"Spirit in the Dark" is a song written and performed by Aretha Franklin. The song was produced by

Arif Mardin Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 – June 25, 2006) was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco and country. He worked at Atlantic Records for o ...

, Jerry Wexler, and

Tom Dowd Thomas John Dowd (October 20, 1925 – October 27, 2002) was an American recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Records. He was credited with innovating the multitrack recording method. Dowd worked on a veritable "who's who" of recording ...

Background

Aretha Franklin's recording of "Spirit in the Dark" features the Dixie Flyers. The song appeared on her 1970 album, '' Spirit in the Dark''.

Chart performance

The song reached #3 on the U.S. R&B chart and #23 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in

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.Aretha Franklin, "Spirit in the Dark" Chart Positions
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Aretha Franklin

References

1970 songs 1970 singles Songs written by Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin songs Song recordings produced by Arif Mardin Song recordings produced by Jerry Wexler Song recordings produced by Tom Dowd Atlantic Records singles Soul songs {{1970s-single-stub