Young, Gifted and Black
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Young, Gifted and Black won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Female Vocal Performance. In 2003 the TV network VH1 named it the 76th greatest album of all time.
Track listing
- "Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)" - 3:42
- "Rock Steady" (Franklin) - 3:59
- "Day Dreaming" (Franklin) - 3:13
- "Young, Gifted and Black" - 3:34
- "All the King's Horses" - 3:56
- "A Brand New Me" (Bell/Butler/Gamble) - 4:26
- "April Fools" (Bacharach/David) - 3:29
- "I've Been Loving You Too Long" - 3:36
- "First Snow in Kokomo" (Franklin) - 4:04
- "The Long and Winding Road" - 3:38
- "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" - 3:42
- "Border Song (Holy Moses)" (Taupin) - 3:19
Personnel
- Dr. John - Percussion
- Aretha Franklin - Piano, Celeste, Piano (Electric), Vocals
- Donny Hathaway - Organ, Piano (Electric)
- Billy Preston - Organ
- Sammy Turner - Vocals (bckgr)
- Hubert Laws - Flute, Flute (Alto)
- Chuck Rainey - Bass
- J.R. Bailey - Vocals (bckgr)
- Carolyn Franklin - Vocals (bckgr)
- Erma Franklin - Vocals (bckgr)
- The Memphis Horns - Ensemble
- The Sweet Inspirations - Vocals (bckgr)
- Jack Adams - Engineer
- Howard Albert - Engineer
- Ron Albert - Engineer
- Don Arnone - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar
- Margaret Branch - Vocals (bckgr)
- Ann S. Clark - Vocals (bckgr)
- Cornell Dupree - Guitar
- Jimmy Douglass - Engineer
- Tom Dowd - Arranger, Producer
- Chuck Kirkpatrick - Engineer
- Eric Gale - Bass
- Lewis Hahn - Engineer
- Dan Hersch - Remastering
- Bill Inglot - Remastering
- Wayne Jackson - Trumpet
- Andrew Love - Sax (Tenor)
- Ray Lucas - Percussion, Drums
- Arif Mardin - Arranger, Producer, Remixing
- Michael Mazzarella - Research
- Hugh McCracken - Guitar
- Gene Orloff - Concert Master
- Gene Paul - Engineer
- Gary Peterson - Research
- Robert Popwell - Bass, Percussion
- Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - Percussion, Drums
- Neal Rosengarden - Percussion, Trumpet, Vibraphone
- Pat Smith - Vocals (bckgr)
- Jerry Wexler - Producer
- Mac Rebennack - Percussion
- Ronald Bright - Vocals (bckgr)
- Don Cassale - Engineer
- Al Jackson, Jr. - Drums
- David Nathan - Liner Notes
- Geoff Gans - Reissue Art Director
- Patrick Milligan - Research
- Howie Albert - Engineer
- Stanislaw Zagorski - Cover Design
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album
1972 Pop Albums No. 11 1972 Black Albums No. 2
Billboard (North America) - singles
1970 Border Song (Holy Moses) Pop Singles No. 37 1971 Brand New Me Pop Singles No. 998 1971 Rock Steady Pop Singles No. 9 1971 Border Song (Holy Moses) Black Singles No. 5 1971 Brand New Me Black Singles No. 998 1971 Rock Steady Black Singles No. 2 1972 All The King's Horses Pop Singles No. 26 1972 Day Dreaming Pop Singles No. 5 1972 Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) Pop Singles No. 73 1972 All The King's Horses Black Singles No. 7 1972 April Fools Black Singles No. 998 1972 Day Dreaming Black Singles No. 1 1972 Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) Black Singles No. 9