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Released on Atlantic, also Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin), Back in Black (AC/DC) and Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin)
Recorded at Criteria Studios, also Hotel California (Eagles), Nightswimming (R.E.M.) and Drive (R.E.M.)
Produced by Arif Mardin, also You Win Again (Bee Gees), Rainy Night in Georgia (Brook Benton) and Day Dreaming
Engineered by Ron Albert, also Day Dreaming, Don’t Play That Song and Just a Song Before I Go (Crosby, Stills & Nash)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
360 other songs on fono were recorded at Criteria Studios, by Eric Clapton and R.E.M. and others
Jerry Wexler produced 7 of Aretha Franklin’s top 10 songs
Arif Mardin mixed 3 of Aretha Franklin’s top 10 songs
Arif Mardin produced 349 songs on fono
Credits
All 25 credits
- Written by
- Aretha Franklin
- Produced by
- Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler and Tom Dowd
- Performed by
- Andrew Love, Ann S. Clark, Aretha Franklin, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Carolyn Franklin, Chuck Rainey, Cornell Dupree, Donny Hathaway, Dr. John, Erma Franklin, Margaret Branch, Pat Smith, Robert Popwell and Wayne Jackson
- Engineered by
- Chuck Kirkpatrick, Howard Albert and Ron Albert
- Mixed by
- Arif Mardin
- Part of
- Young, Gifted and Black
- Recorded at
- Criteria Studios
- Released on
- Atlantic
- Written by
- Aretha Franklin
- Produced by
- Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler and Tom Dowd
- Performed by
- Andrew Love, Ann S. Clark, Aretha Franklin, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Carolyn Franklin, Chuck Rainey, Cornell Dupree, Donny Hathaway, Dr. John, Erma Franklin, Margaret Branch, Pat Smith, Robert Popwell and Wayne Jackson
- Engineered by
- Chuck Kirkpatrick, Howard Albert and Ron Albert
- Mixed by
- Arif Mardin
- Part of
- Young, Gifted and Black
- Recorded at
- Criteria Studios
- Released on
- Atlantic
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Arif Mardin
Same engineer: Ron Albert
Same label: Atlantic
Same studio: Criteria Studios
Same producer: Arif Mardin
Same engineer: Ron Albert
Same label: Atlantic
Same studio: Criteria Studios
Elsewhere
Sources (26)
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1MusicBrainz Rock Steady was performed by Andrew Love
Rock Steady was performed by Andrew Love
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Rock Steady was performed by Ann S. Clark
Rock Steady was performed by Ann S. Clark
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Rock Steady was performed by Aretha Franklin
Rock Steady was performed by Aretha Franklin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Rock Steady was performed by Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
Rock Steady was performed by Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Rock Steady was performed by Carolyn Franklin
Rock Steady was performed by Carolyn Franklin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Rock Steady was performed by Chuck Rainey
Rock Steady was performed by Chuck Rainey
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Rock Steady was performed by Cornell Dupree
Rock Steady was performed by Cornell Dupree
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Rock Steady was performed by Donny Hathaway
Rock Steady was performed by Donny Hathaway
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Rock Steady was performed by Dr. John
10MusicBrainz Rock Steady was performed by Erma Franklin
Rock Steady was performed by Erma Franklin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Rock Steady was performed by Margaret Branch
Rock Steady was performed by Margaret Branch
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Rock Steady was performed by Pat Smith
13MusicBrainz Rock Steady was performed by Robert Popwell
Rock Steady was performed by Robert Popwell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz Rock Steady was performed by Wayne Jackson
Rock Steady was performed by Wayne Jackson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Rock Steady was produced by Arif Mardin
16MusicBrainz Rock Steady was produced by Jerry Wexler
Rock Steady was produced by Jerry Wexler
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz Rock Steady was produced by Tom Dowd
18MusicBrainz Rock Steady was written by Aretha Franklin
Rock Steady was written by Aretha Franklin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
19MusicBrainz Rock Steady is part of the release Young, Gifted and Black
Rock Steady is part of the release Young, Gifted and Black
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
20MusicBrainz Rock Steady was recorded at Criteria Studios
Rock Steady was recorded at Criteria Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
21MusicBrainz Atlantic is the label of the song Rock Steady
Atlantic is the label of the song Rock Steady
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
22MusicBrainz Rock Steady was engineered by Chuck Kirkpatrick
Rock Steady was engineered by Chuck Kirkpatrick
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
23MusicBrainz Rock Steady was engineered by Howard Albert
Rock Steady was engineered by Howard Albert
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
24MusicBrainz Rock Steady was engineered by Ron Albert
Rock Steady was engineered by Ron Albert
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
25MusicBrainz Rock Steady was mixed by Arif Mardin
26MusicBrainz Rock Steady was released on 1972-01-24