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Love Me Forever by Aretha Franklin

First released: 30 Sep 1980, Length: 3:34

Creators (47)

Arranger

  1. Arif Mardin

Concertmaster

  1. Gene Orloff

Instruments

  1. Alfred Brown strings
  2. Andrew Shulman strings
  3. Aretha Franklin piano
  4. Barry Rogers trombone
  5. David “Fathead” Newman solo, tenor saxophone
  6. David Paich organ
  7. David Tofani alto saxophone
  8. David Williams guitar
  9. Frederick Buldrini strings
  10. Frederick Zlotkin strings
  11. Gerald Tarack strings
  12. Harold Kohon strings
  13. Harry Lookofsky strings
  14. Jeff Porcaro drums (drum set)
  15. Joe Malin strings
  16. John Clark French horn
  17. Jonathan Abramowitz strings
  18. Julien Barber strings
  19. Lew Del Gatto baritone saxophone
  20. Lew Soloff trumpet
  21. Marilyn Wright strings
  22. Michael Brecker tenor saxophone
  23. Mike Porcaro bass guitar
  24. Mitsue Takayama strings
  25. Peter Dimitriades strings
  26. Peter Gordon French horn
  27. Randy Brecker trumpet
  28. Seldon Powell tenor saxophone
  29. Steve Lukather guitar

Vocals

  1. Aretha Franklin lead vocals
  2. Estelle Brown background vocals
  3. Myrna Smith background vocals
  4. Sylvia Shemwell background vocals

Engineer

  1. Michael O’Reilly assistant
  2. Stewart Whitmore assistant

Producer

  1. Arif Mardin

Recording Engineer

  1. Jeremy Smith
  2. Lew Hahn additional

Mixer

  1. Arif Mardin
  2. Joe Mardin assistant
  3. Michael O’Reilly

Locations

Recorded At

  1. Atlantic Studios additional
  2. Sound Labs, Inc.

Edited At

  1. Cherokee Studios additional

Mixed At

  1. Cherokee Studios

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Love Me Forever cover

    Writer

    1. Kenny Moore
    2. Rev. Patrick Henderson

Releases containing this recording (13)

Official

Album

  1. Aretha 30 Sep 1980 Aretha Franklin
  2. Aretha 30 Sep 1980 Aretha Franklin
  3. Aretha 1980 Aretha Franklin
  4. Aretha 1988 Aretha Franklin
  5. Aretha 1988 Aretha Franklin
  6. Aretha 21 Apr 1994 Aretha Franklin
  7. Aretha 07 May 2008 Aretha Franklin
  8. Aretha 23 Jul 2012 Aretha Franklin
  9. Aretha 30 Jul 2012 Aretha Franklin
  10. Aretha 23 Aug 2017 Aretha Franklin
  11. Aretha Aretha Franklin expanded edition
  12. Aretha Aretha Franklin

Album - Compilation

  1. The Real… Aretha Franklin 2014 Aretha Franklin