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Aretha Franklin - Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive (Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Vocals
Wynton Kelly
Wynton Kelly
Piano
Larry Gales
Larry Gales
Bass
Jimmy Cobb
Jimmy Cobb
Drums
Mundell Lowe
Mundell Lowe
Guitar
Joe Newman
Joe Newman
Trumpet
Al Grey
Al Grey
Trombone
Jerry Dodgion
Jerry Dodgion
Saxophone
Oliver Nelson
Oliver Nelson
Saxophone
Richard Wess
Richard Wess
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen
Composer
Johnny Mercer
Johnny Mercer
Lyrics
Richard Wess
Richard Wess
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Hammond
John Hammond
Producer

Lyrics

You got to accentuate the positive And eliminate the negative And latch on to the affirmative But don't mess with Mr. In-between You got to spread joy up to the maximum And bring gloom down to the minimum And have faith or pandemonium Liable to walk up on the scene To illustrate my last remark Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark What did they do Just when everything looked so dark? Man, they said We've got to accentuate the positive And eliminate the negative And hang on to that affirmative But don't mess with Mr. In-between To illustrate my last remark Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark Tell me, what did they do Just when everything, everything looked so dark? Man, they said We've got to accentuate the positive And eliminate the negative And hang on to that affirmative But don't mess, don't mess with Mr. In-between No, no, no, don't mess Oh, baby, I said don't mess You better not Don't mess with Mr. In-between, yeah
Writer(s): Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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