Young, Gifted and Black

Young, Gifted and Black is a soul album by Aretha Franklin, released in 1971 (see 1971 in music).

Young, Gifted and Black won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Female Vocal Performance[?].

Track listing

1. Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby) - 3:42
2. Rock Steady (Franklin) - 3:59
3. Day Dreaming (Franklin) - 3:13
4. Young, Gifted and Black - 3:34
5. All the King's Horses - 3:56
6. A Brand New Me (Bell/Butler/Gamble) - 4:26
7. April Fools (Bacharach/David) - 3:29
8. I've Been Loving You Too Long - 3:36
9. First Snow in Kokomo (Franklin) - 4:04
10. The Long and Winding Road - 3:38
11. Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - 3:42
12. Border Song (Holy Moses) (Taupin) - 3:19

Personnel

• Dr. John - Percussion
• Aretha Franklin - Piano, Celeste, Piano (Electric), Vocals
• Donny Hathaway - Organ, Piano (Electric)
• Billy Preston - Organ
• Sammy Turner - Vocals (bckgr)
• Hubert Laws - Flute, Flute (Alto)
• Chuck Rainey - Bass
• J.R. Bailey - Vocals (bckgr)
• Carolyn Franklin - Vocals (bckgr)
• Erma Franklin - Vocals (bckgr)
• The Memphis Horns - Ensemble
• The Sweet Inspirations - Vocals (bckgr)
• Jack Adams - Engineer
• Howard Albert - Engineer
• Ron Albert - Engineer
• Don Arnone - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar
• Margaret Branch - Vocals (bckgr)
• Ann S. Clark - Vocals (bckgr)
• Cornell Dupree - Guitar
• Jimmy Douglass - Engineer
• Tom Dowd - Arranger, Producer
• Chuck Kirkpatrick - Engineer
• Eric Gale - Bass
• Lewis Hahn - Engineer
• Dan Hersch - Remastering
• Bill Inglot - Remastering
• Wayne Jackson - Trumpet
• Andrew Love - Sax (Tenor)
• Ray Lucas - Percussion, Drums
• Arif Mardin - Arranger, Producer, Remixing
• Michael Mazzarella - Research
• Hugh McCracken - Guitar
• Gene Orloff - Concert Master
• Gene Paul - Engineer
• Gary Peterson - Research
• Robert Popwell - Bass, Percussion
• Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - Percussion, Drums
• Neal Rosengarden - Percussion, Trumpet, Vibraphone
• Pat Smith - Vocals (bckgr)
• Jerry Wexler - Producer
• Mac Rebennack - Percussion
• Ronald Bright - Vocals (bckgr)
• Don Cassale - Engineer
• Al Jackson, Jr. - Drums
• David Nathan - Liner Notes
• Geoff Gans - Reissue Art Director
• Patrick Milligan - Research
• Howie Albert - Engineer
• Stanislaw Zagorski - Cover Design

Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album

 1972	Pop Albums	                No. 11
 1972	Black Albums	                No. 2

Billboard (North America) - singles

 1970	Border Song (Holy Moses)	        Pop Singles	         No. 37
 1971	Brand New Me	                        Pop Singles	         No. 998
 1971	Rock Steady	                        Pop Singles	         No. 9
 1971	Border Song (Holy Moses)	        Black Singles	         No. 5
 1971	Brand New Me	                        Black Singles	         No. 998
 1971	Rock Steady	                        Black Singles	         No. 2
 1972	All The King's Horses	                Pop Singles	         No. 26
 1972	Day Dreaming	                        Pop Singles	         No. 5
 1972	Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby)	Pop Singles	         No. 73
 1972	All The King's Horses	                Black Singles	         No. 7
 1972	April Fools	                        Black Singles	         No. 998
 1972	Day Dreaming	                        Black Singles	         No. 1
 1972	Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby)	Black Singles	         No. 9