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Jump to It
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 26, 1982
Studio
GenreR&B
Length42:40
LabelArista
Producer
Aretha Franklin chronology
Love All the Hurt Away
(1981)
Jump to It
(1982)
Get It Right
(1983)
Singles from Jump to It
  1. "Jump to It"
    Released: June 1982
  2. "Love Me Right"
    Released: 1982
  3. "This Is for Real"
    Released: 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Jump to It is the twenty-eighth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, produced by Luther Vandross and released on July 26, 1982, by Arista Records.

Background

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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 Billboard'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 Sparkle 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 Grammy Award. The album itself received an American Music Award for Best Soul Album in 1983.

Commercial performance

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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

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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."[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jump to It"Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller6:40
2."Love Me Right"Vandross4:10
3."If She Don't Want Your Lovin'"Sam Dees5:36
4."This Is for Real"Vandross4:45
5."(It's Just) Your Love"Vandross, Miller4:10
6."I Wanna Make It Up to You"Aretha Franklin6:00
7."It's Your Thing"O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley4:10
8."Just My Daydream"Smokey Robinson5:55
2012 Reissue Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Jump to It" (Single Version)Vandross, Miller4:17
10."Love Me Right" (Single Version)Vandross3:35
11."This Is for Real" (Single Version)Vandross4:37
12."Just My Daydream" (12" Version)Robinson4:35
13."Love Me Right" (Dance Version)Vandross5:48

Personnel

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Performers

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  • Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, rhythm arrangements (6, 7, 8), vocal arrangements (6, 7, 8)
  • Nat Adderley Jr. – keyboards (1, 3–8), rhythm arrangements (3–8)
  • Marcus Miller – synthesizers (1), synthesizer and rhythm arrangements (1), bass guitar (1, 2, 4–7), keyboards (2)
  • Luther Vandross – backing vocals (1, 2, 5), keyboards (2), rhythm arrangements (2, 4, 5, 7), vocal arrangements (2, 3, 5, 8)
  • George Duke – acoustic piano (5)
  • Reginald "Sonny" Burke – keyboards (8)
  • Doc Powell – guitar (1–8)
  • Steve Love – guitar solo (7)
  • Francisco Centeno – bass guitar (3)
  • Louis Johnson – bass guitar (8)
  • Yogi Horton – 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 – string arrangements (2, 4, 6), horn arrangements (4, 6)
  • Leon Pendarvis – horn and string arrangements (3, 5, 8)
  • Jerry Hey – horn and string arrangements (7)
  • George Young – soprano saxophone (4)
  • Brenda White – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Cissy Houston – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 8)
  • Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Phillip Ballou – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • 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 and vocal arrangements (6)
  • Levi Stubbs – lead vocals (6)
  • Erma Franklin – backing vocals (7)
  • Pam Vincent – backing vocals (7)
  • Sandra Dance – backing vocals (7)

Production

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  • 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), Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA), The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, CA) and Soundsuite (Detroit, MI).
  • Mastered By Robert Ludwig Masterdisk
  • Music contractors – Sephra Herman and Trevor Veitch
  • Art direction and design – Ria Lewerke-Shapiro
  • Photography – Harry Langdon
  • Lettering – Sue Reilly

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wynn, Ron. Jump to It review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Jump to It review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  3. ^ Aretha Franklin – Jump To It, Album Reviews, Rolling Stone.
  4. ^ Armond White (October 1985). "Spins". Spin. No. 6. p. 30.
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