Let's Roll (album)

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Let's Roll

Studio album by

Released

May 6, 2003

Recorded

2003

Length

56:29

Etta James, Josh Sklair, Donto Metto James, Sametto James^[1]

Etta James chronology

Burnin' Down the House: Live at the House of Blues
(2002)

Let's Roll
(2003)

Live in New York
(2003)

Let's Roll is the twenty-sixth studio album by Etta James. It won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album in 2003,^[2]^[3] and also won a W. C. Handy Award as the Soul/Blues Album of the Year from the Blues Foundation in 2004.^{[citation needed]}

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[5]

Track listing

"Somebody to Love" – 5:58 (Delbert McClinton, Gary Nicholson)
"The Blues Is My Business" – 3:33 (Kevin Bowe, Todd Cerney)
"Leap of Faith" – 4:00 (Glen Clarke, Nicholson)
"Strongest Weakness" – 4:53 (Bekka Bramlett, Nicholson)
"Wayward Saints of Memphis" – 5:42 (Bowe, McClinton)
"Lie No Better" – 3:31 (Nicholson)
"Trust Yourself" – 4:45 (Bowe, Grady Champion)
"A Change Is Gonna Do Me Good" – 5:23 (Al Anderson, Bob DiPiero)
"Old Weakness" – 3:12 (Nicholson)
"Stacked Deck" – 8:01 (Billy Wright)
"On the 7th Day" – 5:01 (Bowe, Kostas)
"Please, No More" – 4:40 (David Egan, Greg Hansen)^[4]

Personnel

Josh Sklair - Banjo, Guitar (12 String), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Slide Guitar, Synthesizer
Donto James - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Sametto James - Bass guitar
Tom Poole - Trumpet
Lee Thornburg - Trombone
Jimmy "Z" Zavala - Harmonica, Saxophone (Baritone), Saxophone (Tenor)
Bobby Murray - electric guitar^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Let's Roll - Etta James | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
^ "2003 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
^ Richard Skelly. "Bobby Murray". AllMusic. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Let's Roll - Etta James | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

v t e Etta James
Discography
Studio albums	At Last! The Second Time Around Etta James Etta James Sings for Lovers Queen of Soul Call My Name Tell Mama Etta James Sings Funk Losers Weepers Etta James Come a Little Closer Etta Is Betta Than Evvah! Deep in the Night Changes Seven Year Itch Stickin' to My Guns The Right Time Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday Time After Time Love's Been Rough on Me Life, Love & the Blues 12 Songs of Christmas Heart of a Woman Matriarch of the Blues Blue Gardenia Let's Roll Blues to the Bone All the Way The Dreamer
Live albums	Etta James Rocks the House Red-Hot & Live Jazzvisions: Jump The Blues Away Burnin' Down the House: Live at the House of Blues
Compilation albums	Etta James Top Ten My Greatest Songs Miss Etta James: The Complete Modern and Kent Recordings Gold
Singles	"The Wallflower (Dance with Me, Henry)" "Spoonful" "All I Could Do Was Cry" "At Last" "Trust in Me" "Seven Day Fool" "Something's Got a Hold on Me" "Baby What You Want Me to Do" "I Got You Babe" "Almost Persuaded" "Sound of Love" "Piece of My Heart" "I Just Want to Make Love to You"

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