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CD Jewels In The Crown: All Star Duets With The Queen Of Soul

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  • Issued : 13 Nov 2007

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Genre : Dance & Soul Catalogue Number : 82876786682
Format : CD Label : Columbia /sony
Issued : 13 Nov 2007 Item sourced from : Europe
Number of Discs : 1

Jewels In The Crown: All Star Duets With The Queen Of Soul

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There are duet records, and then there is recording Jumpin' Jack Flash with Keith Richards. A 16-track compilation of Aretha Franklin's duets from the '80s and '90s, Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen benefits from the high-profile partners that the Queen of Soul has been able to hook over the years (plus a trio of new tracks featuring sympathetic partners: John Legend, Mary J. Blige, and Fantasia). Spanning her Arista years, the collection runs the gamut of studio techniques from the '80s to the 2000s. Six songs come from the '80s, including the Keith Richards feature, which is a little too pristine to suit a version of Jumpin' Jack Flash. Others from the same era sound better, such as Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves with Eurythmics (which benefits from David Stewart's digital studio knowledge), and Franklin's hit duet with George Michael on I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me). The '90s duets are also mixed, including a lackluster pairing with Frank Sinatra on What Now My Love (from the original Duets album), but also an energetic live performance of Chain of Fools with Mariah Carey that works much better than could be expected. Of the new tracks, John Legend's What Y'All Came to Do is the best, an upfront and testifying jam with deft vocal freestyles from Legend and Franklin. ~ John Bush, Rovi

Credits

Aretha Franklin(Vocals),  Chelsea Baratz(Sax (Tenor)),  Geoff Rice(Guitar),  Maurice Brown(Trumpet),  Tom Craskey(Bass),  Maurice Brown(Flugelhorn),  Aaron Renner(Engineer),  Andrew Dawson(Engineer),  Arif Mardin(Arranger),  Arif Mardin(Producer),  Babyface(Producer),  Bryan Adams(Producer),  Burt Bacharach(Producer),  Carole Bayer Sager(Producer),  Clive Davis(Producer),  David Hewitt(Engineer),  Devo Springsteen(Engineer),  Devo Springsteen(Producer),  Elliot Scheiner(Engineer),  Gerard Smerek(Engineer),  Hank Cattaneo(Producer),  Keith Richards(Producer),  Ken Ehrlich(Producer),  Luther Vandross(Producer),  Narada Michael Walden(Arranger),  Narada Michael Walden(Producer),  Paul Cho(Producer),  Phil Ramone(Producer),  Rob Mounsey(Arranger),  Sean Murphy(Producer),  Steve Russell(Producer),  The Underdogs(Producer),  Wayne Isaak(Producer),  Adam Williams(Mixing),  Alan Tishk(Assistant Engineer),  Andrea Remanda(Composer),  Annie Lennox(Composer),  Antonio Dixon(Composer),  Bryan Adams(Composer),  Burt Bacharach(Composer),  Carl Sigman(Composer),  Carole Bayer Sager(Composer),  Chris Gehringer(Mastering),  Clive Davis(Executive Producer),  Damon Thomas(Composer),  David A. Stewart(Composer),  David Porter(Composer),  Denise Rich(Composer),  Dennis Morgan(Composer),  DeVon "Devo" Harris(Composer),  Diane Warren(Composer),  Don Covay(Composer),  Don Smith(Mixing),  Eliot Kennedy(Composer),  Elliot Scheiner(Mixing),  Fusako Chubachi(Art Direction),  Fusako Chubachi(Design),  Gerald Wexler(Composer),  Gerard Smerek(Mixing),  Giacomo Puccini(Composer),  Harvey Mason, Jr.(Composer),  Isaac Hayes(Composer),  Jared Robbins(Mixing Assistant),  Kaleena Harper(Composer),  Keith Richards(Composer),  Kevin Mahoney(Mixing Assistant),  Larry Jackson(Composer),  Manny Marroquin(Mixing),  Maurice Brown(Horn Arrangements),  Michael Wong(Photography),  Mick Jagger(Composer),  Pierre Delanoe(Composer),  Riley Mackin(Assistant Engineer),  Rob Mounsey(Conductor),  Ruben Rivera(Assistant Engineer),  Serban Ghenea(Mixing),  Simon Climie(Composer),  Steve Russell(Composer),  The Underdogs(Mixing),  Tim Roberts(Mixing Assistant),  Aretha Franklin(Vocal Producer),  John Hanes(Digital Editing),  Chris LeBeau(Creative Producer),  Larry Jackson(A&R),  Mark Pastoria(Vocal Engineer),  Michael J. Powell(Vocal Engineer)

Songs

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    1
    Jumpin' Jack Flash  (05:08)
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    2
    Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves  (05:55)
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    3
    I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)  (04:03)
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    4
    What Now My Love  (03:16)
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    5
    Put You Up on Game  (04:16)
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    6
    What Y'All Came to Do  (03:17)
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    7
    Never Gonna Break My Faith  (04:17)
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    8
    Through the Storm  (04:26)
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    9
    It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be  (04:52)
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    10
    (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman  (04:40)
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    11
    Doctor's Orders  (04:34)
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    12
    Ever Changing Times  (05:12)
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    13
    Chain of Fools  (03:12)
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    14
    Don't Waste Your Time  (04:11)
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    15
    Love All the Hurt Away  (04:21)
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    16
    Nessun Dorma  (03:20)

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    Aretha B***h  |  不明  |  21/October/2007

    Arethaのデュエット・アルバム!マライアにホイットニーにメアリーJが参加!なんて豪華なんだぁ!と期待していたが…過去の楽曲の寄せ集め。まぁ、サントラに収録されたメアリーとの最新デュエットはまだ持ってないし、ファンテイジアとジョン・レジェンドとの新曲デュエットも収録されるようなのでこの3曲を目当てに買いますが…。でも、既発ばかりでちょっとガッカリ…。

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