Foster Sylvers – S.T.
Played at the Paradise Garage by Larry Levan, Aretha Franklin’s “Jump To It” is an instant party starter produced by Luther Vandross with his songwriting partner Marcus Miller. The story goes that Vandross told Rolling Stone that he’d “wrestle Bruno Sammartino for a chance to produce Aretha Franklin.” Clive Davis, president of Arista, read the article and hooked Vandross up with Aretha. Miller’s infectious synthesizer and slap basslines carry the groove here with Aretha soaring over the top with perfect diva vocal delivery featuring a bit of snappy spoken word, layered chorus, and scatting. The album would be the Queen of Soul’s tenth number one R&B album.
Recommended – A1 Jump To It, B1 (It’s Just) Your Love
Tags: Boogie / Disco / Paradise Garage
Tracklist:
A1 Jump To It
A2 Love Me Right
A3 If She Don’t Want Your Lovin’
A4 This Is For Real
B1 (It’s Just) Your Love
B2 I Wanna Make It Up To You
B3 It’s Your Thing
B4 Just My Daydream
Credits:
Art Direction, Design – Ria Lewerke-Shapiro
Calligraphy [Lettering] – Sue Reilly
Contractor – Trevor Veitch
Contractor, Coordinator [Production] – Sephra Herman
Engineer [Additional] – Carl Beatty, Lee Keifer*
Engineer [Assistant] – Don Wershba, Harry Spiridakis, John Hanlon, Karat Faye, Michael Christopher (2), Warren Woods
Guitar – Doc Powell
Other [Stylist] – Kate Manche
Photography By – Harry Langdon
Producer – Aretha Franklin (tracks: B2), Luther Vandross
Recorded By, Mixed By – Michael Brauer*
