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If You Want Me

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If You Want Me
Studio album by
Released1976
Studio
GenreGospel, R&B
Length34:15
LabelRCA
ProducerJimmy 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

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Side One

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  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

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  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

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  • 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
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