Spirit in the Dark
Spirit in the Dark is the seventeenth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released in August, 1970, by Atlantic Records. It received critical acclaim, but met with sloping sales, despite continued hit singles.
"Don't [Play That Song (You Lied)]" hit No. 1 R&B, No. 11 Pop, and was another million selling 45 for Aretha. "Spirit in the Dark", peaked at No. 3 R&B and No. 23 on Billboard magazine's Hot 100. This was Aretha's first Atlantic album to fall short of the Top 20 but is still considered one of Aretha's classic Atlantic LPs.
In 1993, Rhino Records returned the album to print on compact disc. "Try Matty's" is used as the jingle for radio host Matt Siegel's Boston Kiss 108 show.
Track listing
Unless otherwise indicated, Information is based on the album's liner notesPersonnel
Information is based on the album's liner notes.;Main
- Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
- Duane Allman – guitar
- Margaret Branch – background vocals
- Brenda Bryant – background vocals
- Harold "Hog" Cowart – bass guitar
- Dave Crawford – organ
- Cornell Dupree – guitar
- Buzz Feiten – guitar
- Evelyn Green – background vocals
- Wylene Ivy – background vocals
- Almeda Lattimore – background vocals
- Pat Lewis – background vocals
- Ray Lucas – drums
- Jimmy O'Rourke – guitar
- The Sweet Inspirations – background vocals
- Ron "Tubby" Ziegler – drums
- Sammy Creason – drums
- Jim Dickinson – additional keyboards
- Charlie Freeman – guitar
- Tommy McClure – bass guitar
- Michael Utley – additional keyboards
- Barry Beckett – keyboards
- Roger Hawkins – drums
- Eddie Hinton – guitar
- David Hood – bass guitar
- Jimmy Johnson – guitar
Production
Recorded at Atlantic South-Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida.Recording Engineers: Ron Albert, Chuck Kirkpatrick & Lewis Hahn.
Produced by Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin