Let Me in Your Life (1974) Songwriting Credits

Authorship Breakdown 2 / 11 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 11 tracks with documented writers, by whether Aretha Franklin carries a lyricist or composer credit.

18%

2 trackswritten by Aretha Franklin 9 tracksoutside writers

Aretha Franklin's roles on this album

Share of the 11 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist18%

Composer18%

Producer100%

Performer100%

By the Numbers

11

Tracks

14

Lyricists

4

Producers

1974

Released

Let Me in Your Life is a 1974 R&B album by Aretha Franklin, released on Atlantic Records on February 26 of that year. Production was handled by Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, and Franklin herself, with contributions from Donny Hathaway, Eumir Deodato, and drummer Bernard Purdie. The album produced the hit "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)," along with "I'm in Love" and a reading of "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing." It topped the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and stopped just short of the Top 10 on the main album chart. The record nearly reached Gold status and ranked among her top-selling Atlantic recordings. Rhino reissued the album on CD in 1994, and it remains regarded as one of her strongest Atlantic-era releases.

Track Listing & Credits 11 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers

#	Title	Lyricist(s)	Composer(s)	Producer(s)	Performers
1	Let Me in Your Life	Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Aretha FranklinArif MardinJerry Wexler	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
2	Every Natural Thing	Eddie Hinton	Eddie Hinton	Aretha FranklinArif MardinJerry Wexler	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
3	Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing	Nickolas AshfordValerie Simpson	Nickolas AshfordValerie Simpson	Aretha FranklinArif MardinJerry Wexler	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
4	I'm in Love	Bobby Womack	Robert Dwayne Womack	Aretha FranklinArif MardinJerry Wexler	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
5	Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)	Clarence PaulStevie WonderMorris Broadnax	Clarence PaulingStevland Hardaway MorrisMorris Broadnax	Aretha FranklinArif MardinJerry Wexler	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
6	The Masquerade Is Over	Herbert Magidson	Allie Wrubel	Aretha FranklinArif MardinJerry Wexler	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
7	With Pen in Hand	Bobby Goldsboro	Bobby Goldsboro	Aretha FranklinTom Dowd	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
8	Oh Baby	Aretha Franklin	Aretha Franklin	Aretha FranklinTom Dowd	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
9	Eight Days on the Road	Jerry RagovoyMike Gayle	Gerald RagavoyMike Gayle	Aretha FranklinArif MardinJerry Wexler	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
10	If You Don't Think	Aretha Franklin	Aretha Franklin	Aretha FranklinTom Dowd	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
11	A Song for You	Leon Russell	Claude Russell Bridges	Aretha FranklinTom Dowd	Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)