Through the Storm (Aretha Franklin album)
Through the Storm is the thirty-second studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin. It was released on April 27, 1989, by Arista Records.
Despite the number 16 Billboard Hot 100 hit title track, the album was not a commercial success; it reached number 55 on the Billboard 200. The follow-up single, "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be", a duet with Whitney Houston, failed to make the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 41. Other guest artists included James Brown, The Four Tops and Kenny G.
The album was remastered and re-released as an "Expanded Edition" in December 2014 by Funky Town Grooves, with bonus tracks and a second CD of material.Track listing
Personnel
- Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, vocal engineer, producer, piano, backing vocals
- Walter Afanasieff – keyboards, synthesizer, programming, co-producer
- Kitty Beethoven – backing vocals
- Chris Botti – trumpet
- Margaret Branch – backing vocals
- James Brown – lead vocals
- Lincoln Clapp – engineer
- Marlene Cohen – art direction
- Brenda Corbett – backing vocals
- Mike Davis – trombone
- George Devens – percussion
- David Foster – piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer
- Four Tops – lead and backing vocals
- David Frazer – engineer
- Siedah Garrett – backing vocals
- Kenny G – saxophone
- Greg Gigi Gonaway – cymbal
- Reggie Griffin – guitar
- Kenneth Hitchcock – baritone saxophone
- Yogi Horton – drums
- Whitney Houston – lead vocals
- Rod Hui – recording, mixing
- Mike Iacopelli – recording, vocal recording
- Liz Jackson – backing vocals
- Skyler Jett – backing vocals
- Elton John – lead vocals
- Louis Johnson – bass guitar
- Melisa Kary – backing vocals
- Steve Khan – guitar
- Darren Klein – engineer, mixing
- Ren Klyce – programming, additional keyboards
- Jerry Knight – producer, bass guitar
- Robbie Kondor – synthesizer, piano
- Steve Kroon – percussion
- Edie Lehman – backing vocals
- Arif Mardin – producer, arrangements
- Joe Mardin – producer, programming, sequencer, recording, mixing
- Peter Max – front and back cover art
- Marti McCall – backing vocals
- Sammy Merendino – electronic drums
- David Paich – piano
- Claytoven Richardson – backing vocals
- Norman Parkinson – photography
- Jeff Porcaro – drums
- John Robinson – drums
- Marc Russo – saxophone
- Corrado Rustici – guitar, rhythm guitar
- "Bongo" Bob Smith – programming
- Kent Smith – trumpet
- Andy Snitzer – tenor saxophone
- Narada Michael Walden – producer, arrangements, electronic drums, sequencer, synthesizer
- Aaron Zigman – producer, keyboards, bass vocals
Charts
