''If You Want Me'' is the final solo studio album recorded by R&B and Gospel singer Carolyn Franklin (sister of

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the " Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in ''Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With ...

) for RCA Records, in 1976. Reissued on CD by Big Break Records in 2014.

Track listing

Side One

#"From the Bottom of My Heart (To the Bottom of Yours)" (Carolyn Franklin, Pearl Jones) - 2:28 #"If You Want Me" (Carolyn Franklin, Jimmy Radcliffe) - 2:53 #"I Can't Help Myself Feeling So Blue" (Jillean Williams, Wade Marcus) - 5:35 #"Too Many Roads" (Carolyn Franklin, Sonny Sanders) - 3:00 #"Sunshine Holiday" (Pearl Jones, Sonny Sanders) - 2:08 #"Dead Man" (Carolyn Franklin, Val Benson, Wade Marcus) - 2:53

Side Two

#" You Are Everything" ( Thom Bell, Linda Creed) - 2:39 #"You Can Have My Soul" (Pearl Jones, Sonny Sanders) - 3:54 #"Soul Man" (Ernie Cate, Earl Cate, Wade Marcus) - 2:59 #"Not Enough to Hold" (Carolyn Franklin, Sonny Sanders) - 3:00 #"Deal with It" (Carolyn Franklin, Pearl Jones) - 3:20

Personnel

*Carolyn Franklin - vocals * Jimmy Radcliffe - producer, arranger, conductor * Wade Marcus - arranger, conductor *Sonny Sanders - arranger, conductor *

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- assistant producer *Paul Goodman - recording engineer *David H. Hecht, Nick Sangiamo - photography

External links

* {{Authority control 1976 albums Albums arranged by Wade Marcus RCA Records albums