is long out-of-print. The album was released on compact disc in Europe in 2008.
Contents[]
Track Listing[edit][]
- "Mr D.J. (5 For The D.J.)" (Aretha Franklin)
- "It Only Happens (When I Look At You)" (Ken Gold, Michael Denne)
- "I'm Not Strong Enough To Love You Again" (Frank Johnson)
- "Walk Softly" (Van McCoy)
- "You Make My Life" (Bettye Crutcher, Frederick Knight)
- "Without You" (Randy Stewart, Mack Rice)
- "The Sha-La Bandit" (Jerry Ferguson, Wade Davis)
- "You" (Jerry Butler, Marvin Yancy, Randy Stewart)
- "You Got All The Aces" (Ronnie Shannon)
- "As Long As You Are There" (Carolyn Franklin)
Personnel[edit][]
Performance[edit][]
- Harry Bluestone - concert master of string section
- Margaret Branch - background vocals
- Bud Brisbois - trumpet on "It Only Happens (When I Look At You)"
- Brenda Bryant - background vocals
- Gary Coleman - percussion
- Scott Edwards - bass
- Aretha Franklin - vocals
- Jay Graydon - guitar
- Ed Greene - drums
- Bobbye Hall - congas
- Jim Horn - flute on "It Only Happens (When I Look At You)"
- Cissy Houston - background vocals
- Clarence McDonald - keyboards
- Tony Newton - bass
- Ray Parker - guitar
- Lee Ritenour - guitar
- Sylvester Rivers - keyboards
- Tom Scott - saxophone on "Without You"
- Pam Vincent - background vocals
- David T. Walker - guitar
- Ernie Watts - saxophone on "The Sha-La Bandit"
Production[edit][]
- George Annis - copyist
- Norman Dugger - cover photo
- Aretha Franklin - producer, re-mix
- Steve Hall - assistant engineer
- Dave Hassinger - re-mix
- Frank Kejmar - recording engineer
- Jim Nipar - assisting re-mix engineer
- Gene Page - arranger
- Jerry Wexler - producer