Aretha Franklin – Spirit In The Dark

Aretha Franklin – Spirit In The Dark

1970

Atlantic – SD 8265

LP, Album, Stereo, 

A1 Don't Play That Song

Written-By – Ahmet Ertegun, Betty Nelson

A2 The Thrill Is Gone 

(From Yesterday's Kiss)

Written-By – Art Benson, Dale Petite

A3 Pullin'

Written-By – Aretha Franklin 

Written-By [Uncredited] – Carolyn Franklin, Jimmy Radcliffe

A4 You And Me

Written-By – Aretha Franklin

A5 Honest I Do

Written-By – Ewart Abner, Jr., Jimmy Reed

A6 Spirit In The Dark

Written-By – Aretha Franklin

B1 When The Battle Is Over

Written-By – Jessie Hill, Malcolm Rebennac

B2 One Way Ticket

Written-By – Aretha Franklin

B3 Try Matty's

Written-By – Aretha Franklin

B4 That's All I Want From You

Written-By – Fritz Rotter, M. Rotha

B5 Oh No Not My Baby

Written-By – Carole King & Jerry Goffin

B6 Why I Sing The Blues

Written-By – B. B. King, Dave Clark

Arranged By– Arif Mardin
 

Backing Band – The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
 (A3, A5, B1, B5), 

The Dixie Flyers (A1, A2, A4, A6, B4)

Backing Vocals
Almeda Lattimore ( A1 to A3, B3 to B6), 

Brenda Bryant (A1, A2, B1, B2, B5),

Evelyn Green (A3, B3, B4, B6)
Margaret Branch (A1, A2, B1, B2, B5)
Pat Lewis (A3, B3, B4, B6),
The Sweet Inspirations (A4, A6)
Wylene Ivy (A3, B3, B4, B6)

Band [The Dixie Flyers]

Bass – Tommy McClure (A1, A2, A4, A6, B4) 

The Dixie Flyers

Drums – Sammy Creason (A1, A2, A4, A6, B4) 

Guitar – Charlie Freeman (A1, A2, A4, A6, B4) 

Keyboards – Jim Dickinson (A1, A2, A4, A6, B4) 

The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section

Bass – David Hood (A3, A5, B1, B5) 

Drums – Roger Hawkins (A3, A5, B1, B5) 

Guitar – Eddie Hinton (A3, A5, B1, B5) 

Keyboards – Barry Beckett (A3, A5, B1, B5) 

Bass – Harold Cowart (B2, B3, B6) 
Drums – Ray Lucas (B2, B6), 

Tubby Ziegler(B3) 

Guitar – Cornell Dupree (B2, B5, B6), 

Duane Allman (B1), 

Jimmie Johnson (A3, A5, B1, B5),
Jimmy O'Rourke (B3) 

Keyboards – Mike Utley (A1, A2, A4, A6, B4) 

 Piano – Aretha Franklin (A1 to A6, B2 to B6)

Producer – Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd

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