Top Songs By Aretha Franklin
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Frank Wess
Alto Saxophone
George Dorsey
Alto Saxophone
Arif Mardin
Conductor
Evelyn Greene
Background Vocals
Wyline Ivy
Background Vocals
Pepper Adams
Baritone Saxophone
Ron Carter
Bass Guitar
Bruno Carr
Drums
Kenny Burrell
Guitar
Junior Mance
Piano
David Newman
Saxophone
King Curtis
Tenor Saxophone
Seldon Powell
Tenor Saxophone
Benny Powell
Trombone
Jimmy Cleveland
Trombone
Thomas Mitchell
Trombone
Urbie Greene
Trombone
Bernie Glow
Trumpet
Ernie Royal
Trumpet
Joe Newman
Trumpet
Jack Jennings
Vibraphone
Richard Williams
Trumpet
Snookie Young
Trumpet
Billy Preston
Trombone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Hartford
Songwriter
Arif Mardin
Arranger
Tom Dowd
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jerry Wexler
Producer
Tom Dowd
Producer
Lyrics
It's knowing that your door is always open
And your path is free to walk (free to walk, free to walk, free to walk, free to walk)
That makes me know that I can leave my sleeping bag behind your couch (be right there)
Yes it is (yes it will be right there)
It's knowing I'm not shackled by forgotten words and bonds
And your ink stains that have dried upon some line
Keeps you on the backroads (backroads)
By the rivers of my memory (memory)
It keeps you ever gentle on my mind (gentle on my mind)
Oh-oh woo (gentle on my mind)
It's not clinging to some rocks and ivy planted on some column now
That binds us, no, it don't
Or something that somebody said
Because they thought we fit together walking
We did it, baby
It's knowing that the world will not be cursing or forgiving
When they turn around and find
That you're moving on the back roads (back roads)
You're still on my memory (memory)
You're ever gentle on my mind (gentle on my mind, yeah)
Yes, I'm baby (gentle on my mind, yeah)
Yeah, you are gentle (gentle on my mind, yeah)
You are gentle (gentle on my mind, yeah)
You are gentle and gentle (gentle on my mind, yeah)
You are gentle on the back roads (gentle on my mind, yeah)
Yeah, yeah (gentle on my mind, yeah)
You are gentle on my mind (gentle on my mind, yeah)
Say that, babe (gentle on my mind, yeah)
You are gentle on my mind (gentle on my mind, yeah)
Yeah (gentle on my mind, yeah)
Writer(s): John Hartford
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