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 20, 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
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.

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