Spirit In The Dark

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:39:08
Personnel: Aretha Franklin (vocals, piano); Aretha Franklin; Jay O'Rourke, Howard "Buzz" Feiten (guitar); Dave Crawford (organ, keyboards); David Hood, Harold Cowart, Tommy McClure (bass instrument); Ronald "Tubby" Ziegler (drums); Cornell Dupree, Jimmy Johnson , Duane Allman, Eddie Hinton, Jimmy O'Rourke, Charlie Freeman (guitar); Barry Beckett (electric piano, organ); Jim Dickinson, Mike Utley (keyboards); Tubby Zeigler, Ray Lucas, Roger Hawkins, Sammy Creason (drums); Pat Lewis, The Sweet Inspirations, Almeda Lattimore, Brenda Bryant, Margaret Branch, Evelyn Greene, Wyline Ivy (background vocals). Audio Remasterers: Daniel Hersch; Bill Inglot. Audio Remixers: Tom Dowd; Arif Mardin. Liner Note Author: David Nathan . Recording information: Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY (05/26/1969-03/??/1970); Criteria Studios, Miami, FL (05/26/1969-03/??/1970). Photographer: Jim Marshall . SPIRIT IN THE DARK represents Aretha Franklin at the height of her majestic vocal power. This is Southern, gospel-based R&B/soul circa 1969/70, featuring the cream of the genre's players: the Dixie Flyers, the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, the under-rated Cornell Dupree, and the late guitar wizard Duane Allman (of the Allman Brothers.). The then-unbeatable production team of Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, and Arif Mardin (guys who were clearly concerned with the music, not just the way the balance sheet looked) manned the controls to achieve a clean, undeniably powerful sound. The material is a nice mix of pop ("Oh No Not My Baby"), blues ("The Thrill is Gone"), and mid-tempo soul tunes that balance strut with hurt ("Don't Play That Song"). At the center of each of these tracks, of course, are the Queen of Soul's powerhouse pipes. Here Franklin sings with passion tinged with vulnerability, and an authority that few contemporary singers--even decades after Franklin's heyday--can match. Though not as widely touted as I NEVER LOVED A MAN THE WAY I LOVE YOU or ARETHA NOW, SPIRIT IN THE DARK is among the most consistent and dynamic records of the singer's Atlantic tenure.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)