Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin — Who's Zoomin' Who (1985)
1985 · Record Plant Sausalito
Aretha Franklin recorded at the Record Plant in 1985. Session details below.
- Type
- Studio Session
- Date Recorded
- 1985
DATE PRECISION: YEAR ONLY (1985). CENSUS 2026-06-04: VERIFIED — Some tracks recorded at Record Plant, Sausalito under producer Narada Michael Walden. Multi-studio album. Label: Arista Records. Platinum certification. Studio role at Sausalito: Recorded (partial). Historical context: sessions in 1985 coincided with the federal seizure of the studio (same period as Heart, Starship, Journey). Ownership Era: Record Plant (Sausalito). SOURCE UPGRADE 2026-06-23: The Record Plant's own published history states that some Who's Zoomin' Who? tracks were laid down at the Plant (2200 Bridgeway) under Narada Michael Walden. Staff engineer Maureen Droney is quoted on these sessions, recalling the aura left by artists who had recorded there before. This is a named-source statement tying the album to 2200 Bridgeway, which is stronger evidence than a bare multi-studio credit. Source: Record Plant Wikipedia history, citing Droney. Next step: confirm which specific tracks ran at the Plant versus Tarpan via Walden session logs.
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