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Having long ago established herself among the royalty of modern blues, Queen Etta seems rather content to sit back on her throne and her laurels and coast through a collection of classic and contemporary compositions. Unfortunately, her descendant band appears equally happy to sit back with her instead of working to shoot up the standards with another round of youthful vitality. The album opens with a rendition of Bob Dylan's "Gotta Serve Somebody" which serves more as a sleepy suggestion than a blues-injected imperative. While Al Green's "Rhymes" sounds very much like the Reverend, Etta's version of "Try a Little Tenderness" does phrase the slow dance in some subtly new directions. The real difference shows up about midway through when the Matriarch takes on the Glitter Twins with a raunchy slink through "Miss You" whose draggier pace and intermittent woofs gives the song that much more sex appeal. Otis Redding's "Hawg for Ya" slops with similar raunch. Ms. James does change things up with an educated and edifying stripped "Let's Straighten It Out" which builds musically as Etta lays down lessons of love and the woman's heart. Another exciting change is the funkification of John Fogerty's "Born on the Bayou" which strains the Clearwater through JB's "Hot Pants." After a gentle shout and sway through Brother Ray Charles' "Come Back Baby," the Queen retakes her throne while taking back her royal pet "Hound Dog" from the King with a swampy rendition of the Lieber and Stoller classic that appears to be more born on the bayou than that track.
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Jimmy "Z" Zavala, Saxophone - Lee R. Thornburg, Trombone - Lee R. Thornburg, Trumpet - Josh Sklair, Guitar - Bobby Murray, Guitar - Donto James, Drums - Donto James, Percussion - Donto James, Producer - Mike Finnigan, Keyboards - Tom Poole, Trumpet - Ross Locke, Background Vocal - Sametto James, Bass - Sametto James, Producer - Goldman Redding, Background Vocal - Etta James, Vocal - Etta James, Background Vocal - Bob Dylan, Composer - Bob Dylan, Lyricist
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment
Jimmy "Z" Zavala, Saxophone - Lee R. Thornburg, Trombone - Lee R. Thornburg, Trumpet - Josh Sklair, Guitar - Bobby Murray, Guitar - Leo Nocentelli, Guitar - Donto James, Producer - Donto James, Drums - Donto James, Percussion - Overton Vertis Wright, Composer - Overton Vertis Wright, Lyricist - Mike Finnigan, Keyboards - Tom Poole, Trumpet - Sametto James, Producer - Sametto James, Bass - David K. Mathews, Piano - David K. Mathews, Keyboards - Deadric Malone, Composer - Deadric Malone, Lyricist - Etta James, Vocal
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment
Jimmy "Z" Zavala, Saxophone - Lee R. Thornburg, Trombone - Lee R. Thornburg, Trumpet - Josh Sklair, Guitar - Josh Sklair, Keyboards - Bobby Murray, Guitar - Donto James, Producer - Donto James, Drums - Tom Poole, Trumpet - Ross Locke, Background Vocal - Sametto James, Producer - Sametto James, Bass - Goldman Redding, Background Vocal - Al Green, Composer - Al Green, Lyricist - Mabon Lewis Hodges, Composer - Mabon Lewis Hodges, Lyricist - Etta James, Vocal
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment
Jimmy "Z" Zavala, Saxophone - Lee R. Thornburg, Trombone - Josh Sklair, Guitar - Bobby Murray, Guitar - Donto James, Producer - Donto James, Drums - Donto James, Percussion - Reginald Connelly, Composer - Reginald Connelly, Lyricist - Mike Finnigan, Keyboards - Tom Poole, Trumpet - Sametto James, Producer - Sametto James, Bass - James Campbell, Composer - James Campbell, Lyricist - David K. Mathews, Piano - Etta James, Vocal - Harry Woods, Composer - Harry Woods, Lyricist
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment
Jimmy "Z" Zavala, Saxophone - Jimmy "Z" Zavala, Harmonica - Lee R. Thornburg, Trombone - Lee R. Thornburg, Trumpet - Josh Sklair, Guitar - Keith Richards, Composer - Keith Richards, Lyricist - Bobby Murray, Guitar - Leo Nocentelli, Guitar - Donto James, Producer - Donto James, Drums - Donto James, Percussion - Mike Finnigan, Keyboards - Tom Poole, Trumpet - Mick Jagger, Composer - Mick Jagger, Lyricist - Sametto James, Producer - Sametto James, Bass - David K. Mathews, Piano - Etta James, Vocal
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment
Sametto James, Producer - Sametto James, Bass - Etta James, Vocal - David K. Mathews, Piano - Bobby Murray, Guitar - Donto James, Producer - Donto James, Drums - Jimmy "Z" Zavala, Harmonica - Josh Sklair, Guitar - Otis Redding, Composer - Otis Redding, Lyricist
