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The Weight
By
Aretha Franklin
Recording of "
The Weight
" (
James Robertson
)
Duration
2:53
Year
1969
Type
Studio
Recording Date
January 8, 1969
Atlantic Studios, New York, NY
Recording Credits
Producer
Jerry Wexler
,
Tom Dowd
,
Arif Mardin
Lead Vocals
Aretha Franklin
Background Vocals
Cissy Houston
,
Dee Dee Warwick
,
Sylvia Shemwell
Guitar
Duane Allman
,
Jimmy Johnson
Bass
David Hood
Electric Piano
Barry Beckett
Drums
Roger Hawkins
Tambourine
Unknown
Trumpet
Unknown
Trombone
Unknown
Saxophone
Unknown
Tenor Saxophone
King Curtis
Mixing
Tom Dowd
Engineering
Tom Dowd
,
Jerome Gasper
Appears On
Release
Artist
Released
Queen Of Soul – The Atlantic Recordings
Aretha Franklin
September 29, 1992
Session Details
Recording done
Atlantic Studios
New York, NY
January 8, 1969
Aretha Franklin
(
Lead Vocals
)
Arif Mardin
(
Producer
)
Barry Beckett
(
Electric Piano
)
Cissy Houston
(
Background Vocals
)
David Hood
(
Bass
)
Dee Dee Warwick
(
Background Vocals
)
Duane Allman
(
Guitar
)
Jerome Gasper
(
Engineering
)
Jerry Wexler
(
Producer
)
Jimmy Johnson
(
Guitar
)
King Curtis
(
Tenor Saxophone
)
Roger Hawkins
(
Drums
)
Sylvia Shemwell
(
Background Vocals
)
Tom Dowd
(
Engineering
,
Producer
)
Unknown
(
Saxophone
,
Tambourine
,
Trombone
,
Trumpet
)