What You See Is What You Sweat Songwriting Credits by Aretha Franklin

1991 Arista 9 tracks

Produced by Michael Anthony Walden, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, David Conley, David Townsend, Elliot Wolff, Oliver Leiber, Bruce Roberts, Luther Vandross, Michel Legrand, Aretha Franklin

Arista SoulR&BGospelPopBlues
22%
Authorship
Co-Performer

Holds writing credit on 2 of 9 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 2 / 9 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 9 tracks with documented writers, by whether Aretha Franklin carries a lyricist or composer credit.

22%
2 trackswritten by Aretha Franklin 7 tracksoutside writers
Aretha Franklin's roles on this album

Share of the 9 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist22%
Composer22%
Producer11%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

9
Tracks
17
Lyricists
11
Producers
1991
Released

What You See Is What You Sweat is a 1991 album by Aretha Franklin blending new jack swing and house, released on Arista Records on July 2 of that year. The production roster included Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Luther Vandross, Narada Michael Walden, and Michel Legrand. The album featured a cover of Sly and the Family Stone's "Everyday People," the duet "Ever Changing Times" with Michael McDonald, and "Doctor's Orders" with Luther Vandross. It reached only number 153 on the Billboard 200 and number 28 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, making it her lowest-charting Arista album. The record was her first release issued in the Nielsen SoundScan era of sales tracking.

Track Listing & Credits 9 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Everyday People
Sly Stone Sylvester Stewart Michael Anthony Walden Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
2
Ever Changing Times
Burt BacharachBill ContiCarole Bayer Sager Burt BacharachBill ContiCarole Bayer Sager Burt BacharachCarole Bayer Sager Michael McDonald
3
What You See Is What You Sweat
David ConleyDerrick CullerGene LennonJoshua Thompson David ConleyDerrick CullerGene LennonJoshua Thompson David ConleyDavid Townsend Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
4
Mary Goes Round
Elliot WolffOliver Leiber Elliot WolffOliver Leiber Elliot WolffOliver Leiber Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
5
I Dreamed a Dream
Alain BoublilHerbert KretzmerJean-Marc Natel Claude-Michel Schönberg David Conley Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
6
Someone Else's Eyes
Bruce RobertsBurt BacharachCarole Bayer Sager Bruce RobertsBurt BacharachCarole Bayer Sager Bruce RobertsBurt BacharachCarole Bayer Sager Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
7
Doctor's Orders
Luther VandrossHubert Eaves III Luther VandrossHubert Eaves III Luther Vandross Luther Vandross
8
You Can't Take Me for Granted
Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)
9
What Did You Give
Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin Michel Legrand Aretha Franklin (Lead Vocals)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 23 contributors

BB
Burt Bacharach
Writer · Producer
On this album2 written
CB
Carole Bayer Sager
Writer · Producer
On this album2 written
AF
Aretha Franklin
Writer · Producer · Vocals
On this album2 written
DC
David Conley
Writer · Producer
On this album1 written
BR
Bruce Roberts
Writer · Producer
On this album1 written
EW
Elliot Wolff
Writer · Producer
On this album1 written
LV
Luther Vandross
Writer · Producer
On this album1 written
OL
Oliver Leiber
Writer · Producer
On this album1 written
AB
Alain Boublil
Writer
On this album1 written
BC
Bill Conti
Writer
On this album1 written
CS
Claude-Michel Schönberg
Writer
On this album1 written
DC
Derrick Culler
Writer
On this album1 written

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Sources

Wikipedia: What You See Is What You Sweat