Album · 1972
Young, Gifted and Black
Tracklist
1
Oh Me Oh My (I’m a Fool for You Baby)
Young, Gifted and Black
3:39
2
Day Dreaming
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3:58
3
Rock Steady
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3:12
4
Young, Gifted and Black
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3:32
5
All the King’s Horses
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3:53
6
A Brand New Me
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4:23
7
April Fools
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3:27
8
I’ve Been Loving You Too Long
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3:32
9
First Snow in Kokomo
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4:04
10
The Long and Winding Road
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3:36
11
Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
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3:40
12
Border Song (Holy Moses)
Young, Gifted and Black
3:19
In print
First pressed 1972, still pressed 2025 — 80 pressings across 20 countries.
Credits
Geoff Gans
Art Direction
Alyse Koylan
Design
Stanislaw Zagorski
Design
Arif Mardin
Engineer
Chuck Kirkpatrick
Engineer
Don Casale
Engineer
Gene Paul
Engineer
Howard Albert
Engineer
Jack Adams
Engineer
Jimmy Douglass
Engineer
Lew Hahn
Engineer
Ron Albert
Engineer
Al Jackson, Jr.
Instrument · drums
Andrew Love
Instrument · horns [with]
Aretha Franklin
Instrument · piano, vocals
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
Instrument · drums
Billy Preston
Instrument · organ
Chuck Rainey
Instrument · bass
Cornell Dupree
Instrument · guitar
Don Arnone
Instrument · acoustic guitar
Donny Hathaway
Instrument · electric piano, organ
Dr. John
Instrument · percussion
Eric Gale
Instrument · bass
Hubert Laws
Instrument · flute
Hugh McCracken
Instrument · guitar
Neil Rosengarden
Instrument · trumpet, soloist
Ray Lucas
Instrument · drums
Robert Popwell
Instrument · bass
The Memphis Horns
Instrument · horns
Wayne Jackson
Instrument · horns [with]
David Nathan
Liner Notes
Hitoshi Koide
Liner Notes
Yutaka Sakurai
Liner Notes
Bill Inglot
Mastering · remastered by
Dan Hersch
Mastering · remastered by
David Cheppa
Mastering · lacquer cut by
George Piros
Mastering · lacquer cut by
G.F. Pfanz
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Kevin Gray
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Ken Cunningham
Photography
Jerry Wexler
Producer
Tom Dowd
Producer
Ann S. Clark
Vocal · backing vocals [sweethearts of soul, the]
Carolyn Franklin
Vocal · backing vocals
Erma Franklin
Vocal · backing vocals
J.R. Bailey
Vocal · backing vocals
Margaret Branch
Vocal · backing vocals
Pat Smith
Vocal · backing vocals [sweethearts of soul, the]
Ronnie Bright
Vocal · backing vocals
Sammy Turner
Vocal · backing vocals
The Sweethearts of Soul
Vocal · backing vocals
The Sweet Inspirations
Vocal · backing vocals