Love All the Hurt Away

Love All the Hurt Away is the twenty-seventh studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin. It was released on August 20, 1981. This album is the singer's second release under the Arista Records label. The Arif Mardin-produced disc reached fourth place on Billboard's R&B albums chart and number 36 on the main Billboard album chart, selling roughly 250,000 copies in the US.

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Background

Franklin's cover version of Sam & Dave's classic hit "Hold On, I'm Comin'" won Franklin her 11th Grammy Award in the Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female category. The award was her first Grammy win since 1975. After its original release, the album was re-issued on CD in 2012 by Cherry Red Records and it also included three bonus tracks.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Robert Christgau	A−^[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[5]

The Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed the album "a funky pop near-triumph."^[5]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Love All The Hurt Away.^[6]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love All the Hurt Away" (duet with George Benson)	Sam Dees	4:09
2.	"Hold On, I'm Comin'"	David Porter, Isaac Hayes	5:14
3.	"Living in the Streets"	Rod Temperton	3:53
4.	"There's a Star for Everyone"	Allee Willis, Don Yowell, David Lasley	4:26
5.	"You Can't Always Get What You Want"	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	5:18
6.	"It's My Turn"	Carole Bayer Sager, Michael Masser	5:30
7.	"Truth and Honesty*"	Burt Bacharach, Bayer Sager, Peter Allen	4:15
8.	"Search On"	Chuck Jackson	4:47
9.	"Whole Lot of Me*"	Aretha Franklin	3:23
10.	"Kind of Man*"	Franklin	4:19

2012 Reissue Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Hold On, I'm Comin'" (12" version)	Porter, Hayes	6:44
12.	"Livin' in the Streets" (12" version)	Temperton	6:17
13.	"It's My Turn" (single version)	Bayer Sager, Masser	4:03

Personnel

Musicians

Aretha Franklin – lead and backing vocals, piano, BGV arrangements (2, 4, 6, 7), rhythm arrangements (7–9)
David Foster – keyboards (1, 3)
Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (2, 4)
Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (2–7, 10)
David Paich – piano, Fender Rhodes (5, 7–9)
Buzz Feiten – guitar (1, 7)
David Williams – guitar (2–9, 10)
Steve Lukather – guitar (5–9)
Louis Johnson – bass guitar (1, 3)
Marcus Miller – bass guitar (2, 4, 5, 7–10)
Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar (6)
Jeff Porcaro – drums (1-10)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 5)
Steve Ferrone – percussion (7)
Eddie Daniels – alto saxophone (1)
Ronnie Cuber – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)
Jim Horn – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)
Gary Herbig – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)
Seldon Powell – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)
William Slapin – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)
Larry Williams – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10), horn arrangements (2, 8, 9), string arrangements (8, 9)
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (2, 3, 8–10)
Urbie Green – trombone (2, 3, 8–10)
Gary Grant – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10)
Jon Faddis – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10)
Jerry Hey – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10), horn arrangements (2, 3), string arrangements (3, 6)
Joe Shepley – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10)
Arif Mardin – arrangements (1, 4), rhythm arrangements (2, 7–9), string arrangements (6, 10), horn arrangements (8, 9, 10)
Rod Temperton – BGV arrangements (3), horn arrangements (3), rhythm arrangements (3), string arrangements (3)
Gene Orloff – concertmaster (3, 6, 8–10)
Harry Bluestone – concertmaster (3, 6, 8–10)
George Benson – lead vocals (1)
Marci Levy – backing vocals (1, 3–5, 7, 8)
Mark Stevens – backing vocals (1, 3–5)
Margaret Branch – backing vocals (2, 4–6)
Estelle Brown – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)
Cissy Houston – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)
Darlene Love – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)
David Lasley – backing vocals (4, 5)
Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (4, 5)
Jo Ann Harris – backing vocals (5, 7, 8)
Myrna Smith – backing vocals (6, 7)
Lynda Laurence – backing vocals (7, 8)

Production

Producers – Arif Mardin (Tracks 1–10); Aretha Franklin (Tracks 7, 9 & 10).
Production Coordination – Frank DeCaro
Production Assistant – Chrissy Allerdings
Engineer – Jeremy Smith
Assistant Engineers – Terry Christian, Steve McManus, Michael O'Reilly and Jim Simon.
Mixing on Tracks 2 & 5 – Lew Hahn, Arif Mardin and Michael O'Reilly.
Recorded at Cherokee Studios, Wally Heider Studios and Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA); Atlantic Studios (New York, NY).
Cover Concept – Aretha Franklin
Art Direction and Design – Ria Lewerke-Shapiro
Photography – George Hurrell

