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You (Aretha Franklin album)

1975 studio album by Aretha Franklin

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You
Studio album by Aretha Franklin
Released	October 16, 1975
Recorded	June–September, 1975 Whitney Studios, (Glendale, California)
Genre	R&B disco pop
Length	43:36
Label	Atlantic (#18151)[1]
Producer	Jerry Wexler, Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin chronology
With Everything I Feel in Me (1974) You (1975) Sparkle (1976)
Singles from You
"Mr D.J. (5 For The D.J.)" Released: June 10, 1975 "You" Released: October 20, 1975 "It Only Happens (When I Look At You)" Released: January 1976

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B−[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

You is the twenty-second studio albumbyAmerican singer Aretha Franklin, released on October 16, 1975, by Atlantic Records.

Background[edit]

It was a commercial disappointment, stalling at number 83 on Billboard's album chart.^[6] The album's only pop chart single, "Mr. D.J.", peaked at number 53 on Billboard's Hot 100, while climbing to only number 13 R&B. The title track, issued as the follow-up, reached number 15 R&B. The album brought an end to Aretha's long collaboration with Atlantic producer Jerry Wexler.

Critical reception[edit]

The Guardian named "Mr. D.J. (5 for the D.J.)" one of Franklin's "30 Greatest Songs", and called it "a horn and call-and-response vocal-laden strut that defies anyone in earshot not to dance."^[7]

Track listing[edit]

1. "Mr. D.J. (5 for the D.J.)" (Aretha Franklin) - 4:25
2. "It Only Happens (When I Look at You)" (Ken Gold, Michael Denne) - 4:23
3. "I'm Not Strong Enough To Love You Again" (Frank Johnson) - 4:16
4. "Walk Softly" (Van McCoy) - 4:48
5. "You Make My Life" (Bettye Crutcher, Frederick Knight) - 4:15
6. "Without You" (Randy Stewart, Mack Rice) - 5:13
7. "The Sha-La Bandit" (Jerry Ferguson, Wade Davis) - 4:00
8. "You" (Jerry Butler, Marvin Yancy, Randy Stewart) - 4:40
9. "You Got All The Aces" (Ronnie Shannon) - 3:52
10. "As Long As You Are There" (Carolyn Franklin) - 3:44

Personnel[edit]

Performance[edit]

• Aretha Franklin – lead vocals
• Clarence McDonald, Sylvester Rivers – keyboards
• Jay Graydon, Ray Parker Jr., Lee Ritenour, David T. Walker – guitar
• Scott Edwards, Tony Newton – bass guitar
• Ed Greene – drums
• Gary Coleman – percussion
• Bobbye Hall – congas
• Jim Horn – flute (2)
• Bud Brisbois – trumpet (2)
• Tom Scott – saxophone (6)
• Ernie Watts – saxophone (7)
• Gene Page – arrangements
• Harry Bluestone – concertmaster of string section
• Margaret Branch – backing vocals
• Brenda Bryant – backing vocals
• Cissy Houston – backing vocals
• Pam Vincent – backing vocals

Production[edit]

• Producers – Aretha Franklin and Jerry Wexler
• Engineer – Frank Kejmar
• Assistant Engineer – Steve Hall
• Mixing – Aretha Franklin and Dave Hassinger
• Mix Assistant – Jim Nipar
• Copyist – George Annis
• Cover Photo – Norman Dugger

References[edit]