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With Pen in Hand

Aretha Franklin

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19 cited facts

  • 1974
  • 5:08
  • 109 BPM · A# major

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  1. Released on Atlantic, also Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin), Back in Black (AC/DC) and Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin)

  2. Recorded at Criteria Studios, also Hotel California (Eagles), Nightswimming (R.E.M.) and Drive (R.E.M.)

  3. Engineered by Ron Albert, also Rock Steady, Day Dreaming and Don’t Play That Song

  4. Produced by Arif Mardin, also Rock Steady, You Win Again (Bee Gees) and Rainy Night in Georgia (Brook Benton)

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Credits

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Written by
Bobby Goldsboro
Produced by
Aretha Franklin, Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler and Tom Dowd
Performed by
Ann S. Clark, Aretha Franklin, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Chuck Rainey, Cornell Dupree, Donny Hathaway, Margaret Branch and Pat Smith
Engineered by
Howard Albert and Ron Albert
Part of
Let Me in Your Life
Recorded at
Criteria Studios
Released on
Atlantic

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  1. 1MusicBrainz With Pen in Hand was performed by Ann S. Clark

    With Pen in Hand was performed by Ann S. Clark

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz With Pen in Hand was performed by Aretha Franklin

    With Pen in Hand was performed by Aretha Franklin

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz With Pen in Hand was performed by Bernard “Pretty” Purdie

    With Pen in Hand was performed by Bernard “Pretty” Purdie

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz With Pen in Hand was performed by Chuck Rainey

    With Pen in Hand was performed by Chuck Rainey

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz With Pen in Hand was performed by Cornell Dupree

    With Pen in Hand was performed by Cornell Dupree

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz With Pen in Hand was performed by Donny Hathaway

    With Pen in Hand was performed by Donny Hathaway

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz With Pen in Hand was performed by Margaret Branch

    With Pen in Hand was performed by Margaret Branch

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz With Pen in Hand was performed by Pat Smith

    With Pen in Hand was performed by Pat Smith

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz With Pen in Hand was produced by Aretha Franklin

    With Pen in Hand was produced by Aretha Franklin

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz With Pen in Hand was produced by Arif Mardin

    With Pen in Hand was produced by Arif Mardin

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz With Pen in Hand was produced by Jerry Wexler

    With Pen in Hand was produced by Jerry Wexler

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz With Pen in Hand was produced by Tom Dowd

    With Pen in Hand was produced by Tom Dowd

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz With Pen in Hand was written by Bobby Goldsboro

    With Pen in Hand was written by Bobby Goldsboro

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  14. 14MusicBrainz With Pen in Hand is part of the release Let Me in Your Life

    With Pen in Hand is part of the release Let Me in Your Life

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  15. 15MusicBrainz With Pen in Hand was recorded at Criteria Studios

    With Pen in Hand was recorded at Criteria Studios

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  16. 16MusicBrainz Atlantic is the label of the song With Pen in Hand

    Atlantic is the label of the song With Pen in Hand

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  17. 17MusicBrainz With Pen in Hand was engineered by Howard Albert

    With Pen in Hand was engineered by Howard Albert

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  18. 18MusicBrainz With Pen in Hand was engineered by Ron Albert

    With Pen in Hand was engineered by Ron Albert

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  19. 19MusicBrainz With Pen in Hand was released on 1974

    With Pen in Hand was released on 1974

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026