# Love All the Hurt Away

Love All the Hurt Away is the twenty-seventh studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin. It was released on August 11, 1981. This album is the singer's second release under the Arista Records label. The Arif Mardin-produced disc reached fourth place on Billboard's R&B albums chart and number 36 on the main Billboard album chart, selling roughly 250,000 copies in the US.

## Background

Franklin's cover version of Sam & Dave's classic hit "Hold On, I'm Comin'" won Franklin her 11th Grammy Award in the Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female category. The award was her first Grammy win since 1975. After its original release, the album was re-issued on CD in 2012 by Cherry Red Records and it also included three bonus tracks.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Robert Christgau | A− |
| Record Mirror | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed the album "a funky pop near-triumph."

## Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Love All The Hurt Away.

## Personnel
### Musicians

* Aretha Franklin – lead and backing vocals, piano, BGV arrangements (2, 4, 6, 7), rhythm arrangements (7–9)
* David Foster – keyboards (1, 3)
* Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (2, 4)
* Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (2–7, 10)
* David Paich – piano, Fender Rhodes (5, 7–9)
* Buzz Feiten – guitar (1, 7)
* David Williams – guitar (2–9, 10)
* Steve Lukather – guitar (5–9)
* Louis Johnson – bass guitar (1, 3)
* Marcus Miller – bass guitar (2, 4, 5, 7–10)
* Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar (6)
* Jeff Porcaro – drums (1–10)
* Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 5)
* Steve Ferrone – percussion (7)
* Eddie Daniels – alto saxophone (1)
* Ronnie Cuber – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)
* Jim Horn – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)
* Gary Herbig – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)
* Seldon Powell – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)
* William Slapin – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10)
* Larry Williams – saxophone (2, 3, 8–10), horn arrangements (2, 8, 9), string arrangements (8, 9)
* Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (2, 3, 8–10)
* Urbie Green – trombone (2, 3, 8–10)
* Gary Grant – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10)
* Jon Faddis – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10)
* Jerry Hey – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10), horn arrangements (2, 3), string arrangements (3, 6)
* Joe Shepley – trumpet (2, 3, 8–10)
* Arif Mardin – arrangements (1, 4), rhythm arrangements (2, 7–9), string arrangements (6, 10), horn arrangements (8, 9, 10)
* Rod Temperton – BGV arrangements (3), horn arrangements (3), rhythm arrangements (3), string arrangements (3)
* Gene Orloff – concertmaster (3, 6, 8–10)
* Harry Bluestone – concertmaster (3, 6, 8–10)
* George Benson – lead vocals (1)
* Marci Levy – backing vocals (1, 3–5, 7, 8)
* Mark Stevens – backing vocals (1, 3–5)
* Margaret Branch – backing vocals (2, 4–6)
* Estelle Brown – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)
* Cissy Houston – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)
* Darlene Love – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)
* David Lasley – backing vocals (4, 5)
* Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (4, 5)
* Jo Ann Harris – backing vocals (5, 7, 8)
* Myrna Smith – backing vocals (6, 7)
* Lynda Laurence – backing vocals (7, 8)

### Production

* Producers – Arif Mardin (Tracks 1–10); Aretha Franklin (Tracks 7, 9 & 10).
* Production Coordination – Frank DeCaro
* Production Assistant – Chrissy Allerdings
* Engineer – Jeremy Smith
* Assistant Engineers – Terry Christian, Steve McManus, Michael O'Reilly and Jim Simon.
* Mixing on Tracks 2 & 5 – Lew Hahn, Arif Mardin and Michael O'Reilly.
* Recorded at Cherokee Studios, Wally Heider Studios and Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA); Atlantic Studios (New York, NY).
* Cover Concept – Aretha Franklin
* Art Direction and Design – Ria Lewerke-Shapiro
* Photography – George Hurrell