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ARETHA FRANKLIN
SWEET PASSION
Original 1977 album liner notes
Side One
1. BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY 3:21
(By Marvin Hamlisch & Carole Bayer Sager)
Red Bullet Music, ASCAP
Begonia Melodies/Unichappell, BMI
David Paich, Sylvester Rivers: keyboards
Lee Ritenour, Ray Parker, Jr.: guitars
Chuck Rainey: bass
Harold Mason: drums
Joe Clayton: conga drums
Recording engineer: Frank Kejmar
2. WHEN I THINK ABOUT YOU 4:46
(By Aretha Franklin)
Springtime Music, BMI
Sonny Burke, Ronnie Coleman: keyboards
Ray Parker, Jr.: guitar
Scott Edwards: bass
James Gadson: drums
Gary Coleman: percussion
Rhythm, horn & string arrangements: H.B. Barnum
Recording & mixing engineer: Reginald Dozier
3. WHAT I DID FOR LOVE 5:17
(By Marvin Hamlisch & Edward Kleban)
American Compass Music Corp., ASCAP
WREN Music Co. Inc., BMI
Sylvester Rivers, Sonny Burke: keyboards
Craig McMillan, Mike Morgan: guitars
Ray Brown: bass
Harold Mason: drums
Bob Zermitti: percussion
Rhythm, horn & string arrangements: H.B. Barnum
Recording engineer: Barney Perkins
Mixing engineer: Reginald Dozier
4. NO ONE COULD EVER LOVE YOU MORE 3:36
(By Lamont Dozier)
Dozier Music, Inc., BMI
Sonny Burke, Ronnie Coleman: keyboards
Ray Parker, Jr., Lee Ritenour: guitars
Scott Edwards: bass
James Gadson: drums
Gary Coleman: percussion
Rhythm arrangement: Lamont Dozier, McKinley Jackson
Horn & string arrangements: Gene Page
Recording & mixing engineer: Reginald Dozier
5. A TENDER TOUCH 3:58
(By Aretha Franklin)
Springtime Music, BMI
Aretha Franklin, H.B. Barnum: keyboards
Ray Parker, Jr., Lee Ritenour: guitars
Chuck Rainey: bass
Harold Mason: drums
Joe Clayton: percussion
Rhythm, horn & string arrangements: H.B. Barnum
Recording engineer: Frank Kejmar
Mixing engineer: Reginald Dozier
Side Two
1. TOUCH ME UP 4:38
(By Lamont Dozier)
Dozier Music, Inc., BMI
Sonny Burke, Ronnie Coleman: keyboards
Lee Ritenour: guitar
Scott Edwards: bass
James Gadson: drums
Gary Coleman: percussion
Rhythm & horn arrangements: McKinley Jackson
Recording & mixing engineers: Barney Perkins & Reginald Dozier
2. SUNSHINE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME 3:36
(By Lamont Dozier)
Dozier Music, Inc., BMI
Sonny Burke, Ronnie Coleman: keyboards
Ray Parker, Jr.: guitar
Scott Edwards: bass
James Gadson: drums
Gary Coleman: percussion
Rhythm arrangement: Lamont Dozier, McKinley Jackson
Horn & string arrangements: Gene Page
Recording & mixing engineer: Reginald Dozier
3. MEADOWS OF SPRINGTIME 5:26
(By Aretha Franklin)
Springtime Music, BMI
Sylvester Rivers: keyboards
Craig McMillan, Mike Morgan: guitars
Ray Brown: bass
Harold Mason: drums
Bob Zermitti: percussion
Rhythm, horn & string arrangements: H.B. Barnum
Recording & mixing engineer: Reginald Dozier
4. MUMBLES 3:40
(By Clark Terry & Aretha Franklin)
Pastel Music/Springtime Music, BMI
Introduction:
(By Bias Bashell)
Yellow Dog/April Music Inc., ASCAP
Aretha Franklin, Sylvester Rivers: keyboards
Craig McMillan, Mike Morgan: guitars
Ray Brown: bass
Harold Mason: drums
Bob Zermitti: percussion
Rhythm, horn & string arrangements: H.B. Barnum
Recording engineer: Barney Perkins
Mixing engineer: Reginald Dozier
5. SWEET PASSION 7:12
(By Aretha Franklin)
Springtime Music, BMI
Aretha Franklin: keyboards
Ray Parker, Jr., Lee Ritenour: guitars
Scott Edwards: bass
James Gadson: drums
Gary Coleman: percussion
Rhythm, horn & string arrangements: H.B. Barnum
Recording engineer: Frank Kejmar
Mixing engineer: Reginald Dozier
PRODUCED BY LAMONT DOZIER
except Break It To Me Gently which was Produced by Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager
Co-Produced by Marty and David Paich
“Very Special Thanks to These Special People”
Recorded & Mixed at ABC Recording Studios and Whitney Recording Studios
Break It To Me Gently mixed at Studio 55
Mastered at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y. by Dennis King
Photography: David Alexander
Art Direction: Bob Defrin
Lee Ritenour appears through the courtesy of Epic Records
STEREO
(P) © 1977 Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Atlantic Recording Corporation, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10019. A Warner Communications Company. Printed in U.S.A. WARNING: Unauthorized reproduction of this record is prohibited by Federal law and subject to criminal prosecution.
SD 19102