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These days, the blues market often functions as a sanctuary for R&B artists who still provide soul and/or funk as we knew it in the '60s and '70s. Sounding a lot like Sam & Dave or Wilson Pickett won't get you on urban contemporary radio -- actually, it will probably keep you off urban radio -- but it might result in a gig at the Chicago Blues Festival or a contract with Alligator Records. For Etta James, refusing to embrace urban contemporary-style R&B has meant two things: (1) zero airplay on modern black stations, and (2) an enthusiastic following in the blues market. James has always been more of an R&B singer than a blues singer, but because she's so rootsy by today's standards, this 2003 release will get much of its support from blues fans. James, who turned 65 on January 25, 2003, is in fine form throughout the CD. Over the years, James has worked with a variety of producers, but she produced Let's Roll herself -- and the result is one of her most rock-minded releases. A few of the tracks have a blues-rock outlook, including "The Blues Is My Business" and a gutsy performance of Billy Beck's early-'50s hit "Stacked Deck." But much of the time, James favors a rock-influenced approach to Southern soul. In fact, many of the selections recall Ike & Tina Turner's '60s and early-'70s output, especially "Strongest Weakness," "Lie No Better," and "Somebody to Love" (not to be confused with the psychedelic Jefferson Airplane classic). James' longtime fans will be happy to know that she is very much on top of her game throughout this excellent CD.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Josh Sklair, Co-Producer - Josh Sklair, Guitar - Josh Sklair, Arranger - Bryan Graban, 2nd Engineer - Terrance Galloway, Assistant Producer - Bobby Murray, Electric Guitar - Donto James, Co-Producer - Donto James, Recording Engineer - Donto James, Drums - Sametto James, Co-Producer - Sametto James, 2nd Engineer - Sametto James, Bass - Gary Nicholson, Composer - Gary Nicholson, Lyricist - Delbert McClinton, Composer - Delbert McClinton, Lyricist - David K. Mathews, Piano - Etta James, Producer - Etta James, Performer - David Z., Mixing Engineer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Josh Sklair, Co-Producer - Josh Sklair, Guitar - Josh Sklair, Arranger - Bryan Graban, 2nd Engineer - Terrance Galloway, Assistant Producer - Bobby Murray, Electric Guitar - Donto James, Co-Producer - Donto James, Recording Engineer - Donto James, Drums - Kevin Bowe, Composer - Kevin Bowe, Lyricist - Sametto James, Co-Producer - Sametto James, 2nd Engineer - Sametto James, Bass - Todd David Cherney, Composer - Todd David Cherney, Lyricist - David K. Mathews, Piano - Etta James, Producer - Etta James, Performer - David Z., Mixing Engineer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Jimmy "Z" Zavala, Saxophone - Lee R. Thornburg, Trumpet - Lee R. Thornburg, Arranger - Josh Sklair, Co-Producer - Josh Sklair, Guitar - Josh Sklair, Arranger - Glen Clarke, Composer - Glen Clarke, Lyricist - Bryan Graban, 2nd Engineer - Terrance Galloway, Assistant Producer - Bobby Murray, Electric Guitar - Donto James, Co-Producer - Donto James, Recording Engineer - Donto James, Drums - Tom Poole, Trumpet - Sametto James, Co-Producer - Sametto James, 2nd Engineer - Sametto James, Bass - Gary Nicholson, Composer - Gary Nicholson, Lyricist - David K. Mathews, Piano - Etta James, Producer - Etta James, Performer - David Z., Mixing Engineer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Josh Sklair, Co-Producer - Josh Sklair, Guitar - Josh Sklair, Arranger - Bryan Graban, 2nd Engineer - Terrance Galloway, Assistant Producer - Bobby Murray, Electric Guitar - Donto James, Co-Producer - Donto James, Recording Engineer - Donto James, Drums - Bekka Bramlett, Composer - Bekka Bramlett, Lyricist - Sametto James, Co-Producer - Sametto James, 2nd Engineer - Sametto James, Bass - Gary Nicholson, Composer - Gary Nicholson, Lyricist - David K. Mathews, Piano - Etta James, Producer - Etta James, Performer - David Z., Mixing Engineer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Josh Sklair, Co-Producer - Josh Sklair, Guitar - Josh Sklair, Arranger - Bryan Graban, 2nd Engineer - Terrance Galloway, Assistant Producer - Bobby Murray, Electric Guitar - Donto James, Co-Producer - Donto James, Recording Engineer - Donto James, Drums - Kevin Bowe, Composer - Kevin Bowe, Lyricist - Sametto James, Co-Producer - Sametto James, 2nd Engineer - Sametto James, Bass - Delbert McClinton, Composer - Delbert McClinton, Lyricist - David K. Mathews, Piano - Etta James, Producer - Etta James, Performer - David Z., Mixing Engineer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Jimmy "Z" Zavala, Harmonica - Josh Sklair, Co-Producer - Josh Sklair, Guitar - Josh Sklair, Arranger - Bryan Graban, 2nd Engineer - Terrance Galloway, Assistant Producer - Bobby Murray, Electric Guitar - Donto James, Co-Producer - Donto James, Recording Engineer - Donto James, Drums - Sametto James, Co-Producer - Sametto James, 2nd Engineer - Sametto James, Bass - Gary Nicholson, Composer - Gary Nicholson, Lyricist - David K. Mathews, Piano - Etta James, Producer - Etta James, Performer - David Z., Mixing Engineer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Jimmy "Z" Zavala, Harmonica - Josh Sklair, Co-Producer - Josh Sklair, Guitar - Josh Sklair, Arranger - Bryan Graban, 2nd Engineer - Terrance Galloway, Assistant Producer - Bobby Murray, Electric Guitar - Donto James, Co-Producer - Donto James, Recording Engineer - Donto James, Drums - Kevin Bowe, Composer - Kevin Bowe, Lyricist - Sametto James, Co-Producer - Sametto James, Bass - Grady Champion, Composer - Grady Champion, Lyricist - David K. Mathews, Piano - Etta James, Producer - Etta James, Performer - David Z., Mixing Engineer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Jimmy "Z" Zavala, Harmonica - Josh Sklair, Co-Producer - Josh Sklair, Arranger - Josh Sklair, Guitar - Bob DiPiero, Composer - Bob DiPiero, Lyricist - Bryan Graban, 2nd Engineer - Terrance Galloway, Assistant Producer - Bobby Murray, Electric Guitar - Donto James, Co-Producer - Donto James, Recording Engineer - Donto James, Drums - Sametto James, Co-Producer - Sametto James, 2nd Engineer - Sametto James, Bass - David K. Mathews, Piano - Etta James, Producer - Etta James, Performer - David Z., Mixing Engineer - Al Anderson, Composer - Al Anderson, Lyricist
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Jimmy "Z" Zavala, Harmonica - Josh Sklair, Co-Producer - Josh Sklair, Guitar - Josh Sklair, Arranger - Bryan Graban, 2nd Engineer - Terrance Galloway, Assistant Producer - Bobby Murray, Electric Guitar - Donto James, Co-Producer - Donto James, Recording Engineer - Donto James, Drums - Sametto James, Co-Producer - Sametto James, 2nd Engineer - Sametto James, Bass - Gary Nicholson, Composer - David K. Mathews, Piano - Etta James, Producer - Etta James, Performer - David Z., Mixing Engineer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Jimmy "Z" Zavala, Saxophone - Billy Wright, Composer - Josh Sklair, Co-Producer - Josh Sklair, Guitar - Josh Sklair, Arranger - Bryan Graban, 2nd Engineer - Terrance Galloway, Assistant Producer - Bobby Murray, Electric Guitar - Donto James, Co-Producer - Donto James, Recording Engineer - Donto James, Drums - Tom Poole, Trumpet - Sametto James, Co-Producer - Sametto James, 2nd Engineer - Sametto James, Bass - David K. Mathews, Piano - Etta James, Producer - Etta James, Performer - David Z., Mixing Engineer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Josh Sklair, Co-Producer - Josh Sklair, Guitar - Josh Sklair, Arranger - Bryan Graban, 2nd Engineer - Terrance Galloway, Assistant Producer - Bobby Murray, Electric Guitar - Donto James, Co-Producer - Donto James, Recording Engineer - Donto James, Drums - Kevin Bowe, Composer - Kevin Bowe, Lyricist - Tom Poole, Trumpet - Sametto James, Co-Producer - Sametto James, 2nd Engineer - Sametto James, Bass - David K. Mathews, Piano - Etta James, Producer - Etta James, Performer - Kostas, Composer - Kostas, Lyricist - David Z., Mixing Engineer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Jimmy "Z" Zavala, Tenor Saxophone - Josh Sklair, Co-Producer - Josh Sklair, Guitar - Josh Sklair, Arranger - Bryan Graban, 2nd Engineer - Terrance Galloway, Assistant Producer - Bobby Murray, Electric Guitar - Donto James, Co-Producer - Donto James, Recording Engineer - Donto James, Drums - David Egan, Composer - David Egan, Lyricist - Tom Poole, Trumpet - Tom Poole, Arranger - Sametto James, Co-Producer - Sametto James, 2nd Engineer - Sametto James, Bass - David K. Mathews, Organ - Etta James, Producer - Etta James, Performer - David Z., Mixing Engineer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
These days, the blues market often functions as a sanctuary for R&B artists who still provide soul and/or funk as we knew it in the '60s and '70s. Sounding a lot like Sam & Dave or Wilson Pickett won't get you on urban contemporary radio -- actually, it will probably keep you off urban radio -- but it might result in a gig at the Chicago Blues Festival or a contract with Alligator Records. For Etta James, refusing to embrace urban contemporary-style R&B has meant two things: (1) zero airplay on modern black stations, and (2) an enthusiastic following in the blues market. James has always been more of an R&B singer than a blues singer, but because she's so rootsy by today's standards, this 2003 release will get much of its support from blues fans. James, who turned 65 on January 25, 2003, is in fine form throughout the CD. Over the years, James has worked with a variety of producers, but she produced Let's Roll herself -- and the result is one of her most rock-minded releases. A few of the tracks have a blues-rock outlook, including "The Blues Is My Business" and a gutsy performance of Billy Beck's early-'50s hit "Stacked Deck." But much of the time, James favors a rock-influenced approach to Southern soul. In fact, many of the selections recall Ike & Tina Turner's '60s and early-'70s output, especially "Strongest Weakness," "Lie No Better," and "Somebody to Love" (not to be confused with the psychedelic Jefferson Airplane classic). James' longtime fans will be happy to know that she is very much on top of her game throughout this excellent CD.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:19
- Main artists: Etta James
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Private Music
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
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