Having scored in the recent past with producer Narada Michael Walden and some star duets, Franklin and Arista turned out another album with the same approach but less successful results. The title duet with Elton John went Top 20, but its followup, "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" was an embarrassing failure for both Franklin and the previously pop-perfect Whitney Houston. The rest was even less distinguished, including a song with The Four Tops and Kenny G and a remake of the old hit "Think." ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
Through the Storm
01/01/1989
All Music Guide Review
Through the Storm Track Listing
Credits of Through the Storm
- Arif Mardin
- Synthesizer, Strings, Arranger, Producer, Remixing
- Joe Mardin
- Arranger, Mixing, Sequencing, Horn Arrangements, Programming, Producer, Engineer, Conductor
- Myrna Matthews
- Vocals
- Marti McCall
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Sammy Merendino
- Drums, Drum Samples
- Narada Michael Walden
- Synthesizer, Drums, Producer, Rhythm Arrangements, Keyboards, Percussion, Arranger
- Michael O'Reilly
- Assistant Engineer
- David Paich
- Piano, Keyboards
- Jeff Porcaro
- Drums
- Gene Paul
- Remixing
- Lawrence Payton
- Vocals, Tenor (Vocal)
- Claytoven Richardson
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- John "J.R." Robinson
- Drums
- Marc Russo
- Saxophone
- Corrado Rustici
- Guitar
- Jeremy Smith
- Engineer
- Kent Smith
- Trumpet
- Andy Snitzer
- Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
- Levi Stubbs
- Vocals
- Aaron Zigman
- Bass (Vocal), Producer, Baritone (Vocal), Keyboards, Vocals
- Myrna Mathews
- Vocals (Background)
- James M. McGee
- Assistant Engineer
- David Frazer
- Mixing
- Stewart Whitmore
- Assistant Engineer
- Walter Afanasieff
- Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Bass, Keyboards
- Matt Tritto
- Assistant Engineer
- Christopher Shaw
- Assistant Engineer
- David Foster
- Synthesizer, Keyboards, Piano (Electric)
- Jerry Knight
- Bass, Bowed Bass, Producer
- Kitty Beethoven
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Renaldo Benson
- Vocals
- Chris Botti
- Trumpet
- Margaret Branch
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- James Brown
- Vocals
- Brenda Corbett
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- George Devens
- Percussion
- Abdul Fakir
- Vocals, Tenor (Vocal)
- Greg "Gigi" Gonaway
- Percussion, Cymbals
- Reggie Griffin
- Guitar
- Lewis Hahn
- Engineer, Remixing
- Kenneth Hitchcock
- Saxophone, Sax (Baritone)
- Doc Powell
- Bass, Guitar
- Yogi Horton
- Drums
- Rod Hui
- Engineer, Mixing
- Michael Iacopelli
- Engineer
- Liz Jackson
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Skyler Jett
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Louis Johnson
- Bass
- Louis Jordan
- Bass
- Melisa Kary
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Daren Klein
- Engineer, Mixing
- Ren Klyce
- Keyboards, Fairlight CMI
- Robbie Kondor
- Synthesizer, Bass, Piano
- Steve Kroon
- Percussion
- Edie Lehmann
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- James Brown
- Performer
- The Four Tops
- Performer
- Aretha Franklin
- Piano, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Producer, Main Performer
- Siedah Garrett
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Whitney Houston
- Performer
- Elton John
- Vocals, Performer
- Kenny G
- Saxophone, Performer
- Michael Davis
- Trombone
- Steve Khan
- Guitar
- Bob Smith
- Drums, Drum Programming














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