This Girl's in Love with You

1970 studio album by Aretha Franklin

This Girl's in Love with You is the sixteenth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on January 15, 1970^[1] by Atlantic Records. It reached Billboard's Top 20 and was reissued on compact disc through Rhino Records in 1993.^[1] Her version of The Beatles' "Let It Be" was the first recording of the song to be commercially issued (The Beatles did not release "Let It Be" as a single until March 1970). Songwriter Paul McCartney sent Franklin and Atlantic Records a demo of the song as a guide.^[4]

Track listing

Information is based on the album's liner notes^[1][7]

1. "Son of a Preacher Man" (John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins) – 3:19
2. "Share Your Love with Me" (Al Braggs, Deadric Malone) – 3:21
3. "The Dark End of the Street" (Chips Moman, Dan Penn) – 4:42
4. "Let It Be" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:33
5. "Eleanor Rigby" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:38
6. "This Girl's in Love with You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:00
7. "It Ain't Fair " (Ronnie Miller) – 3:22
8. "The Weight" (Robbie Robertson) – 2:59
9. "Call Me" (Aretha Franklin) – 3:57
10. "Sit Down and Cry" (Clyde Otis, Lou Stallman) – 3:52

Personnel

Information is based on the album's liner notes.^[1][7]

Main Performance

• Aretha Franklin – vocals, acoustic piano, additional keyboards
• Duane Allman – slide guitar, steel guitar (7–8)
• Brenda Bryant – background vocals (9)
• Cissy Houston – background vocals (8–10)
• King Curtis – tenor saxophone (2, 4, 7–8)
• Pat Lewis – background vocals (9)
• Sylvia Shemwell – background vocals (8, 10)
• The Sweet Inspirations – background vocals (1–3, 5, 7)
• Dee Dee Warwick – background vocals (8, 10)
• Jerry Weaver – guitar (4, 10)

Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section^[8][9]

• Barry Beckett – electric piano (All tracks), Hammond organ (All tracks)
• Roger Hawkins – drums (All tracks)
• Eddie Hinton^[10] – guitar (1, 3–6, 9)
• David Hood – bass guitar (All tracks) Except for (8) "The Weight" which is Jerry Jemmott^[11]
• Jimmy Johnson – guitar (1–9); Production
• Ron Albert – recording engineer (3, 5–6, 9)
• Adrian Barber – recording engineer (4)^[12]
• Tom Dowd – recording engineer (1–2, 4, 7–8, 10), record producer
• Jerome Gasper – recording engineer (1–2, 4, 7–8, 10)
• Chuck Kirkpatrick – recording engineer (3, 5–6, 9)
• Arif Mardin – record producer, musical arrangement, string arrangement
• Jerry Wexler – record producer

Notes

1. Franklin, Aretha. This Girl's in Love with You (CD re-issue liner notes). Rhino. 1993.
2. Aretha Franklin, etc. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: January 8-9, 1969 (NYC)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
3. Aretha Franklin with Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: October 3, 1969 (Miami, FL)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
4. The Beatles. "Let It Be". Songfacts. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
5. AllMusic review
6. 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.
7. Franklin, Aretha. "This Girl's In Love with You" (Original Album Notes). Atlantic. 1970.
8. Kurutz, Steve. "Biography: Jimmy Johnson". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
9. Potter, Jeff (26 April 2017). "Roger Hawkins: The Pulse of Muscle Shoals". Modern Drummer. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
10. Michael B. Smith and Roxanne Crutcher (May 2000). "The Most Important Things in Life are Rock & Roll...and a Hot Carr..." Swampland.com.
11. "The Weight : Jerry Jemmott" (PDF). Static1.squarespace.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
12. Franklin, Aretha. "Aretha's Greatest Hits" (Album Notes). Atlantic. 1971.