Etta Is Betta Than Evvah!
| Etta Is Betta Than Evvah! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Studio | All Platinum Studios, Englewood, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul, R&B | |||
| Label | Chess[1] | |||
| Producer | Mike Terry | |||
| Etta James chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [5] |
Etta Is Betta Than Evvah! is the twelfth studio album by Etta James, released in 1976.[6] It was her final studio album for Chess Records.[4]
Critical reception
[edit]AllMusic wrote that "the songs are just kind of generic: good-enough uptempo dance cuts and midtempo groovers, songs that give enough space for Etta but never really escape the confines of average '70s disco-oriented R&B."[2] The Sunday Times wrote that the album "mixes tough funk and bluesy soul ballads."[7]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Woman (Shake Your Booty)" | James, Brian Ray | |
| 2. | "A Love Vibration" | Ann Peebles, Don Bryant, Bernard "Bernie" Miller | |
| 3. | "Only a Fool" | James, Trevor Lawrence, Gabriel Mekler | |
| 4. | "Little Bit of Love" | Fred Beckmeier | |
| 5. | "Groove Me" | King Floyd | |
| 6. | "Jump Into Love" | Dennis Belfield, Ron Stockert | |
| 7. | "Leave Your Hat On" | Randy Newman | |
| 8. | "I've Been a Fool" | Fred Beckmeier | |
| 9. | "Blinded by Love" | Allen Toussaint | |
| 10. | "Ain't No Pity in the Naked City" | Buddy Scott, Phil Medley |
Personnel
[edit]- Etta James - vocals
- Brian Ray, Ken Marco, Tommy Keith, Walter Morris - guitar
- Chuck Rainey, Fred Beckmeier, Jonathan Williams - bass
- Bernadette Randle, William Smith - keyboards
- Brian Cuomo - piano
- Clarence Oliver, Kenny Rice, Paul Mabry - drums
- King Errisson - congas, percussion
- Ron Stockert - clavinet on "Woman (Shake Your Booty)"
- Ron Rancifer - organ on "Woman (Shake Your Booty)"
- Gene Dinwiddie - saxophone on "Woman (Shake Your Booty)"
- Keith Johnson - trumpet on "Woman (Shake Your Booty)"
Production
[edit]- Michael Zagaris - photography
References
[edit]- ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Etta Is Betta Than Evvah! - Etta James | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. pp. 566–567.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 251.
- ^ "NEW REISSUES / CATALOGUE ALBUMS". Music Week: 41. Feb 22, 2013.
- ^ Cartwright, Garth (17 Feb 2013). "Must-have reissue". The Sunday Times. Culture. p. 20.