Deep in the Night

For the song, see Aquarius (Tinashe album).
Deep in the Night
Studio album by
Etta James
Released1978
GenreR&B
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJerry Wexler
Etta James chronology
Etta Is Betta Than Evvah!
(1976) 		Deep in the Night
(1978) 		Changes
(1980)

Deep in the Night is a studio album by the American musician Etta James, released in 1978.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB[3]
Q[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[1]
The Village VoiceB[5]

The New York Times called James "a distinctive rhythm-and-blues singer," and noted that the rock and country covers sometimes make "the stylistic disjunction seem rather obtrusive."[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Laying Beside You"Eugene Record4:10
2."Piece of My Heart"Bert Berns, Jerry Ragavoy3:37
3."Only Women Bleed"Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner4:01
4."Take It to the Limit"Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey, Don Henley4:12
5."Deep In The Night"Helen Miller, Eve Merriam4:50
6."Lovesick Blues"Irving Mills, Cliff Friend3:17
7."Strange Man"Dorothy Love Coates3:18
8."Sugar On The Floor"Kiki Dee4:43
9."Sweet Touch Of Love"Allen Toussaint3:19
10."Blind Girl"Billy Foster, Ellington Jordan5:41

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 357, 358.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  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. ^ "Deep in the Night". Q. London. September 1996. p. 130.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (June 26, 1978). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  6. ^ Rockwell, John (19 May 1978). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C18.