Life, Love & the Blues
| Life, Love & the Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 30, 1998 | |||
| Studio | Fort Athens Studios, Riverside, California; Conway Studios, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Blues, Funk, Soul, Jazz | |||
| Label | Private Music | |||
| Producer | Etta James | |||
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| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |   [1] |
Life, Love & the Blues is the twenty-first studio album by Etta James, released in 1998. The album reached a peak position of number three on Billboard's Top Blues Albums chart.[2]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Born Under a Bad Sign" | 3:28 |
| 2. | "I Want To Ta Ta You, Baby" | 5:56 |
| 3. | "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" | 4:55 |
| 4. | "Running Out of Lies" | 5:03 |
| 5. | "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" | 7:01 |
| 6. | "Spoonful" | 4:09 |
| 7. | "Life, Love & The Blues" | 5:17 |
| 8. | "Hoochie Coochie Gal" | 4:24 |
| 9. | "Cheating in the Next Room" | 4:57 |
| 10. | "If You Want Me to Stay" | 5:21 |
| 11. | "The Love You Save May Be Your Own" | 4:01 |
| 12. | "I'll Take Care of You" | 4:58 |
Personnel
[edit]- Etta James - vocals
- Leo Nocentelli, Bobby Murray - guitar
- Josh Sklair - guitar, dobro
- Sametto James - bass
- David K. Mathews - keyboards
- Mike Finnigan - Hammond B-3 organ
- Donto Mento James - drums, percussion
- Jimmy Z - saxophone, harmonica
- Lee Thornburg - trumpet, valve trombone
- Tom Poole - trumpet
References
[edit]- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- ^ "Album Search for "life love the blues"". AllMusic.
