Etta James (1973 album)
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Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood | |||
Genre | Funk, Soul, R&B | |||
Label | Chess CH-50042 | |||
Producer | Gabriel Mekler | |||
Etta James chronology | ||||
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Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
Etta James (also known as Only a Fool) is the tenth studio album by American blues artist Etta James, released in 1973.[3][4][better source needed]
Reception
[edit]The Allmusic review awarded the album 3½ stars stating "A mixture of funk and blues-rock, the new direction turned out dark and brooding... The reinvented James went over well with the public. The album garnered good sales and was even nominated for an Grammy Award".[1]
The album reached peak positions of number 154 on the US Billboard 200 and number 41 on the Billboard R&B chart.[5]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "All the Way Down" | Catherine C. Williamson, Trevor Lawrence, Gabriel Mekler | 5:34 |
2. | "God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)" | Randy Newman | 3:36 |
3. | "Only a Fool" | Trevor Lawrence, Gabriel Mekler, Etta James | 2:38 |
4. | "Down So Low" | Tracy Nelson | 3:38 |
5. | "Leave Your Hat On" | Randy Newman | 3:22 |
6. | "Sail Away" | Randy Newman | 3:57 |
7. | "Yesterday's Music" | David Clayton-Thomas, William "Smitty" Smith | 4:15 |
8. | "Lay Back Daddy" | Catherine C. Williamson, Trevor Lawrence, Gabriel Mekler | 2:40 |
9. | "Just One More Day" | Otis Redding, Steve Cropper, McElvoy Robinson | 3:20 |
Personnel
[edit]- Etta James - vocals
- Ken Marco - guitar
- Chuck Rainey - bass
- William "Smitty" Smith - keyboards
- Kenny "Spider Webb" Rice - drums
- King Errisson - percussion, congas
- Trevor Lawrence - horn arrangements
- Jimmie Haskell - string arrangements
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kik, Q. "Only A Fool - Etta James". AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Etta James - Etta James". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ^ "Etta James – Etta James (1973, DBX Encoded, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ^ "Only a Fool - Etta James". AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2012.