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Gimme Your Love
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Wikipedia article
"'Gimme Your Love'" is a song recorded as duet between American singers Aretha Franklin and James Brown in 1989. The two singers' only collaboration, it is the lead track on Franklin's album 'Through the Storm' and also appeared on Brown's 'Soul Session Live'.(1989). 'Soul Session Live' [CD liner notes]. Santa Monica: Scotti Brothers Records. It was written by Narada Michael Walden and Jeffrey Cohen, and produced by the former. It was released as the album's third and final single on September 18, 1989 by Arista Records which charted #48 R&B. The song was poorly received by critics, with 'Rolling Stone' describing it as "a series of whoops and grunts as challenging to [the singers] as yawning". Nevertheless, it was nominated for the 1990 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
Personnel
* Walter Afanasieff keyboards, synth bass
* Kitty Beethoven backing vocals
* James Brown lead vocals
* Lincoln Clapp engineer
* Marlene Cohen art direction
* Aretha Franklin lead vocals, vocal engineer
* David Frazer engineer
* Liz Jackson backing vocals
* Skyler Jett backing vocals
* Ren Klyce Fairlight CMI programming
* Peter Max front & back cover art
* Norman Parkinson photography
* Marc Russo saxophone solo
* Corrado Rustici guitar
* "Bongo" Bob Smith drum programming
* Narada Michael Walden producer, arrangements, Simmons drums
See also
* Sandy Wilson
References
Category:James Brown songs
Category:Aretha Franklin songs
Category:Songs written by Narada Michael Walden
Category:1989 singles
Category:Dance-pop songs
Category:Malefemale vocal duets
Category:Arista Records singles
Category:1989 songs
Category:Songs written by Jeffrey E. Cohen
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