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Commercially, the 1970s weren't nearly as kind to Etta James as the 1950s and '60s had been. The sleekness that characterized Northern "uptown" soul and disco didn't appeal to the big-voiced belter, who stuck to her guns and continued to embrace the type of gritty, hard-hitting Southern soul and down-home blues that had earned her so devoted a following. Though absent from Black radio playlists, she had no problem attracting enthusiastic live audiences. At 41, James sounds like she's very much in her prime on this live recording from 1981. Whether tearing into an Otis Redding medley, her hit "Tell Mama" or Chicago blues staples like Willie Dixon's "I Just Want to Make Love to You" and Jimmy Reed's "Baby, What You Want Me to Do," the earthy singer clearly excels by sticking with what she does best. One of the CD's most pleasant surprises is a version of the Eagles' "Take It to the Limit," which works remarkably well in an R&B setting.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Etta James, Vocal - Armand Grimaldi, Drums - Kurtis Teel, Bass - Brian Ray, Producer - Brian Ray, Guitar - Bobby Martin, Saxophone - Bobby Martin, Keyboards - Bobby Martin, French Horn - Bobby Martin, Background Vocal - Keith Johnson, Producer - Keith Johnson, Trumpet - Keith Johnson, Keyboards - Etta Jones, Producer - Willie Dixon, Writer
(P) 1994 BMG Music
Bobby Martin, Saxophone - Bobby Martin, Keyboards - Bobby Martin, French Horn - Bobby Martin, Background Vocal - Don Henley, Writer - Armand Grimaldi, Drums - Etta Jones, Producer - Randy Meisner, Writer - Glenn Frey, Writer - Kurtis Teel, Bass - Brian Ray, Producer - Brian Ray, Guitar - Etta James, Vocal - Keith Johnson, Producer - Keith Johnson, Trumpet - Keith Johnson, Keyboards
(P) 1994 BMG Music
Etta James, Vocal - Armand Grimaldi, Drums - Kurtis Teel, Bass - Brian Ray, Producer - Brian Ray, Guitar - Bobby Martin, Saxophone - Bobby Martin, Keyboards - Bobby Martin, French Horn - Bobby Martin, Background Vocal - Keith Johnson, Producer - Keith Johnson, Trumpet - Keith Johnson, Keyboards - Etta Jones, Producer - Jimmy Reed, Writer
(P) 1994 BMG Music
Etta James, Vocal - Armand Grimaldi, Drums - Kurtis Teel, Bass - Brian Ray, Producer - Brian Ray, Guitar - Bobby Martin, Saxophone - Bobby Martin, Keyboards - Bobby Martin, French Horn - Bobby Martin, Background Vocal - Keith Johnson, Producer - Keith Johnson, Trumpet - Keith Johnson, Keyboards - Kiki Dee, Writer - Etta Jones, Producer
(P) 1994 BMG Music
Bobby Martin, Saxophone - Bobby Martin, Keyboards - Bobby Martin, French Horn - Bobby Martin, Background Vocal - Armand Grimaldi, Drums - Etta Jones, Producer - Wilbur Terrell, Writer - Kurtis Teel, Bass - Brian Ray, Producer - Brian Ray, Guitar - Marcus Daniel, Writer - Etta James, Vocal - Clarence Carter, Writer - Keith Johnson, Producer - Keith Johnson, Trumpet - Keith Johnson, Keyboards
(P) 1994 BMG Music
Bobby Martin, Saxophone - Bobby Martin, Keyboards - Bobby Martin, French Horn - Bobby Martin, Background Vocal - Armand Grimaldi, Drums - Etta Jones, Producer - Billy Foster, Writer - Kurtis Teel, Bass - Brian Ray, Producer - Brian Ray, Guitar - Ellington Jordan, Writer - Etta James, Vocal - Keith Johnson, Producer - Keith Johnson, Trumpet - Keith Johnson, Keyboards
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment
Bobby Martin, Saxophone - Bobby Martin, Keyboards - Bobby Martin, French Horn - Bobby Martin, Background Vocal - Steve Cropper, Writer - Alvertis Isbell, Writer - Armand Grimaldi, Drums - Etta Jones, Producer - Otis Redding, Writer - Kurtis Teel, Bass - Brian Ray, Producer - Brian Ray, Guitar - Allen Jones, Writer - McEvoy Robinson, Writer - Etta James, Vocal - Keith Johnson, Producer - Keith Johnson, Trumpet - Keith Johnson, Keyboards
(P) 1994 BMG Music
Dee Earvin, Writer - Bobby Martin, Saxophone - Bobby Martin, Keyboards - Bobby Martin, French Horn - Bobby Martin, Background Vocal - Armand Grimaldi, Drums - Etta Jones, Producer - Kurtis Teel, Bass - Brian Ray, Producer - Brian Ray, Guitar - Jerry Williams, Jr., Writer - Etta James, Vocal - Keith Johnson, Producer - Keith Johnson, Trumpet - Keith Johnson, Keyboards
(P) 1994 BMG Music
Album review
Commercially, the 1970s weren't nearly as kind to Etta James as the 1950s and '60s had been. The sleekness that characterized Northern "uptown" soul and disco didn't appeal to the big-voiced belter, who stuck to her guns and continued to embrace the type of gritty, hard-hitting Southern soul and down-home blues that had earned her so devoted a following. Though absent from Black radio playlists, she had no problem attracting enthusiastic live audiences. At 41, James sounds like she's very much in her prime on this live recording from 1981. Whether tearing into an Otis Redding medley, her hit "Tell Mama" or Chicago blues staples like Willie Dixon's "I Just Want to Make Love to You" and Jimmy Reed's "Baby, What You Want Me to Do," the earthy singer clearly excels by sticking with what she does best. One of the CD's most pleasant surprises is a version of the Eagles' "Take It to the Limit," which works remarkably well in an R&B setting.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:10
- Main artists: Etta James
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Private Music
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B
(P) 1994 BMG Entertainment
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