Jump to It
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| Released | July 26, 1982 | |||
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| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 42:40 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
Jump to It is the twenty-eighth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, produced by Luther Vandross and released on July 26, 1982, by Arista Records.
Background
[edit]Jump to It gave Franklin her tenth number-one R&B album – at the time it was the all-time record. It enjoyed a seven-week run at number one on Billboard's R&B albums chart and also reached number 23 on Billboard's Pop albums chart. It was hailed as a comeback album, given that it provided Franklin with her first Gold-certified disc and Top 40 Pop song since Sparkle in 1976.
The title track, "Jump to It", was Franklin's first Top 40 Pop hit since 1976, and her first number-one R&B hit since 1977's "Break It to Me Gently". "Jump to It" was nominated for a Grammy Award. The album itself received an American Music Award for Best Soul Album in 1983.
Commercial performance
[edit]On February 1, 1983, Jump to It was certified Gold by the RIAA. Franklin was presented her framed Gold record in Detroit by her long-time friends the Four Tops.
Reception
[edit]Armond White of Spin complained about "Luther Vandross's piss-elegant Jump to It, which, despite the lively title track, mistakenly bent Aretha into Dionne Warwick postures amid the iciness of the Chic background singers."[4]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Jump to It" | Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller | 6:40 |
| 2. | "Love Me Right" | Vandross | 4:10 |
| 3. | "If She Don't Want Your Lovin'" | Sam Dees | 5:36 |
| 4. | "This Is for Real" | Vandross | 4:45 |
| 5. | "(It's Just) Your Love" | Vandross, Miller | 4:10 |
| 6. | "I Wanna Make It Up to You" | Aretha Franklin | 6:00 |
| 7. | "It's Your Thing" | O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Just My Daydream" | Smokey Robinson | 5:55 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 9. | "Jump to It" (Single Version) | Vandross, Miller | 4:17 |
| 10. | "Love Me Right" (Single Version) | Vandross | 3:35 |
| 11. | "This Is for Real" (Single Version) | Vandross | 4:37 |
| 12. | "Just My Daydream" (12" Version) | Robinson | 4:35 |
| 13. | "Love Me Right" (Dance Version) | Vandross | 5:48 |
Personnel
[edit]Performers
[edit]- Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, rhythm arrangements (6, 7, 8), vocal arrangements (6, 7, 8)
- Nat Adderley Jr. – keyboards (1, 3–8), rhythm arrangements (3–8)
- Marcus Miller – synthesizers (1), synthesizer and rhythm arrangements (1), bass guitar (1, 2, 4–7), keyboards (2)
- Luther Vandross – backing vocals (1, 2, 5), keyboards (2), rhythm arrangements (2, 4, 5, 7), vocal arrangements (2, 3, 5, 8)
- George Duke – acoustic piano (5)
- Reginald "Sonny" Burke – keyboards (8)
- Doc Powell – guitar (1–8)
- Steve Love – guitar solo (7)
- Francisco Centeno – bass guitar (3)
- Louis Johnson – bass guitar (8)
- Yogi Horton – drums (1, 3–8)
- Buddy Williams – drums (2)
- Errol "Crusher" Bennett – congas (1), percussion (3, 4, 5, 8)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (7)
- Paul Riser – string arrangements (2, 4, 6), horn arrangements (4, 6)
- Leon Pendarvis – horn and string arrangements (3, 5, 8)
- Jerry Hey – horn and string arrangements (7)
- George Young – soprano saxophone (4)
- Brenda White – backing vocals (1, 2)
- Cissy Houston – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 8)
- Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (1, 2)
- Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals (1, 2)
- Phillip Ballou – backing vocals (1, 2)
- Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (1, 2)
- Norma Jean Wright – backing vocals (2)
- Alexandra Brown – backing vocals (3)
- Darlene Love – backing vocals (3, 5, 8)
- Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (3)
- Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals (3, 5, 8)
- Brenda Corbett – backing vocals (5, 7)
- Four Tops – backing vocals and vocal arrangements (6)
- Levi Stubbs – lead vocals (6)
- Erma Franklin – backing vocals (7)
- Pam Vincent – backing vocals (7)
- Sandra Dance – backing vocals (7)
Production
[edit]- Producers – Luther Vandross (tracks 1–5, 7 & 8); Aretha Franklin (track 6).
- Production coordination – Sephra Herman
- Recorded and mixed by Michael Brauer
- Additional engineers – Carl Beatty and Lee Keifer
- Assistant engineers – Michael Christopher, Karat Faye, John Hanlon, Harry Spiridakis, Don Wershba and Warren Woods.
- Recorded at Mediasound Studios (New York, NY), Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA), The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, CA) and Soundsuite (Detroit, MI).
- Mastered By Robert Ludwig Masterdisk
- Music contractors – Sephra Herman and Trevor Veitch
- Art direction and design – Ria Lewerke-Shapiro
- Photography – Harry Langdon
- Lettering – Sue Reilly
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wynn, Ron. Jump to It review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Jump to It review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- ^ Aretha Franklin – Jump To It, Album Reviews, Rolling Stone.
- ^ Armond White (October 1985). "Spins". Spin. No. 6. p. 30.
