Etta Is Betta Than Evvah!

Etta Is Betta Than Evvah!
Studio album by
Etta James
Released1976
StudioAll Platinum Studios, Englewood, New Jersey
GenreFunk, soul, R&B
LabelChess[1]
ProducerMike Terry
Etta James chronology
Come a Little Closer
(1974) 		Etta Is Betta Than Evvah!
(1976) 		Deep in the Night
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB[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

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

No.TitleWriter(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

  • Etta James - vocals
  • Brian Ray, Ken Marco, Tommy Keith, Walter Morris - guitar
  • Chuck Rainey, Fred Beckmeier, Jonathan Williams - bass guitar
  • 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

References

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "Etta Is Betta Than Evvah! - Etta James | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. pp. 566–567.
  5. ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 251.
  6. ^ "NEW REISSUES / CATALOGUE ALBUMS". Music Week: 41. February 22, 2013.
  7. ^ Cartwright, Garth (February 17, 2013). "Must-have reissue". The Sunday Times. Culture. p. 20.
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