Almighty Fire

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Almighty Fire
Almighty fire.jpg
Studio album by
Aretha Franklin
ReleasedApril 13, 1978
RecordedJanuary–March 1978
StudioCurtom Studios (Chicago, IL); ABC Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Whitney Recording Studios (Glendale, CA).
GenreSoul, R&B
LabelAtlantic (#19161)
ProducerCurtis Mayfield
Aretha Franklin chronology
Sweet Passion
(1977) 		Almighty Fire
(1978) 		La Diva
(1979)
Singles from Almighty Fire
  1. "Almighty Fire (Woman of the Future)"
    Released: April, 1978
  2. "More Than A Joy"
    Released: July, 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide2/5 stars[3]

Almighty Fire is the twenty-fourth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on April 13, 1978, by Atlantic Records. By the time of the album's release, Franklin was going through a commercial slump, due in part to the widespread popularity of disco.

Franklin was reunited with Curtis Mayfield after their earlier success together with the Sparkle soundtrack.

The title single reached at #12 on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart and the follow-up single, "More Than Just a Joy", peaked at #51.

Track listing[]

All tracks composed by Curtis Mayfield, except where noted.

Side one[]

  1. "Almighty Fire (Woman of the Future)" – 4:36
  2. "Lady, Lady" – 2:45
  3. "More Than Just a Joy" – 3:03
  4. "Keep On Loving You" – 3:12
  5. "I Needed You Baby" – 4:38

Side two[]

  1. "Close to You" – 4:22
  2. "No Matter Who You Love" – 4:01
  3. "This You Can Believe" – 4:46
  4. "I'm Your Speed" (Aretha Franklin, Glynn Turman) – 3:40

Personnel[]

  • Aretha Franklin – vocals
  • Curtis Mayfield – guitar
  • Gary Thompson – guitar
  • Joseph "Lucky" Scott – bass guitar
  • Donnell Hagan – drums
  • Henry Gibson – congas
  • Rich Tufo – keyboards, arrangements
  • Lenard Druss – horns contractor
  • Sol Bobrov – strings contractor
  • Alfonzo Surrett – background vocals
  • Mattie Butler – background vocals
  • Ricki Linton – background vocals
  • Denese Heard and the Jones Girls – background vocals

Production[]

  • Producer – Curtis Mayfield
  • Engineers – Roger Anfinsen and Fred Breitberg
  • Remix – Roger Anfinsen
  • Mastered by Dennis King at Atlantic Studios (New York City).
  • Album cover concept – Aretha Franklin

References[]

  1. ^ Almighty Fire at AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 262.

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