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Aretha Franklin
Aretha Arrives
1968 Vinyl Red
Soul
Bell Song Record
arranged by [strings & french horns]
Ralph Burns
tracks a2, a4, b1, b5 backing vocals [vocal group backgrounds]
Aretha Franklin
tracks a2, a4, b1, b5 backing vocals [vocal group backgrounds]
Carolyn Franklin
tracks a2, a4, b1, b5 backing vocals [vocal group backgrounds]
Erma Franklin
bass
Tommy Cogbill
design [cover]
Haig Adishian
drums
Roger Hawkins
engineer [recording], arranged by, leader [directed by]
Arif Mardin
engineer [recording], arranged by, leader [directed by]
Tom Dowd
guitar
Jimmy Johnson
guitar
Joe South
leader [string section directed by]
Gene Orloff
liner notes
Nat Hentoff
photography by [cover]
Jerry Schatzberg
piano, organ, electric piano
Spooner Oldham
piano, organ, electric piano
Truman Thomas
producer
Jerry Wexler
tenor saxophone
Charles Chalmers
tenor saxophone
King Curtis
trombone [bass]
Tony Studd
trumpet
Melvin Lastie
vibraphone [vibes]
Teddy Sommer
vocals
Aretha Franklin
Pressed on red vinyl.
Matrix / Runout: SWL1119A, ST-A-671077A2 (A)
Matrix / Runout: SWL1119B, ST-A-671078-A2 (B)