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Revision as of 05:40, 19 December 2008
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La Diva is an Aretha Franklin album released in 1979. In an attempt to make a comeback, Franklin decided to record a Disco-oriented album with the help of Van McCoy. Unfortunately, it was released just as a Disco music was running its course and New Wave Rock was becoming the new musical trend.
The album was a commercial failiure. It peaked at #146 on Billboard's album chart and sold less than 100,000 copies in the United States. It stands as the lowest charting and poorest selling album of Aretha's entire Atlantic Records catalogue. None of the album's single releases charted. La Diva marked the end of Aretha's 12-year tenure with Atlantic. This album was recorded at Aretha's vocal peak, and features 3 of her own compositions, including a composition by her son Clarence Franklin.
To date, the album has never been issued on compact disc and is out of print.
Track listing
Side One
- "Ladies Only" (Aretha Franklin) 5:15
- "It's Gonna Get a Bit Better" (Lalome Washburn) 5:20
- "What If I Should Ever Need You" (Charles H. Kipps) 3:32
- "Honey I Need Your Love" (Aretha Franklin) 2:45
- "I Was Made for You" (Clarence Franklin) 4:03
Side Two
- "Only Star" (Aretha Franklin) 5:04
- "Reasons Why" (Skip Scarborough, Wanda Hutchinson, Wayne Vaughan) 3:55
- "You Brought Me Back to Life" (Van McCoy) 4:24
- "Half a Love" (Zulema Cusseaux) 5:25
- "The Feeling" (Van McCoy) 4:45
Personel
- Aretha Franklin - Vocals, Piano, Background Vocals
- Van McCoy - Producer, Song writer, Keyboards, Background Vocals
- Destry - Background Vocals
- Zulema Cusseaux - Songwriter, BackgroundVocals
- Albert Bailey - Background Vocals
- Brenda Hilliard - Background Vocals
- Jerome Jackson - Background Vocals
- Richard Harris - Background Vocals
- Pete Marshall - Background Vocals
- Carolyn Franklin - Background Vocals
- Sharon Brown - Background Vocals
- Pat Williamson - Background Vocals
- Cornell Dupree - Guitar
- Jack Cavari - Guitar
- Tom Hanlon - Guitar
- Richard Tee - Keyboards
- Ken Ascer - Keyboards
- Paul Griffin - Keyboards
- Gordon Edwards - Bass
- Brian Aslop - Bass
- Chris Parker - Drums
- Crusher Bennett - Percussion
- George Devens - Percussion
- Ken Bichel - Synthesizer