Come a Little Closer (album)
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Funk, Soul, R&B | |||
| Label | Chess CH-60029 | |||
| Producer | Gabriel Mekler | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B−[2] |
Come a Little Closer is the eleventh studio album by Etta James, released in 1974 on the Chess label.[3] The album reached a peak position of number 47 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart.[4]
Reception
[edit]AllMusic stated: "Etta James was fighting serious substance-abuse problems when this album was recorded, commuting to the sessions from a rehab center. It was a triumph simply to complete the record at all. But although James' life may have been in rough shape outside of the studio, she delivered a fairly strong set that fused forceful '70s soul arrangements with some rock, jazz, and New Orleans R&B."[1]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Out on the Street Again" | Trevor Lawrence, Gabriel Mekler | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Mama Told Me" | Trevor Lawrence, Gabriel Mekler, Catherine C. Williamson | 2:31 |
| 3. | "You Give Me What I Want" | Trevor Lawrence, Gabriel Mekler | 3:40 |
| 4. | "Come a Little Closer" | Trevor Lawrence, Gabriel Mekler, Catherine C. Williamson | 3:31 |
| 5. | "Let's Burn Down the Cornfield" | Randy Newman | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Power Play" | John Kay | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Feeling Uneasy" | Trevor Lawrence, Gabriel Mekler | 2:50 |
| 8. | "St. Louis Blues" | W.C. Handy | 4:32 |
| 9. | "Gonna Have Some Fun Tonight" | Trevor Lawrence, Gabriel Mekler | 4:03 |
| 10. | "Sookie, Sookie" | Don Covay, Steve Cropper | 3:09 |
| 11. | "Lovin' Arms" | Tom Jans | 3:49 |
| 12. | "Out on the Street Again (Single Edit)" | Trevor Lawrence, Gabriel Mekler | 3:44 |
Personnel
[edit]- Etta James – vocals
- Gabriel Mekler, Larry Nash – keyboards
- Danny Kortchmar, Ken Marco, Lowell George, Wah Wah Watson – guitar
- Larry Mizell – synthesizer
- Bobby Keys, Charles Dinwiddie, David Allan Duke, Gene Cipriano, Jim Horn, Lew McCreary, Steve Madaio, Trevor Lawrence – horn section
- Chuck Rainey – electric bass
- Kenneth "Spider Webb" Rice – drums
- Gary Coleman – percussion
- Carlena Williams, Gwen Edwards, Venetta Fields – backing vocals
- Trevor Lawrence – arrangement
References
[edit]- ^ a b Unterberger, R. AllMusic Review accessed 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 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Chess Records discography, accessed October 19, 2012
- ^ "Come a Little Closer – Etta James". AllMusic. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
