# Jump to It

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| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Robert Christgau | B+ |
| Rolling Stone | |
Jump to It is the twenty-eighth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, produced by Luther Vandross and released on July 26, 1982, by Arista Records.

## Background

Jump to It gave Franklin her tenth number-one R&B album – at the time it was the all-time record. It enjoyed a seven-week run at number one on Billboard's R&B albums chart and also reached number 23 on Billboard's Pop albums chart. It was hailed as a comeback album, given that it provided Franklin with her first Gold-certified disc and Top 40 Pop song since Sparkle in 1976.
The title track, "Jump to It", was Franklin's first Top 40 Pop hit since 1976, and her first number-one R&B hit since 1977's "Break It to Me Gently". "Jump to It" was nominated for a Grammy Award. The album itself received an American Music Award for Best Soul Album in 1983.

## Commercial performance

On February 1, 1983, Jump to It was certified Gold by the RIAA. Franklin was presented her framed Gold record in Detroit by her long-time friends the Four Tops.

## Reception

Armond White of Spin complained about "Luther Vandross's piss-elegant Jump to It, which, despite the lively title track, mistakenly bent Aretha into Dionne Warwick postures amid the iciness of the Chic background singers."

## Personnel
### Performers

* Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, rhythm arrangements (6, 7, 8), vocal arrangements (6, 7, 8)
* Nat Adderley Jr. – keyboards (1, 3–8), rhythm arrangements (3–8)
* Marcus Miller – synthesizers (1), synthesizer and rhythm arrangements (1), bass guitar (1, 2, 4–7), keyboards (2)
* Luther Vandross – backing vocals (1, 2, 5), keyboards (2), rhythm arrangements (2, 4, 5, 7), vocal arrangements (2, 3, 5, 8)
* George Duke – acoustic piano (5)
* Reginald "Sonny" Burke – keyboards (8)
* Doc Powell – guitar (1–8)
* Steve Love – guitar solo (7)
* Francisco Centeno – bass guitar (3)
* Louis Johnson – bass guitar (8)
* Yogi Horton – drums (1, 3–8)
* Buddy Williams – drums (2)
* Errol "Crusher" Bennett – congas (1), percussion (3, 4, 5, 8)
* Paulinho da Costa – percussion (7)
* Paul Riser – string arrangements (2, 4, 6), horn arrangements (4, 6)
* Leon Pendarvis – horn and string arrangements (3, 5, 8)
* Jerry Hey – horn and string arrangements (7)
* George Young – soprano saxophone (4)
* Brenda White – backing vocals (1, 2)
* Cissy Houston – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 8)
* Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (1, 2)
* Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals (1, 2)
* Phillip Ballou – backing vocals (1, 2)
* Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (1, 2)
* Norma Jean Wright – backing vocals (2)
* Alexandra Brown – backing vocals (3)
* Darlene Love – backing vocals (3, 5, 8)
* Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (3)
* Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals (3, 5, 8)
* Brenda Corbett – backing vocals (5, 7)
* Four Tops – backing vocals and vocal arrangements (6)
* Levi Stubbs – lead vocals (6)
* Erma Franklin – backing vocals (7)
* Pam Vincent – backing vocals (7)
* Sandra Dance – backing vocals (7)

### Production

* Producers – Luther Vandross (tracks 1–5, 7 & 8); Aretha Franklin (track 6).
* Production coordination – Sephra Herman
* Recorded and mixed by Michael Brauer
* Additional engineers – Carl Beatty and Lee Keifer
* Assistant engineers – Michael Christopher, Karat Faye, John Hanlon, Harry Spiridakis, Don Wershba and Warren Woods.
* Recorded at Mediasound Studios (New York, NY), Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA), The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, CA) and Soundsuite (Detroit, MI).
* Mastered By Robert Ludwig Masterdisk
* Music contractors – Sephra Herman and Trevor Veitch
* Art direction and design – Ria Lewerke-Shapiro
* Photography – Harry Langdon
* Lettering – Sue Reilly