Aretha FRANKLIN - "I Wanna Make It Up To You" (1982)

From "Jump To it" album. Track written by Aretha.
Really nice with Levi STUBBS. What a chemistry!

"The album's pure ballad singing has the same delightful spontaneity as this off-the-cuff banter. "(It's Just) Your Love" and "This Is for Real" find Franklin crooning in an alto register that's darker and lower than usual, without a hint of haughty proclamation. The latter song is one long sigh of confessional pillow talk that keeps you hanging on every syllable. Franklin's stop-start phrasing and her dizzying way of teasing and twirling a note convey an emotional involvement that is quite literally beyond words (...) The key to Jump to It's success is Franklin's extraordinary chemistry with Luther Vandross, her producer, chief backup singer and the cowriter of four of the ten cuts (...) If Jump to It were a hot new movie, the ads might read, aretha's back and luther's got her!".
Stephen HOLDEN, Rolling Stone Magazine,1982.

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[jpcknight79]

jpcknight79

To yaskam

This song was produced by Marcus Miller & Luther Vandross, actually sung by Levi

Stubbs RIP of the Four Tops

[yaskam]

thanks for your notice.

[treytay12]

thank you so much for this song.i forgot all about it and it was one of my favorites.

[LegacyBlake]

What an awesome song!!!!! Im not too fond of the guitar intro on the song...it takes away from the possibility of a more sensual sound. If maybe it was just piano and strings it would be perfect!!!..but thiss is really, REALLY nice!

[msphyl997]

I loved this song the first time I heard it! This album by Aretha is one of my favorites. Levi's voice always makes me weak. I will miss new music from him but he will never be forgotten!

[robertsnowden19]

This was the first album where I noticed that her voice changed. But it still sounded good.

[1288abc]

我爱你 Aretha Franklin， 我是英国人和荷兰人 。我不中国人。我在生上海。

[SoulSir]

question-does anyone know what the crorus, say @ the timing of 1:13? It sounds like-tear stained eyes.

[Allthewayboys]

Last heard this track in the 80s when I was still in college. Great piece.

[Awesomedavid34]

We used t listen to this r and b driving back home from the library after swotting for 6 - 7 hours everyday. The perfect relaxation for 4th year engineering math. Make it up to you girl. How many girls don't ask me man!!

[irresistiblechick]

beautiful....simply beautiful.....

[theslimmy8]

Thought Luther sang the male part, but Levi Stubbs did, and he did not disappoint. This is an awesome and a long one. Sloooow drag.

[themrduragss]

This actually one of the best songs

[ESSENCEOFEACHTHING]

@MrStyle23

I knew that there was something special about this song before I clicked on it.