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Etta James was fighting serious substance abuse problems when this album was recorded, commuting to the sessions from a rehab center. It was a triumph simply to complete the record at all. Although James' life may have been in rough shape outside of the studio, she delivered a fairly strong set that fused forceful '70s soul arrangements with some rock (Randy Newman and John Kay both contribute compositions), jazz, and New Orleans R&B. Some of the material is routine, but there are some very strong cuts, like a rousing "Sookie Sookie" and "Out on the Street Again," with its slightly sinister funk groove. "Feeling Uneasy," in fact, counts as one of the unsung highlights of her career, with a wrenching, near-wordless scat-moan vocal over a suitably languorous, melancholy blues-jazz arrangement.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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GABRIEL MEKLER, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Trevor Lawrence, ComposerLyricist - Etta James, MainArtist
℗ 1974 Geffen Records
GABRIEL MEKLER, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Trevor Lawrence, ComposerLyricist - Etta James, MainArtist - Catherine C. Williamson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
GABRIEL MEKLER, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Trevor Lawrence, ComposerLyricist - Etta James, MainArtist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
GABRIEL MEKLER, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Trevor Lawrence, ComposerLyricist - Etta James, MainArtist - Catherine C. Williamson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Randy Newman, ComposerLyricist - GABRIEL MEKLER, Producer - Etta James, MainArtist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Kay, ComposerLyricist - GABRIEL MEKLER, Producer - Etta James, MainArtist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lowell George, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Rainey, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Coleman, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Kortchmar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Madaio, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Lew McCreary, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Venetta Fields, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Horn, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Nash, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - GABRIEL MEKLER, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Trevor Lawrence, Horn, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gene Cipriano, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Keys, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Etta James, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Melvin "Wah Wah Watson" Ragin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carlena Williams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Allan Duke, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Dinwiddie, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Gwen Edwards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Laurence Mizell, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Marco, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth "Spider Webb" Rice, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
GABRIEL MEKLER, Producer - Etta James, MainArtist - William Christopher Handy, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
GABRIEL MEKLER, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Trevor Lawrence, ComposerLyricist - Etta James, MainArtist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steve Cropper, ComposerLyricist - Don Covay, ComposerLyricist - GABRIEL MEKLER, Producer - Etta James, MainArtist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tom Jans, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Etta James, MainArtist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
GABRIEL MEKLER, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Trevor Lawrence, ComposerLyricist - Etta James, MainArtist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Etta James was fighting serious substance abuse problems when this album was recorded, commuting to the sessions from a rehab center. It was a triumph simply to complete the record at all. Although James' life may have been in rough shape outside of the studio, she delivered a fairly strong set that fused forceful '70s soul arrangements with some rock (Randy Newman and John Kay both contribute compositions), jazz, and New Orleans R&B. Some of the material is routine, but there are some very strong cuts, like a rousing "Sookie Sookie" and "Out on the Street Again," with its slightly sinister funk groove. "Feeling Uneasy," in fact, counts as one of the unsung highlights of her career, with a wrenching, near-wordless scat-moan vocal over a suitably languorous, melancholy blues-jazz arrangement.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:16
- Main artists: Etta James
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Blues
© 1996 MCA Records Inc. ℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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