Knew You Were Waiting: The Best of Aretha Franklin 1980–1998

~ Release by Aretha Franklin (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1United Together (single version)
producer:
Chuck Jackson (songwriter/producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (from 1980 until 1981)
recording of:
United Together
writer:
Chuck Jackson (songwriter/producer) and Phil Perry (US R&B/jazz singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Jay’s Enterprises Inc., Phivin International Enterprises, Sony Tunes, Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and Days Interprise (from 1980 to ????)
Aretha Franklin4:10
2Love All the Hurt Away
recording engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
mixer:
Lew Hahn
alto saxophone:
Eddie Daniels
bass guitar [bass]:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
electric piano and synthesizer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
guitar:
Buzz Feiten
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
Marci Levy and Mark Stevens (US funk musician/songwriter, brother of Chaka Khan)
lead vocals:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) and Aretha Franklin
vocals:
Aretha Franklin
arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Love All the Hurt Away
lyricist and composer:
Sam Dees
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Aretha Franklin & George Benson4:08
3Jump to It (original radio mix)
recording engineer and mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
producer:
Luther Vandross
bass and synthesizer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
congas:
Crusher Bennett
drums (drum set):
Yogi Horton
guitar:
Doc Powell
keyboard:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Phillip Ballou, Michelle Cobbs, Cissy Houston, Fonzi Thornton, Luther Vandross and Brenda White
instruments arranger:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
synthesizer arranger:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1982)
recording of:
Jump to It
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc.
Aretha Franklin4:17
4Get It Right
recording engineer and mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
producer:
Luther Vandross
bass and synthesizer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
congas and triangle:
Steve Kroon
drums (drum set):
Yogi Horton
guitar:
Doc Powell and Georg “Jojje” Wadenius
keyboard:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
vibraphone:
David Friedman (US jazz percussionist, mainly vibraphone and marimba)
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Phillip Ballou, Michelle Cobbs, Yvonne Lewis (vocalist for Good News), Fonzi Thornton, Luther Vandross and Brenda White
instruments arranger:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1983)
recording of:
Get It Right
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Thriller Miller Music and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc.
Aretha Franklin4:15
5Freeway of Love (single version)
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
solo saxophone:
Clarence Clemons
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
recording of:
Freeway of Love
writer:
Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter) and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Gratitude Sky Music, Inc., Polo Grounds Music and When Words Collide Music
Aretha Franklin4:08
6Who's Zoomin' Who (single version)
recording of:
Who’s Zoomin’ Who
writer:
Aretha Franklin, Preston Glass and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
Bellboy Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Gratitude Sky Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aretha Franklin4:09
7Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
producer:
Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
remaster of:
Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves by Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin
recording of:
Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves
writer:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
publisher:
Blue Network Music Inc., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., D’n’A Ltd., RCA Music, Universal Music Publishing MGB France and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin3.54:55
8Another Night (single mix)
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
recording of:
Another Night
lyricist:
Roy Freeland
composer:
Beppe Cantarelli (Italian composer, singer, arranger and producer)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Aretha Franklin4:06
9Jumpin' Jack Flash (single version)
cover recording of:
Jumpin’ Jack Flash
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Westminster Music Ltd.
Aretha Franklin4:30
10Jimmy Lee (single version)
recording of:
Jimmy Lee
writer:
Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter), Preston Glass, Anukampa Lisa Walden and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and When Words Collide Music
Aretha Franklin1:38
11I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
recording engineer:
David Frazer (engineer)
percussion programming:
Preston Glass
synthesizer programming:
Walter Afanasieff
additional assistant engineer:
Stuart Hirotsu, Mike Iacopelli (engineer), Gordon Lyon, Lennete Viegas and Jim Watts (engineer)
additional engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle and Maureen Droney
producer:
George Michael and Narada Michael Walden
mixer:
David Frazer (engineer) and Serban Ghenea
bass guitar:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge) (in 1986)
drums (drum set):
Narada Michael Walden (in 1986)
electric guitar:
Corrado Rustici (in 1986)
percussion and tambourine:
Greg “Gigi” Gonaway (in 1986)
synthesizer:
Walter Afanasieff (in 1986)
additional vocals:
Aretha Franklin (in 1986)
background vocals:
Kitty Beethoven (in 1986), Jim Gilstrap (in 1986), Jennifer Hall (English actress, singer-songwriter) (in 1986), Myrna Matthews (in 1986) and Claytoven Richardson (in 1986)
lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (in 1986) and George Michael (in 1986)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (in 1986)
strings arranger:
Jerry Hey
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1986), Arista Records, LLC (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1986)
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
recording of:
I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) (in 1986)
writer:
Simon Climie and Dennis Morgan (US songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Kobalt Music Services Ltd. (UK), Little Shop of Morgansongs, Rare Blue Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Aretha Franklin & George Michael44:02
12Through the Storm
recording engineer and mixer:
David Frazer (engineer)
additional assistant engineer:
Mike Iacopelli (engineer)
additional engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer) (lead vocals)
assistant engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
guitar:
Corrado Rustici
keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff
synthesizer:
Walter Afanasieff and Ren Klyce
background vocals:
Kitty Beethoven, Skyler Jett, Melisa Kary and Claytoven Richardson
bass arranger and drums (drum set) arranger:
Walter Afanasieff
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1989) and Arista Records, LLC (in 1989)
engineered at:
Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Tarpan Studios in San Rafael, California, United States and United Sound Systems, Inc. in Detroit, Michigan, United States
recording of:
Through the Storm
writer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Albert Hammond Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Empire Music Ltd., Music of Windswept and Realsongs
Aretha Franklin & Elton John4:23
13It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be (single version)
recording of:
It Isn’t, It Wasn’t, It Ain’t Never Gonna Be
lyricist and composer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Albert Hammond Music, Music of Windswept and Realsongs
Aretha Franklin feat. Whitney Houston4:17
14Ever Changing Times (single edit)
cover recording of:
Ever Changing Times
writer:
Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Bill Conti
publisher:
Carole Bayer Sager Music, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Aretha Franklin feat. Michael McDonald34:29
15Willing to Forgive
drums (drum set) programming and keyboard programming:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
assistant engineer:
Jason Shablik
engineer:
Jim "Z" Zumpano (production engineer)
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Daryl Simmons
mixer:
Barney Perkins
bass:
Nathan East
saxophone:
Everette Harp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1994)
recording of:
Willing to Forgive
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Daryl Simmons
publisher:
Boobie Loo Music, ECAF Music, Sony Songs Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aretha Franklin44:13
16A Rose Is Still a Rose (original radio edit)
recording engineer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams) and Warren Riker
programming:
Vada Nobles
producer:
Lauryn Hill
assistant mixer:
Alex Olsson
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
background vocals:
Lauryn Hill
strings arranger:
Akua Dixon
arranger:
Lauryn Hill
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States and Vanguard Recording Complex (Oak Park, Detroit) in Oak Park, Michigan, United States
mixed at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
A Rose Is Still a Rose
lyricist and composer:
Lauryn Hill
publisher:
Obverse Creation Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Aretha Franklin23:54