If You Want Me

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If You Want Me
Studio album by Carolyn Franklin
Released	1976
Studio	RCA Studios New York City, New York
Genre	Gospel, R&B
Length	34:15
Label	RCA
Producer	Jimmy Radcliffe
Carolyn Franklin chronology
I'd Rather Be Lonely (1973) If You Want Me (1976)

If You Want Me is the final solo studio album recorded by R&B and Gospel singer Carolyn Franklin (sister of Aretha Franklin) for RCA Records, in 1976. Reissued on CD by Big Break Records in 2014.

Track listing[edit]

Side One[edit]

1. "From the Bottom of My Heart (To the Bottom of Yours)" (Carolyn Franklin, Pearl Jones) - 2:28
2. "If You Want Me" (Carolyn Franklin, Jimmy Radcliffe) - 2:53
3. "I Can't Help Myself Feeling So Blue" (Jillean Williams, Wade Marcus) - 5:35
4. "Too Many Roads" (Carolyn Franklin, Sonny Sanders) - 3:00
5. "Sunshine Holiday" (Pearl Jones, Sonny Sanders) - 2:08
6. "Dead Man" (Carolyn Franklin, Val Benson, Wade Marcus) - 2:53

Side Two[edit]

1. "You Are Everything" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) - 2:39
2. "You Can Have My Soul" (Pearl Jones, Sonny Sanders) - 3:54
3. "Soul Man" (Ernie Cate, Earl Cate, Wade Marcus) - 2:59
4. "Not Enough to Hold" (Carolyn Franklin, Sonny Sanders) - 3:00
5. "Deal with It" (Carolyn Franklin, Pearl Jones) - 3:20

Personnel[edit]

• Carolyn Franklin - vocals
• Jimmy Radcliffe - producer, arranger, conductor
• Wade Marcus - arranger, conductor
• Sonny Sanders - arranger, conductor
• Ivy Jo Hunter - assistant producer
• Paul Goodman - recording engineer
• David H. Hecht, Nick Sangiamo - photography

External links[edit]

• If You Want Me at Discogs (list of releases)