Young, Gifted and Black
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| Studio album by Aretha Franklin | ||
| Released | January 24, 1972 | |
| Recorded | August 1970 - February 1971 | |
| Genre | Deep soul Southern soul Soul |
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| Length | 44:46 | |
| Label | Atlantic Records | |
| Producer(s) | Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Aretha Franklin chronology | ||
| Aretha Live at the Fillmore West (1971) | Young, Gifted and Black (1972) |
Amazing Grace (1972)
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Young, Gifted and Black is a soul album by Aretha Franklin, released in 1972. The song To Be Young, Gifted and Black was originally written by singer and pianist Nina Simone and first performed on Black Gold (1970).
Young, Gifted and Black won a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. In 2003 the TV network VH1 named it the 76th greatest album of all time.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)" | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Rock Steady" (Franklin) | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Day Dreaming" (Franklin) | 3:13 |
| 4. | "(To Be) Young, Gifted and Black" (Simone) | 3:34 |
| 5. | "All the King's Horses" | 3:56 |
| 6. | "A Brand New Me" (Bell/Butler/Gamble) | 4:26 |
| 7. | "April Fools" (Bacharach/David) | 3:29 |
| 8. | "I've Been Loving You Too Long" | 3:36 |
| 9. | "First Snow in Kokomo" (Franklin) | 4:04 |
| 10. | "The Long and Winding Road" | 3:38 |
| 11. | "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" | 3:42 |
| 12. | "Border Song (Holy Moses)" (Taupin) | 3:19 |
[edit] Personnel
- Dr. John - Percussion
- Aretha Franklin - Piano, Celeste, Piano (Electric), Vocals
- Donny Hathaway - Organ, Piano (Electric)
- Billy Preston - Organ
- Sammy Turner - Vocals (bckgr)
- Hubert Laws - Flute, Flute (Alto)
- Chuck Rainey - Bass
- J.R. Bailey - Vocals (bckgr)
- Carolyn Franklin - Vocals (bckgr)
- Erma Franklin - Vocals (bckgr)
- The Memphis Horns - Ensemble
- The Sweet Inspirations - Vocals (bckgr)
- Jack Adams - Engineer
- Howard Albert - Engineer
- Ron Albert - Engineer
- Don Arnone - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar
- Margaret Branch - Vocals (bckgr)
- Ann S. Clark - Vocals (bckgr)
- Cornell Dupree - Guitar
- Jimmy Douglass - Engineer
- Tom Dowd - Arranger, Producer
- Chuck Kirkpatrick - Engineer
- Eric Gale - Bass
- Lewis Hahn - Engineer
- Dan Hersch - Remastering
- Bill Inglot - Remastering
- Wayne Jackson - Trumpet
- Andrew Love - Sax (Tenor)
- Ray Lucas - Percussion, Drums
- Arif Mardin - Arranger, Producer, Remixing
- Michael Mazzarella - Research
- Hugh McCracken - Guitar
- Gene Orloff - Concert Master
- Gene Paul - Engineer
- Gary Peterson - Research
- Robert Popwell - Bass, Percussion
- Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - Percussion, Drums
- Neal Rosengarden - Percussion, Trumpet, Vibraphone
- Pat Smith - Vocals (bckgr)
- Jerry Wexler - Producer
- Mac Rebennack - Percussion
- Ronald Bright - Vocals (bckgr)
- Don Cassale - Engineer
- Al Jackson, Jr. - Drums
- David Nathan - Liner Notes
- Geoff Gans - Reissue Art Director
- Patrick Milligan - Research
- Howie Albert - Engineer
- Stanislaw Zagorski - Cover Design
[edit] Chart positions
| Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album | |||
| Year | Title | Pop chart | Black chart |
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| 1972 | Young, gifted and black | #11 | #2 |
| Billboard (North America) - singles | |||
| 1970 | "Border Song (Holy Moses)" | #37 | #5 |
| 1971 | "Brand New Me" | - | - |
| 1971 | "Rock Steady" | #9 | #2 |
| 1972 | "All The King's Horses" | #26 | #7 |
| 1972 | "Day Dreaming" | #5 | #1 |
| 1972 | "Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby)" | #73 | #9 |
| 1972 | "April Fools" | - | - |
