Etta James (1973 album)

Etta James
Studio album by
Etta James
Released1973
RecordedSunset Sound Factory, Hollywood
GenreFunk, Soul, R&B
LabelChess
CH-50042
ProducerGabriel Mekler
Etta James chronology
Losers Weepers
(1971) 		Etta James
(1973) 		Come a Little Closer
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]

Etta James (also known as Only a Fool) is the tenth studio album by American blues artist Etta James, released in 1973.[3][4][better source needed]

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".[1]

The album reached peak positions of number 154 on the US Billboard 200 and number 41 on the Billboard R&B chart.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All the Way Down"Catherine C. Williamson, Trevor Lawrence, Gabriel Mekler5:34
2."God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)"Randy Newman3:36
3."Only a Fool"Trevor Lawrence, Gabriel Mekler, Etta James2:38
4."Down So Low"Tracy Nelson3:38
5."Leave Your Hat On"Randy Newman3:22
6."Sail Away"Randy Newman3:57
7."Yesterday's Music"David Clayton-Thomas, William "Smitty" Smith4:15
8."Lay Back Daddy"Catherine C. Williamson, Trevor Lawrence, Gabriel Mekler2:40
9."Just One More Day"Otis Redding, Steve Cropper, McElvoy Robinson3:20

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Kik, Q. "Only A Fool - Etta James". AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "Etta James - Etta James". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Etta James – Etta James (1973, DBX Encoded, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "Only a Fool - Etta James". AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2012.