Love All the Hurt Away is the twenty-seventh studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released in mid 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 Franklin's cover version of Sam & Dave's classic hit "Hold On, I'm Comin'" won Franklin her 11th Grammy Award in the Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female category. The award was her first Grammy win since 1975. After its original release, the album was re-issued on CD in 2012 by Cherry Red Records and it also included three bonus tracks.
Critical reception
The Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed the album "a funky pop near-triumph."
Track listing Credits adapted from the liner notes of Love All the Hurt Away.
Personnel
Musicians
Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, backing vocals (3), acoustic piano (6–9) David Foster – electric piano (1, 3), synthesizers (1) Robbie Buchanan – Minimoog (2), acoustic piano (4) Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano (2, 10), synthesizers (3, 4, 6, 7, 10), synth solo (3), keyboards (4), Minimoog (5), electric piano (6) David Paich – electric piano (5, 7–9) Buzz Feiten – guitars (1), guitar solo (7) David Williams – guitars (2, 4–9, 10), bass (3) Steve Lukather – guitars (5–9) Louis Johnson – bass (1, 3) Marcus Miller – bass (2, 4, 5, 7–10) Abraham Laboriel – bass (6) Jeff Porcaro – drums Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 5) Steve Ferrone – tambourine (7) Eddie Daniels – alto saxophone (1) Phil Ayling – recorder solo (10) Ronnie Cuber – saxophones (2, 3), woodwinds (8–10) Jim Horn – saxophones (2, 3), woodwinds (8–10) Gary Herbig – saxophones (2, 3), woodwinds (8–10) Seldon Powell – saxophones (2, 3), woodwinds (8–10) William Slapin – saxophones (2, 3), woodwinds (8–10) Larry Williams – saxophones (2, 3), woodwinds (8–10) Urbie Green – trombone (2, 3) Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (2, 3) Jon Faddis – trumpet (2, 3) Gary Grant – trumpet (2, 3) Jerry Hey – trumpet (2, 3) Joe Shepley – trumpet (2, 3) Harry Bluestone – concertmaster (3, 6, 8–10) Gene Orloff – concertmaster (3, 6, 8–10) George Benson – lead vocals (1) Marci Levy – additional backing vocals (1), backing vocals (3–5, 7, 8) Mark Stevens – additional backing vocals (1), backing vocals ( 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)
Choir on "You Can't Always Get What You Want" Rev. James Cleveland – choir director Choir singers Alonzo Athens Debbie Austin Darold Conway Darryl Hardy Jo Ann Harris Marva Hines Betty Hollans Cleo Kennedy Lynda Laurence Marci Levy Herman Ludlow Esther McIsaac
Music arrangements Arif Mardin – arrangements (1, 4), horn arrangements (2), rhythm arrangements (2, 7–9), string arrangements (6, 10), woodwind arrangements (8–10) Aretha Franklin – BGV arrangements (2, 4, 6, 7), rhythm arrangements (7–9) Larry Williams – horn arrangements (2), string arrangements (8, 9), woodwind arrangements (8, 9) Jerry Hey – horn arrangements (3), string arrangements (3, 6) Rod Temperton – BGV arrangements (3), horn arrangements (3), rhythm arrangements (3), string arrangements (3)
Production Arif Mardin – producer, liner notes, mixing (2, 5) Aretha Franklin – producer (7, 9, 10), cover concept Jeremy Smith – recording engineer Lew Hahn – additional recording, remixing (1, 3, 4, 6–10), mixing (2, 5) Terry Christian – assistant engineer Steve McManus – assistant engineer Michael O'Reilly – assistant engineer, mixing (2, 5) Jim Simon – assistant engineer Frank DeCaro – production coordinator Chrissy Allerdings – production assistant Ria Lewerke-Shapiro – art direction, design George Hurrell – photography
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