Released 2004 (2004) Length 47:53 Release date 2004 | Recorded 2004 Label RCA Victor | |
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Etta james blues to the bone the sky is crying
Blues to the Bone is a 2004 album by Etta James. The album contains a selection of twelve blues standards which are among her favourites. James and her sons Donto and Sametto James produced the album, which reached number four in the Billboard Top Blues chart.
Contents
- Etta james blues to the bone the sky is crying
- Critical reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
The album was given a Grammy Award in 2005 for Best Traditional Blues Album.
Critical reception
Allmusic gave the album a rating of four out of five, calling it "a solid album of no-frills, gutbucket performances".
Track listing
- "I Got My Mojo Working" (Preston Foster) – 3:34
- "Don't Start Me to Talking" (Sonny Boy Williamson II) – 2:52
- "Hush Hush" (Jimmy Reed) – 3:34
- "Lil' Red Rooster" (Willie Dixon) – 3:54
- "That's Alright" (Jimmy Rogers) – 3:42
- "Crawlin' King Snake" (John Lee Hooker) – 5:32
- "Dust My Broom" (Robert Johnson) – 3:35
- "The Sky Is Crying" (Elmore James) – 3:59
- "Smokestack Lightnin'" (Howlin' Wolf) – 6:50
- "You Shook Me" (Dixon, J. B. Lenoir) – 3:51
- "Driving Wheel" (Roosevelt Sykes) – 2:59
- "Honey, Don't Tear My Clothes" (Lightnin' Hopkins) – 3:31
Personnel
Songs
1Got My Mojo Working3:35
2Don't Start Me To Talking2:51
3Hush Hush3:35
References
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