Etta Is Betta Than Evvah!

by Etta James

Overview

Returning to the uptempo groove of her classic LP Tell Mama, this release finds James backed by another tight rhythm section and as sassy as ever. Tracks like "Woman (Shake Your Booty)" and "Only a Fool" (a remake of the Bobby Bland classic "I Pity the Fool") show that the famous soul belter has lost none of the strength of her voice. And, if anyone dare question, just listen to James' version of Randy Newman's "Leave Your Hat On," a ballsy track that exemplifies everything great about Etta. Out of print, this album is worth the hunt.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/05/2013
Label:	Kent Records Uk
UPC:	0029667238823
catalogNumber:	6723882

Tracks

1. Woman (Shake Your Booty)
2. A Love Vibration
3. Only a Fool
4. Little Bit of Love
5. Groove Me
6. Jump into Love
7. Leave Your Hat On
8. I've Been a Fool
9. Blinded By Love
10. Ain't No Pity in the Naked City
11. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
12. Down So Low
13. All the Way Down
14. God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)
15. Power Play
16. Come a Little Closer
17. Feeling Uneasy
18. St. Louis Blues
19. Let's Burn Down the Cornfield
20. Lovin' Arms

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Etta James   Primary Artist
Chuck Rainey   Bass
Lowell George   Guitar
Fred Beckmeier   Bass
Gene Cipriano   Horn
Gary Coleman   Percussion
Mailto Correa   Percussion
Brian Cuomo   Piano
Cornell Dupree   Guitar
Brother Gene Dinwiddie   Saxophone
Charles Dinwiddie   Horn
Gordon Edwards   Bass
Gwen Edwards   Background Vocals
Venetta Fields   Background Vocals
Chuck Findley   Horn
Steve Gadd   Drums
Jim Horn   Horn
Tommy Keith   Guitar
Bobby Keys   Horn
Danny Kortchmar   Guitar
Trevor Lawrence   Horn
Steve Madaio   Horn
Ken Marco   Guitar
Lew McCreary   Horn
Gabriel Mekler   Keyboards
Walter Morris   Guitar
Larry Nash   Keyboards
Clarence Oliver   Drums
Ron Rancifer   Organ
Bernadette Randle   Keyboards
Brian Ray   Guitar
Ron Stockert   Clavinet
Richard Tee   Keyboards
Wah Wah Watson   Guitar
Carlena Williams   Background Vocals
William D. "Smitty" Smith   Keyboards
Louie Spears   Upright Bass
Keith Johnson   Trumpet
David Duke   Horn
Kenneth "Spider Webb" Rice   Drums
King Errison   Conga,Boobams
William Smith   Keyboards
William Smith Singers   Background Vocals
Jonathan Williams   Bass
Paul Mabrie   Drums

Technical Credits

Etta James   Composer,Producer
Randy Newman   Composer
W.C. Handy   Composer
Tracy Nelson   Composer
John Kay   Composer
Barry Mann   Composer
Don Bryant   Composer
Phil Spector   Composer
King Floyd   Composer
Tom Jans   Composer
Fred Beckmeier   Composer
Dennis Belfield   Composer
Richard Corsello   Engineer
Esmond Edwards   Producer
Jimmie Haskell   String Arrangements
Trevor Lawrence   Arranger,Composer
Phil Medley   Composer
Gabriel Mekler   Composer,Producer
Bernard Miller   Composer
Ann Peebles   Composer
Brian Ray   Composer
Ron Stockert   Composer
Mike Terry   Arranger,Producer
Allen Toussaint   Composer
Allan Tucker   Engineer
Cynthia Weil   Composer
Jerry Wexler   Producer
Catherine C. Williamson   Composer
Buddy Scott   Composer
Rudy Calvo   Liner Notes
Mick Patrick   Liner Notes,Illustrations
Abbey Mallory   Composer
Bobby Martin   Producer
Dorothy Hawkins   Composer
Jean Mitchell   Composer
Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis   Arranger
Dudley Thomas   Art Direction