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Love All the Hurt Away
Studio album by
Aretha Franklin
ReleasedAugust 20, 1981[1]
GenreR&B, pop, funk
Length45:14
LabelArista
ProducerArif Mardin
Aretha Franklin chronology
Aretha Sings the Blues
(1980) 		Love All the Hurt Away
(1981) 		Jump to It
(1982)
Singles from Love All the Hurt Away
  1. "Love All the Hurt Away"
    Released: August 1981
  2. "Hold On, I'm Comin'"
    Released: October, 1981 (Not in U. S.)

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.

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
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Robert ChristgauA−[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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love All the Hurt Away" (duet with George Benson)Sam Dees4:09
2."Hold On, I'm Comin'"David Porter, Isaac Hayes5:14
3."Living in the Streets"Rod Temperton3:53
4."There's a Star for Everyone"Allee Willis, Don Yowell, David Lasley4:26
5."You Can't Always Get What You Want"Mick Jagger, Keith Richards5:18
6."It's My Turn"Carole Bayer Sager, Michael Masser5:30
7."Truth and Honesty*"Burt Bacharach, Bayer Sager, Peter Allen4:15
8."Search On"Chuck Jackson4:47
9."Whole Lot of Me*"Aretha Franklin3:23
10."Kind of Man*"Franklin4:19
2012 Reissue Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Hold On, I'm Comin'" (12" version)Porter, Hayes6:44
12."Livin' in the Streets" (12" version)Temperton6:17
13."It's My Turn" (single version)Bayer Sager, Masser4:03

Personnel

Musicians

Production

References

  1. ^ The Global and Mail - In Photos: Aretha Franklin "The Queen of Soul"
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ link
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Love All the Hurt Away review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  5. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 263, 264.
  6. ^ 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)

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