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Etta James (1973 album)

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Released
  
1973

Release date
  
1973

Label
  
Chess Records

Artist
  
Etta James

Producer
  
Gabriel Mekler

Genres
  
Rhythm and blues, Funk


Recorded
  
Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, California

Similar
  
Etta James albums, Rhythm and blues albums

Etta James (also known as Only a Fool) is the eleventh studio album by American Blues artist Etta James, released in 1973.

Contents

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Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3½ stars stating "A mixture of funk and blues-rock, the new direction turned out dark and brooding... The reinvented James went over well with the public. The album garnered good sales and was even nominated for an Grammy Award".

The album reached peak positions of number 154 on the US Billboard 200 and number 41 on the Billboard R&B chart.

Personnel

  • Etta James - vocals
  • Ken Marco - guitar
  • Chuck Rainey - bass
  • William "Smitty" Smith - keyboards
  • Kenny "Spider Webb" Rice - drums
  • King Errisson - percussion, congas
  • Trevor Lawrence - horn arrangements
  • Jimmie Haskell - string arrangements
  • Songs

    1All the Way Down5:37
    2God's Song3:39
    3Only a Fool2:42

    References

    Etta James (1973 album) Wikipedia