References

^ The Global and Mail - In Photos: Aretha Franklin "The Queen of Soul"
^ "Cherry Red Records - aretha franklin, love all the hurt away, expanded edition, soul, funk, BBR". Archived from the original on 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
^ link
^ Christgau, Robert. "Love All the Hurt Away review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
^ ^a ^b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 263, 264.
^ Love All The Hurt Away (record sleeve). Aretha Franklin. New York City, NY: Arista Records. 1981.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Aretha Franklin – Love All The Hurt Away at Discogs (list of releases)

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Studio albums	Aretha (1961) The Electrifying Aretha Franklin (1962) The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin (1962) Laughing on the Outside (1963) Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington (1964) Runnin' Out of Fools (1964) Yeah!!! (1965) Songs of Faith (1965) Soul Sister (1966) Take It Like You Give It (1967) I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967) Aretha Arrives (1967) Lady Soul (1968) Aretha Now (1968) Soul '69 (1969) Soft and Beautiful (1969) This Girl's in Love with You (1970) Spirit in the Dark (1970) Young, Gifted and Black (1972) Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) (1973) Let Me in Your Life (1974) With Everything I Feel in Me (1974) You (1975) Sparkle (1976) Sweet Passion (1977) Almighty Fire (1978) La Diva (1979) Aretha (1980) Love All the Hurt Away (1981) Jump to It (1982) Get It Right (1983) Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985) Aretha (1986) Through the Storm (1989) What You See Is What You Sweat (1991) A Rose Is Still a Rose (1998) So Damn Happy (2003) This Christmas, Aretha (2008) A Woman Falling Out of Love (2011) Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics (2014) A Brand New Me (2017)
Live albums	Aretha in Paris (1968) Aretha Live at Fillmore West (1971) Amazing Grace (1972) One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism (1987) Oh Me Oh My: Aretha Live in Philly, 1972 (2007)
Compilation albums	Take a Look (1967) Aretha's Gold (1969) Aretha's Greatest Hits (1971) The Best of Aretha Franklin (1973) Aretha Sings the Blues (1980) 30 Greatest Hits (1985) Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings (1992/2014) Greatest Hits: 1980–1994 (1994) The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1 (1994) Greatest Hits (1998) Aretha's Best (2001) Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin (2002) The Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years (1960–1965) (2002) Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul (2007) Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen (2007) The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967–1970 (2018)
Singles	"Precious Lord (Part 1)" (1959) "Today I Sing the Blues" (1960) "Won't Be Long" (1960) "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" (1961) "Operation Heartbreak" (1961) "I Surrender, Dear" (1962) "Try a Little Tenderness" (1962) "Say It Isn't So" (1963) "Skylark" (1963) "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" (1964) "One Step Ahead" (1965) "You Made Me Love You" (1965) "Mockingbird" (1967) "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (1967) "Respect" (1967) "Baby I Love You" (1967) "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (1967) "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" "Chain of Fools" (1967) "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1968) "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (1968) "Think" (1968) "You Send Me" (1968) "The House That Jack Built" (1968) "I Say a Little Prayer" (1968) "See Saw" (1968) "My Song" (1968) "The Weight" (1969) "Tracks of My Tears" (1969) "I Can't See Myself Leaving You" (1969) "Gentle on My Mind" (1969) "Share Your Love with Me" (1969) "Eleanor Rigby" (1969) "Call Me" (1970) "Son of a Preacher Man" (1970) "Spirit in the Dark" (1970) "The Thrill Is Gone" (1970) "Don't Play That Song" (1970) "Border Song (Holy Moses)" (1970) "You're All I Need to Get By" (1971) "Bridge over Troubled Water" (1971) "Spanish Harlem" (1971) "Rock Steady" (1971) "Day Dreaming" (1972) "Angel" (1973) "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (1973) "I'm in Love" (1974) "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1974) "Something He Can Feel" (1976) "Break It to Me Gently" (1977) "What a Fool Believes" (1981) "It's My Turn" (1981) "Jump to It" (1982) "Get It Right" (1983) "Freeway of Love" (1985) "Who's Zoomin' Who" (1985) "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (1985) "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (1986) "Jimmy Lee" (1986) "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (1987) "Oh Happy Day" (1988) "Gimme Your Love" (1989) "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (1989) "Everyday People" (1991) "Someday We'll All Be Free" (1992) "Ever Changing Times" (1992) "A Deeper Love" (1993) "Willing to Forgive" (1994) "A Rose Is Still a Rose" (1998) "Here We Go Again" (1998) "Put You Up on Game" (2007) "Angels We Have Heard on High" (2009) "Rolling in the Deep (The Aretha Version)" (2014)
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