Young, Gifted and Black
Young, Gifted and Black is a
soul album by
Aretha Franklin, released in
1971 (see
1971 in music).
Young, Gifted and Black won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Female Vocal Performance.
Track listing
- Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby) - 3:42
- Rock Steady (Franklin) - 3:59
- Day Dreaming (Franklin) - 3:13
- Young, Gifted and Black - 3:34
- All the King's Horses - 3:56
- A Brand New Me (Bell/Butler/Gamble) - 4:26
- April Fools (Bacharach/David) - 3:29
- I've Been Loving You Too Long - 3:36
- First Snow in Kokomo (Franklin) - 4:04
- The Long and Winding Road - 3:38
- Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - 3:42
- Border Song (Holy Moses) (Taupin) - 3:19
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
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album
1972 Pop Albums No. 11
1972 Black Albums No. 2
Billboard (North America) - singles
1970 Border Song (Holy Moses) Pop Singles No. 37
1971 Brand New Me Pop Singles No. 998
1971 Rock Steady Pop Singles No. 9
1971 Border Song (Holy Moses) Black Singles No. 5
1971 Brand New Me Black Singles No. 998
1971 Rock Steady Black Singles No. 2
1972 All The King's Horses Pop Singles No. 26
1972 Day Dreaming Pop Singles No. 5
1972 Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) Pop Singles No. 73
1972 All The King's Horses Black Singles No. 7
1972 April Fools Black Singles No. 998
1972 Day Dreaming Black Singles No. 1
1972 Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) Black Singles No. 9