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment
Jimmy "Z" Zavala, Saxophone - Lee R. Thornburg, Trombone - Lee R. Thornburg, Trumpet - Josh Sklair, Guitar - Bobby Murray, Guitar - Donto James, Producer - Donto James, Drums - Mike Finnigan, Keyboards - Mike Finnigan, Vocal - Tom Poole, Trumpet - Sametto James, Producer - Sametto James, Bass - David K. Mathews, Piano - Deadric Malone, Composer - Deadric Malone, Lyricist - Etta James, Vocal
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment
Jimmy "Z" Zavala, Saxophone - Lee R. Thornburg, Trombone - Lee R. Thornburg, Trumpet - Josh Sklair, Guitar - Bobby Murray, Guitar - Donto James, Producer - Donto James, Drums - Mike Finnigan, Keyboards - Tom Poole, Trumpet - Sandy Jones, Lyricist - Sandy Jones, Composer - Sametto James, Producer - Sametto James, Bass - David K. Mathews, Piano - Etta James, Vocal
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment
Josh Sklair, Guitar - Bobby Murray, Guitar - Donto James, Producer - Donto James, Drums - Donto James, Percussion - Mike Finnigan, Keyboards - Etienne Lavonne Clark, Composer - Etienne Lavonne Clark, Lyricist - J. Curtis, Composer - J. Curtis, Lyricist - Benny Lattimore, Lyricist - Benny Lattimore, Composer - Sametto James, Producer - Sametto James, Bass - Rene Sotomayor, Composer - Rene Sotomayor, Lyricist - David K. Mathews, Keyboards - Etta James, Vocal
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment
Josh Sklair, Guitar - Leo Nocentelli, Guitar - Bobby Murray, Guitar - Donto James, Producer - Donto James, Drums - Mike Finnigan, Keyboards - Ross Locke, Percussion - Sametto James, Producer - Sametto James, Bass - David K. Mathews, Piano - John Fogerty, Composer - John Fogerty, Lyricist - Etta James, Vocal
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment
Jimmy "Z" Zavala, Saxophone - Lee R. Thornburg, Trombone - Lee R. Thornburg, Trumpet - Josh Sklair, Guitar - Bobby Murray, Guitar - Donto James, Producer - Donto James, Drums - Ray Charles, Composer - Ray Charles, Lyricist - Mike Finnigan, Keyboards - Tom Poole, Trumpet - Sametto James, Producer - Sametto James, Bass - Goldman Redding, Background Vocal - David K. Mathews, Piano - Etta James, Vocal - Etta James, Background Vocal
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment
Josh Sklair, Guitar - Leo Nocentelli, Guitar - Bobby Murray, Guitar - Donto James, Producer - Donto James, Drums - Jerry Leiber, Composer - Jerry Leiber, Lyricist - Sametto James, Producer - Sametto James, Bass - Mike Stoller, Composer - Mike Stoller, Lyricist - David K. Mathews, Piano - Etta James, Vocal
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Having long ago established herself among the royalty of modern blues, Queen Etta seems rather content to sit back on her throne and her laurels and coast through a collection of classic and contemporary compositions. Unfortunately, her descendant band appears equally happy to sit back with her instead of working to shoot up the standards with another round of youthful vitality. The album opens with a rendition of Bob Dylan's "Gotta Serve Somebody" which serves more as a sleepy suggestion than a blues-injected imperative. While Al Green's "Rhymes" sounds very much like the Reverend, Etta's version of "Try a Little Tenderness" does phrase the slow dance in some subtly new directions. The real difference shows up about midway through when the Matriarch takes on the Glitter Twins with a raunchy slink through "Miss You" whose draggier pace and intermittent woofs gives the song that much more sex appeal. Otis Redding's "Hawg for Ya" slops with similar raunch. Ms. James does change things up with an educated and edifying stripped "Let's Straighten It Out" which builds musically as Etta lays down lessons of love and the woman's heart. Another exciting change is the funkification of John Fogerty's "Born on the Bayou" which strains the Clearwater through JB's "Hot Pants." After a gentle shout and sway through Brother Ray Charles' "Come Back Baby," the Queen retakes her throne while taking back her royal pet "Hound Dog" from the King with a swampy rendition of the Lieber and Stoller classic that appears to be more born on the bayou than that track.
© Matthew Robinson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:19
- Main artists: Etta James
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Private Music
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B
(P) 2000 BMG Entertainment
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