Jump to It is the twenty-eighth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, produced by Luther Vandross and released in mid 1982 by Arista Records.
Background Jump to It gave Franklin her tenth number-one R&B album – then the all-time record. It enjoyed a seven-week run at number one on Billboards R&B albums chart and also reached number 23 on Billboards Pop albums chart. It was hailed as a comeback, given that it provided Franklin with her first Gold-certified disc and Top 40 Pop entry since Sparkle in 1976.
The title track, "Jump to It", was Franklin's first Top 40 Pop hit since 1976, and her first R&B chart topper since 1977's "Break It to Me Gently". "Jump to It" was nominated for a Grammy Award. The LP 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 RIAA. Franklin was presented her framed Gold record in Detroit by her long-time friends the Four Tops.
Reception Armond White of Spin complained about "Luther Vandross's piss-elegant Jump to It, which, despite the lively title track, mistakenly bent Aretha into Dionne Warwick postures amid the iciness of the Chic background singers."
Track listing
Personnel
Performers
Musicians Aretha Franklin – lead vocals Nat Adderley Jr. – keyboards (1, 3–8) Marcus Miller – synthesizers (1), bass (1, 2, 4–7), keyboards (2) Luther Vandross – keyboards (2) George Duke – acoustic piano (5) Reginald "Sonny" Burke – keyboards (8) Doc Powell – guitars Steve Love – guitar solo (7) Francisco Centeno – bass (3) Louis Johnson – bass (8) Yogi Horton – drums (1, 3–8) Buddy Williams – drums (2) Errol "Crusher" Bennett – congas (1), percussion (3–5, 8) Paulinho da Costa – percussion (7) George Young – soprano sax solo (4)
Background vocalists Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (1, 2) Phillip Ballou – backing vocals (1, 2) Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals (1, 2) Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (1, 2) Luther Vandross – backing vocals (1, 2, 5) Brenda White – backing vocals (1, 2) Cissy Houston – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 8) Norma Jean Wright – backing vocals (2) Alexandra Brown – backing vocals (3) Darlene Love – backing vocals (3, 5, 8) Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (3) Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals (3, 5, 8) Brenda Corbett – backing vocals (5, 7) Four Tops – backing vocals (6) Levi Stubbs – lead vocals (6) Sandra Dance – backing vocals (7) Erma Franklin – backing vocals (7) Pam Vincent – backing vocals (7)
Music arrangements Marcus Miller – synthesizer and rhythm arrangements (1) Luther Vandross – rhythm arrangements (2, 4, 5, 7), vocal arrangements (2, 3, 5, 8) Paul Riser – string arrangements (2, 4, 6), horn arrangements (4, 6) Nat Adderley Jr. – rhythm arrangements (3–8) Leon Pendarvis – horn and string arrangements (3, 5, 8) Aretha Franklin – rhythm and vocal arrangements (6–8) Four Tops – vocal arrangements (6) Jerry Hey – horn and string arrangements (7)
Production Luther Vandross – producer (1–5, 7, 8) Aretha Franklin – producer (6) Michael H. Brauer – recording, mixing Carl Beatty – additional engineer Lee Keifer – additional engineer Michael Christopher – assistant engineer Karat Faye – assistant engineer John Hanlon – assistant engineer Harry Spiridakis – assistant engineer Don Wershba – assistant engineer Warren Woods – assistant engineer Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY) Sephra Herman – production coordinator, music contractor Trevor Veitch – music contractor Ria Lewerke-Shapiro – art direction, design Harry Langdon – photography Sue Reilly – lettering
Charts Chart (1989) Peakposition
See also List of number-one R&B albums of 1982 (U.S.)
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