Arista publish Aretha Franklin’s ‘So Damn Happy,’ her first album in five years (2003)

Aretha Franklin‘s ‘So Damn Happy’ is a studio (and her first since ‘A Rose Is Still a Rose’ in 1998) album released on September 22, 2003 by Arista Records.

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Track listing : 1.The Only Thing Missin’ (Gordon Chambers, Troy Taylor, Rick Williams, Mylia Sunny Davis) – 03:07 . 2.Wonderful (Aleese Simmons, Ron Amen-Ra Lawrence) – 04:04 . 3.Holdin’ On (Earl Klugh, Mary J. Blige, Bruce Miller, Troy Taylor) – 04:37 . 4.No Matter What (Mary J. Blige, Miller, Troy Taylor) – 04:33 . 5.Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool (James Big Jim Wright, Terry Lewis, James Harris) – 04:35 . 6.So Damn Happy (Aretha Franklin) – 04:29 . 7.You Are My Joy (Aretha Franklin) – 02:34 . 8.Falling Out of Love (Burt Bacharach, Jerry Leiber, Jed Leiber) – 04:31 . 9.Ain’t No Way (Chambers, Barry J. Eastmond) – 04:37 . 10.Good News (Norman West) – 04:55 . 11.You Are My Joy (Reprise) (Aretha Franklin) – 02:33

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Musicians : Aretha Franklin – Piano, Vocals . Mary J. Blige – Vocals on (3 – 4), Vocals (Background) . Adi Yeshaya – Conductor, Horn, Keyboards, Strings . William Bush – Drum Programming, Keyboards . Ralphe Armstrong – Bass . Neil Stubenhaus – Bass . Troy Taylor – Bass,Drums, Keyboards, Vocals (Background) . Norman West – Bass, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer . Ron “Amen-Ra” Lawrence – Keyboards . Rick Williams – Guitar . James “Big Jim” Wright – Keyboards . Iz – Drum Programming . Ricky Lawson – Drums . Nate Neblett – Drums . Vernon D. Fails – Fender Rhodes . Perry Hughes – Guitar . Michael Hart Thompson – Guitar . Bobby Ross Avila – Guitar, Keyboards . Tommy Morgan – Harmonica . Gloria Agostini – Harp . Michael Baker – Horn, Strings . Darryl Houston – Organ . Paulinho Da Costa – Percussion . Rob Shrock – Synthesizer Arrangements . David Foster – Synthesizer Strings . George Flynn – Trombone . Birch Johnson – Trombone . Keith O’Quinn – Trombone . Randy Brecker – Trumpet . Anthony Kadleck – Trumpet . Lew Soloff – Trumpet . Sharon Moe – French Horn . Roger Wendt – French Horn . Leo Grinhauz – Cello . Kermit Moore – Cello . Eugene J. Moye – Cello . Jesse Levy – Cello . Alfred Brown – Viola . Kenneth Burward-Hoy – Viola . Margeret Th. Hjaltested – Viola . Olivia Koppell – Viola, Violin . Robert Chausow – Violin . Isreal Chorberg – Violin . Cenovia Cummins – Violin . Winterton Garvey – Violin . Joyce Hammann – Violin . Susan Heerema – Violin . Regis Iandiorio – Violin . Karen Karlsrud – Violin . Byung-Kook Kwak – Violin . Anthony Posk – Violin . Sheila Reinhold – Violin . Andy Stein – Violin . Gerald Tarack – Violin . Alexander Vselensky – Violin . Belinda Whitney – Violin . Brenda Corbett – Vocals (Background) . Sandra Dance – Vocals (Background) . Sara Divine – Vocals (Background) . Cindy Mizelle – Vocals (Background) . Shelly Ponder – Vocals (Background) . Mildred Scott – Vocals (Background) . Gordon Chambers – , Vocals (Background) . Myiia “Sunny” Davis – Vocals (Background) . Regine Lambert – Handclapping . Kenya Lucas – Handclapping . Melodie – Handclapping . Delant “Butta” Murphy – Handclapping

Production : Produced by Antonio “LA” Reid . Norman West – Engineer, Mixing . Barry J. Eastmond – Engineer . Carl Robinson – Assistant, Engineer . Louis Alfred III – Engineer . Rowie Nomeri – Engineer . Steve Pageot – Engineer . Michael J. Powell – Engineer, Mixing . Allen Sides – Engineer, Mixing . Tom Coyne – Mastering . Charles “Prince Charles” Alexander – Mixing . Jean-Marie Horvat – Mixing

Package : Richard Thomas Jennings – Art Direction, Design . Kwaku Alston – Photography

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Released on September 22, 2003 by Arista Records.

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