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| released = August 24, 1970<ref name="Rhino Spirit">Franklin, Aretha. "Spirit in the Dark" (Remastered CD Liner Notes). Rhino. 1993. |
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| recorded = May 26–27, 1969<ref>{{cite web|author=Aretha Franklin, etc.|title=Atlantic Recording Sessions: May 26-27, 1969 (NYC)|url=https://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/discography-1969/#690526-2-|website=Jazz Disco|accessdate=10 September 2019}}</ref><br>October 3, 1969<ref>{{cite web|author=Aretha Franklin with Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section|title=Atlantic Recording Sessions: October 3, 1969 (Miami, FL)|url=https://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/discography-1969/#691003|website=Jazz Disco|accessdate=10 September 2019}}</ref>-March 10, 1970<ref>{{cite web|author=Aretha Franklin with The Dixie Flyers|title=Atlantic Recording Sessions: March 10, 1970 (Miami, FL)|url=https://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/discography-1970/#700310|website=Jazz Disco|accessdate=10 September 2019}}</ref> |
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|rev1 = ''[[Allmusic]]'' |
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|rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>[{{ |
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|rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|Christgau's Record Guide]]'' |
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|rev2Score = A<ref>{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert| |
|rev2Score = A<ref>{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]|publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]]|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: F|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=F&bk=70|accessdate=February 24, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}</ref> |
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|rev3 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' |
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|rev3Score = 9.0/10<ref>{{cite web|last1=Marino|first1=Nick|title=Aretha Franklin Spirit in the Dark|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/aretha-franklin-spirit-in-the-dark/|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=22 May 2018}}</ref> |
|rev3Score = 9.0/10<ref>{{cite web|last1=Marino|first1=Nick|title=Aretha Franklin Spirit in the Dark|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/aretha-franklin-spirit-in-the-dark/|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=22 May 2018}}</ref> |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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Unless otherwise indicated, Information is based on the album's Liner Notes<ref name="Rhino Spirit"/><ref name="Spirit70">Franklin, Aretha. "Spirit in the Dark" (Original Album Notes). Atlantic. 1970. |
Unless otherwise indicated, Information is based on the album's Liner Notes<ref name="Rhino Spirit"/><ref name="Spirit70">Franklin, Aretha. "Spirit in the Dark" (Original Album Notes). Atlantic. 1970.</ref> |
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| title2 = [[The Thrill Is Gone|The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss)]] |
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| writer2 = Rick Darnell, Roy Hawkins<ref>{{cite web|last=Franklin|first=Aretha|title=The Thrill Is Gone (1970)|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/138096/originals#nav-entity|website=Second Hand Songs|date=2003|accessdate=8 September 2019}}</ref> |
| writer2 = Rick Darnell, Roy Hawkins,<ref>{{cite web|last=Franklin|first=Aretha|title=The Thrill Is Gone (1970)|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/138096/originals#nav-entity|website=Second Hand Songs|date=2003|accessdate=8 September 2019}}</ref> Art Benson, Dale Petite |
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| title3 = Pullin' |
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| writer3 = [[Jimmy Radcliffe]], [[Carolyn Franklin]]<ref>Franklin, Aretha. "You're All I Need to Get By" (Single). Atlantic. 1971. |
| writer3 = [[Jimmy Radcliffe]], [[Carolyn Franklin]],<ref>Franklin, Aretha. "You're All I Need to Get By" (Single). Atlantic. 1971.</ref> [[Aretha Franklin]] |
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Revision as of 08:06, 15 January 2021
Spirit in the Dark | ||||
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Released | August 24, 1970[1] | |||
Recorded | May 26–27, 1969[2] October 3, 1969[3]-March 10, 1970[4] | |||
Genre | Soul, R&B | |||
Length | 40:28 | |||
Label | Atlantic (#8265), Rhino (1993 Re-release) | |||
Producer | Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler | |||
Aretha Franklin chronology | ||||
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Singles from Spirit in the Dark | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [5] |
Christgau's Record Guide | A[6] |
Pitchfork | 9.0/10[7] |
Rolling Stone | (favorable) [8] |
Spirit in the Dark is the seventeenth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on August 24, 1970 by Atlantic Records. It received critical acclaim, but was met with middling sales, despite having two hit singles, "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)", which peaked at #1 R&B, #11 on the Hot 100, and "Spirit in the Dark", peaking at #3 R&B and #23 Hot 100, in Billboard magazine. It was Aretha's first Atlantic album to fall short of Billboard's Top 20, but it is now considered to be one of Aretha's classic Atlantic LPs.
