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Narada Michael Walden on his hitmaking career with Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey

The Grammy-winning producer reveals the one thing these divas all had in common that made them masters of their craft.
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Narada Michael Walden is a Grammy award-winning producer. (Submitted by Narada Michael Walden)

Originally published on Sept. 3, 2018

Grammy-winning producer Narada Michael Walden has worked with the likes of Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. He joined q's Tom Power to tell us what it's like to step into the studio with a music icon, and revealed the one special thing Franklin, Houston and Carey all had in common that made them masters of their craft.

Walden's latest album is called Evolution and it's available on Tuesday, Oct. 30.

This photo of Narada Michael Walden, Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston was taken at the recording session for the duet 'It Isn’t, It Wasn’t, It Ain’t Never Gonna Be.' It appeared as a track on Franklin’s 1989 album 'Through The Storm.' Album version produced by Walden and re-mix was produced by Teddy Riley. (whitneyhouston.com)

— Produced by Tyrone Callender

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