Aretha Franklin - Through the Storm (1989) Vinyl LP • Elton John, James Brown

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GOLD PROMO stamp on back. Vinyl plays nicely (play-graded). Cover looks good; light-scuffing, creasing in corners and surface impressions (front/back); back has some surface abrasion. Inner-sleeve is original (Arista info); one seam partially split and one completely split. Spine is somewhat readable with noticeable wear. Minor shelf-wear along top-edge, heavier wear along bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of use, some curling and divots. Slight label variation. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. Gimme Your Love
2. Mercy
3. He's The Boy
4. It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be
5. Through The Storm
6. Think (1989)
7. Come To Me
8. If Ever A Love There Was

About The Record:

Through the Storm by Aretha Franklin featured several guest performances including Elton John, James Brown, Whitney Houston, and Kenny G. With the hit title track - a duet with superstar Elton John - being the album's only Top 40 single. The song peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 (No. 17 R&B, No. 3 A/C). The album peaked at No. 55 on the Billboard 200 but reached No. 21 on the R&B Albums chart. It sold about 225,000 copies in the United States and was taken out of print shortly afterwards. The follow-up single, It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be was a duet with Whitney Houston. The artwork for the album cover was done by Pop Art legend Peter Max.