Get It Right (Aretha Franklin song)
| "Get It Right" | ||||
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| Single by Aretha Franklin | ||||
| from the album Get It Right | ||||
| Released | June 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 6:22 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller | |||
| Producer(s) | Luther Vandross | |||
| Aretha Franklin singles chronology | ||||
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"Get It Right" is an R&B[1] song written by Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller that was a hit for Aretha Franklin in 1983. Released from her album of the same title, it replaced Donna Summer at #1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart in August 1983 but stalled at number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #65 in Cash Box.[3]
The single reached number nine on the Hot Dance Club Play chart and number 74 on the UK Singles Chart.
Personnel
[edit]- Aretha Franklin - vocals
- Doc Powell, Georg Wadenius - guitar
- Marcus Miller - bass, synthesizer
- Nat Adderley, Jr. - keyboards
- Yogi Horton - drums
- Paulinho da Costa - percussion
- Steve Kroon - congas, triangle
- Dave Friedman - vibraphone
- Luther Vandross, Brenda White King, Fonzi Thornton, Michelle Cobbs, Phillip Ballou, Tawatha Agee, Yvonne Lewis - backing vocals
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nelson, George (2003). The Death of Rhythm and Blues. Penguin. ISBN 1101160675.
- ^ Molanphy, Chris (November 15, 2024). "Say a Little Prayer Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 216.
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