Love All the Hurt Away

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Love All the Hurt Away
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 20, 1981
Studio
Genre R&B, pop, funk
Length45:14
Label Arista
Producer Arif 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.

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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. [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Robert Christgau A− [3]
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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 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 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. "Cherry Red Records - aretha franklin, love all the hurt away, expanded edition, soul, funk, BBR". Archived from the original on May 5, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
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  3. Christgau, Robert. "Love All the Hurt Away review". Robert Christgau . Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  4. Sexton, Paul (October 3, 1981). "Albums: Aretha Franklin – Love All the Hurt Away" (PDF). Record Mirror . London: Spotlight Publications Inc. p. 11. ISSN   0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  5. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 263, 264.
  6. Aretha Franklin (1981). Love All The Hurt Away (record sleeve). New York City, NY: Arista Records.