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''Jump to It'' is the twenty-eighth
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by American singer
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 ...
, produced by
Luther Vandross Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Known for his sweet and soulful vocals, Vandross has sold over 40 million records worldwide. He achieved eleven consecutive P ...
and released on July 26, 1982, by
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.


Background

''Jump to It'' gave Franklin her tenth number one R&B album – at the time it was the all-time record. It enjoyed a seven-week run at number one on ''
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''s R&B albums chart and also reached number 23 on ''Billboard''s Pop albums chart. It was hailed as a comeback album, given that it provided Franklin with her first Gold-certified disc and Top 40 Pop song since ''
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'' in 1976. The title track, " Jump to It", was Franklin's first Top 40 Pop hit since 1976, and her first number one R&B hit since 1977's "Break It to Me Gently". "Jump to It" was nominated for a
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. The album itself received an American Music Award for Best Soul Album in 1983.


Commercial performance

On February 1, 1983, ''Jump to It'' was certified Gold by the
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. Franklin was presented her framed Gold record in Detroit by her long-time friends
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. In 2005, Patrick Alavi released "Come to Me", which used a sample of "Jump to It".


Track listing


Personnel


Performers

* Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, rhythm arrangements (6, 7, 8), vocal arrangements (6, 7, 8) *
Nat Adderley Jr. Nathaniel Adderley Jr. (born May 23, 1955) is an American pop music, pop and rhythm and blues music arranger and pianist who spent much of his music career arranging as music director for Luther Vandross tours and contributed as co-songwriter on ...
– keyboards (1, 3–8), rhythm arrangements (3–8) *
Marcus Miller William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. (born June 14, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work as a bassist. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandros ...
– synthesizers (1), synthesizer and rhythm arrangements (1), bass guitar (1, 2, 4–7), keyboards (2) *
Luther Vandross Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Known for his sweet and soulful vocals, Vandross has sold over 40 million records worldwide. He achieved eleven consecutive P ...
– backing vocals (1, 2, 5), keyboards (2), rhythm arrangements (2, 4, 5, 7), vocal arrangements (2, 3, 5, 8) *
George Duke George M. Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as a pr ...
– acoustic piano (5) * Reginald "Sonny" Burke – keyboards (8) *
Doc Powell Doc Powell is an American jazz guitarist and composer. He was born and raised in Spring Valley, New York. He attended college at University of Charleston. Career He has worked with Wilson Pickett, who chose him to be his musical director. He has ...
– guitar (1–8) * Steve Love – guitar solo (7) * Francisco Centeno – bass guitar (3) * Louis Johnson – bass guitar (8) *
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– drums (1, 3–8) * Buddy Williams – drums (2) * Errol "Crusher" Bennett – congas (1), percussion (3, 4, 5, 8) * Paulinho da Costa – percussion (7) *
Paul Riser Paul Riser (born September 11, 1943) is an American trombonist and Motown musical arranger who was responsible for co-writing and arranging dozens of top ten hit records. His legacy as one of the "Funk Brothers" is similar to that of most of the ...
– string arrangements (2, 4, 6), horn arrangements (4, 6) *
Leon Pendarvis Leroy Leon Pendarvis (born 1945) is an American session musician. He plays keyboards and is a background vocalist. He is also an occasional guitarist. The artists he has worked with over the years include Bonnie Raitt on her ''Streetlights'' albu ...
– horn and string arrangements (3, 5, 8) *
Jerry Hey Jerry Hey (born 1950) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Michael Jackson's '' Thriller'', ''Rock with You'', ...
– horn and string arrangements (7) * George Young – soprano saxophone (4) * Brenda White – backing vocals (1, 2) *
Cissy Houston Emily "Cissy" Houston ( ''née'' Drinkard; born September 30, 1933) is an American soul and gospel singer. After a successful career singing backup for such artists as Roy Hamilton, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley, and Aretha Franklin, Houston embar ...
– backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 8) *
Fonzi Thornton Alfonso "Fonzi" Thornton is a U.S. songwriter/producer and vocal contractor. In a career spanning 40 years, Thornton has sung backing vocals for top artists across many genres of music. His vocal credits can be found on the recordings of Aret ...
– backing vocals (1, 2) * Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals (1, 2) * Phillip Ballou – backing vocals (1, 2) *
Tawatha Agee Tawatha Agee (born November 14, 1954) is an American backing vocalist and songwriter. Her voice has been described in ''The New York Times'' as an "acrobatic, gospel-charged soprano." She was the lead singer of funk and soul band Mtume; her soulf ...
– backing vocals (1, 2) *
Norma Jean Wright Norma Jean Wright (born July 15, 1956) is an American singer and was the lead vocalist of the American group Chic, a soul, R&B and disco band, from 1977 to 1978.Hogan, EdNorma Jean Wright Biography, Allmusic, retrieved 2011-08-08 Early life Norm ...
– backing vocals (2) * Alexandra Brown – backing vocals (3) *
Darlene Love Darlene Wright (born July 26, 1941), known professionally as Darlene Love, is an American singer and actress. She was the lead singer of the girl group the Blossoms and she also recorded as a solo artist. She began singing as a child with her ...
– backing vocals (3, 5, 8) *
Paulette McWilliams Paulette McWilliams is an American singer and songwriter. She began her career singing with the bands The American Breed and Rufus, and has appeared as a backing vocalist on recordings and on tour for numerous artists. She worked with Marvin Gaye ...
– backing vocals (3) * Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals (3, 5, 8) * Brenda Corbett – backing vocals (5, 7) *
Four Tops The Four Tops are an American vocal quartet from Detroit who helped to define the city's Motown sound of the 1960s. The group's repertoire has included soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, doo-wop, jazz, and show tunes. Founded as the ...
– backing vocals and vocal arrangements (6) *
Levi Stubbs Levi Stubbs (born Levi Stubbles, June 6, 1936 – October 17, 2008) was an American baritone singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the R&B group the Four Tops, who released a variety of Motown hit records during the 1960s and 1970s. He has b ...
– lead vocals (6) *
Erma Franklin Erma Vernice Franklin (March 13, 1938 – September 7, 2002) was an American gospel and soul singer. Franklin was the elder sister of American singer/musician Aretha Franklin. Franklin's best known recording was the original version of "Piece of ...
– backing vocals (7) * Pam Vincent – backing vocals (7) * Sandra Dance – backing vocals (7)


Production

* Producers – Luther Vandross (tracks 1–5, 7 & 8); Aretha Franklin (track 6). * Production coordination – Sephra Herman * Recorded and mixed by Michael Brauer * Additional engineers – Carl Beatty and Lee Keifer * Assistant engineers – Michael Christopher, Karat Faye, John Hanlon, Harry Spiridakis, Don Wershba and Warren Woods. * Recorded at Mediasound Studios (New York, NY),
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(Los Angeles, CA),
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(Los Angeles, CA) and Soundsuite (Detroit, MI). * Music contractors – Sephra Herman and Trevor Veitch * Art direction and design – Ria Lewerke-Shapiro * Photography – Harry Langdon * Lettering – Sue Reilly


See also

* List of number-one R&B albums of 1982 (U.S.)


References


External links

* {{Authority control Aretha Franklin albums Albums produced by Luther Vandross Albums arranged by Paul Riser Arista Records albums