In 1993, Rhino Records re-issued this album on compact disc.[1] Despite not released as a single, her song "Try Matty's" is best known as the jingle for radio host Matt Siegel to Boston's Kiss 108.[9]
Track listing
Unless otherwise indicated, Information is based on the album's Liner Notes[1][10]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Don't Play That Song" | Ahmet Ertegün, Betty Nelson | 3:02 |
2. | "The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss)" | Rick Darnell, Roy Hawkins,[11] Art Benson, Dale Petite | 4:41 |
3. | "Pullin'" | Jimmy Radcliffe, Carolyn Franklin,[12] Aretha Franklin | 3:38 |
4. | "You and Me" | Aretha Franklin | 3:34 |
5. | "Honest I Do" | Jimmy Reed, Ewart Abner Jr. | 3:19 |
6. | "Spirit in the Dark" | Aretha Franklin | 4:03 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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7. | "When the Battle Is Over" | Jessie Hill, Mac Rebennack | 2:43 |
8. | "One Way Ticket" | Aretha Franklin | 2:52 |
9. | "Try Matty's" | Aretha Franklin | 2:32 |
10. | "That's All I Want from You" | Fritz Rotter | 2:44 |
11. | "Oh No Not My Baby" | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | 2:55 |
12. | "Why I Sing the Blues" | B.B. King, Dave Clark | 3:05 |
Personnel
Information is based on the album's Liner Notes[1][10]
- Main
- Aretha Franklin – vocals (5, lead on 1-4, 6-12), piano (1-6, 8-12)
- Duane Allman – guitar (7)
- Margaret Branch – background vocals (1-2, 7-8, 11)
- Brenda Bryant – background vocals (1-2, 7-8, 11)
- Harold "Hog" Cowart – bass guitar (8-9, 12)
- Dave Crawford – organ (8-9, 12)
- Cornell Dupree – guitar (8, 11-12)
- Buzz Feiten – guitar (1)
- Evelyn Green – background vocals (3, 9-10, 12)
- Wylene Ivy – background vocals (3, 9-10, 12)
- Almeda Lattimore – background vocals (1-3, 9-12)
- Pat Lewis – background vocals (3, 9-10, 12)
- Ray Lucas – drums (8, 12)
- Jimmy O'Rourke – guitar (9)
- The Sweet Inspirations – background vocals (4, 6)
- Ron "Tubby" Ziegler – drums (9)
- The Dixie Flyers[13]
- Sammy Creason – drums (1-2, 4, 6, 10)
- Jim Dickinson[14] – additional keyboards (1-2, 4, 6, 10)
- Charlie Freeman – guitar (1-2, 4, 6, 10)
- Tommy McClure – bass guitar (1-2, 4, 6, 10)
- Michael Utley – additional keyboards (1-2, 4, 6, 10)
- Barry Beckett – keyboards (7, additional on 3, 5, 11)
- Roger Hawkins – drums (3, 5, 7, 11)
- Eddie Hinton[17] – guitar (3, 5, 7, 11)
- David Hood – bass guitar (3, 5, 7, 11)
- Jimmy Johnson – guitar (3, 5, 7, 11)
Chart History
Name | Chart (1970) | Peak position |
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Spirit in the Dark | U.S. Billboard Pop Albums | 25 |
Spirit in the Dark | U.S. Top R&B Albums | 2 |
References
- ^ a b c d Franklin, Aretha. "Spirit in the Dark" (Remastered CD Liner Notes). Rhino. 1993.
- ^ Aretha Franklin, etc. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: May 26-27, 1969 (NYC)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Aretha Franklin with Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: October 3, 1969 (Miami, FL)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Aretha Franklin with The Dixie Flyers. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: March 10, 1970 (Miami, FL)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ 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.
- ^ Marino, Nick. "Aretha Franklin Spirit in the Dark". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ Amatneek, Bill (November 12, 1970). "Aretha Franklin: Spirit in the Dark : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
- ^ Mosley, Holly (24 August 2018). "Album of the Week...'Spirit in the Dark'". Contactmusic.com.
- ^ a b Franklin, Aretha. "Spirit in the Dark" (Original Album Notes). Atlantic. 1970.
- ^ Franklin, Aretha (2003). "The Thrill Is Gone (1970)". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ Franklin, Aretha. "You're All I Need to Get By" (Single). Atlantic. 1971.
- ^ Donn, Larry (12 September 2019). "Rockabilly Days: Sammy Creason". Delta Boogie.
- ^ Harris, Craig (12 September 2019). "Biography: The Dixie Flyers". Allmusic.
- ^ Kurutz, Steve. "Biography: Jimmy Johnson". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ Potter, Jeff. "Roger Hawkins: The Pulse of Muscle Shoals". Modern Drummer. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ Michael B. Smith and Roxanne Crutcher (May 2000). "The Most Important Things in Life are Rock & Roll...and a Hot Carr..." Swampland.com.
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