Losers Weepers

Losers Weepers
Studio album by
Etta James
Released1971
GenreFunk, Soul
LabelCadet[1]
ProducerRalph Bass
Etta James chronology
Etta James Sings Funk
(1970) 		Losers Weepers
(1971) 		Etta James
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]

Losers Weepers is the ninth studio album by the American blues artist Etta James, released in 1971.[4]

The title track peaked at No. 94 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5]

Critical reception

Music Week wrote that "although [James] was in a bad way with narcotics addiction at the time, she turns in some formidable genre-defying vocals encompassing blues, R&B, jazz and deep soul."[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take Out Some Insurance"Leon David Bonds2:58
2."I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good"Duke Ellington, Paul Webster4:30
3."I Think It's You"Gene Barge3:56
4."Someone"George Soule, Richard Cherry3:50
5."Losers Weepers"Bonds2:33
6."Weepers"Bonds, Barge2:33
7."You're the Fool"Sharon McMahan2:40
8."Hold Back My Tears"Alfonzo Thompson, Jimmy Cobb6:07
9."For All We Know"J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis3:28
10."Look at the Rain"Jackie Edward3:04
11."Ease Away a Little Bit at a Time"Clyde Otis, Rose Marie McCoy, Sampson Horton3:40

References

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Losers Weepers - Etta James | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  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. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 567.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002. Record Research. p. 348.
  6. ^ "REISSUES REVIEWS". Music Week: 42. Nov 25, 2011.


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