Almighty Fire is the twenty-fourth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on April 13, 1978, by Atlantic Records. By the time of the album's release, Franklin was going through a commercial slump, due in part to the widespread popularity of disco. Franklin was reunited with Curtis Mayfield after their earlier success together with the Sparkle soundtrack. The title single reached at #12 on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart and the follow-up single, "More Than Just a Joy", peaked at #51. The album earned a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female at the 1979 Grammy Awards. Track listing All tracks composed by Curtis Mayfield, except where noted. Side one "Almighty Fire (Woman of the Future)" – 4:36 "Lady, Lady" – 2:45 "More Than Just a Joy" – 3:03 "Keep On Loving You" – 3:12 "I Needed You Baby" – 4:38 Side two "Close to You" – 4:22 "No Matter Who You Love" – 4:01 "This You Can Believe" – 4:46 "I'm Your Speed" (Aretha Franklin, Glynn Turman) – 3:40 Personnel Aretha Franklin – vocals Curtis Mayfield – guitar Gary Thompson – guitar Joseph "Lucky" Scott – bass guitar Donnell Hagan – drums Henry Gibson – congas Rich Tufo – keyboards, arrangements Lenard Druss – horns contractor Sol Bobrov – strings contractor Alfonzo Surrett – background vocals Mattie Butler – background vocals Ricki Linton – background vocals Denese Heard and the Jones Girls – background vocals Production Producer – Curtis Mayfield Engineers – Roger Anfinsen and Fred Breitberg Remix – Roger Anfinsen Mastered by Dennis King at Atlantic Studios (New York City). Album cover concept – Aretha Franklin References External links Almighty Fire (Woman of the Future) 1978 albums Aretha Franklin albums Albums produced by Curtis Mayfield Atlantic Records albums