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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.
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.
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.
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]
| 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 |
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