Etta James - Etta Is Betta Than Evvah! (1976) [2013, Remastered with Bonus Tracks]
R&B, Soul/Funk, Soul-Blues | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 01:16:22 | 688,30 Mb
Label: Kent Soul (EU) | Cat.# CDKEND 388 | Released: 2013-01-28 (1976)
R&B, Soul/Funk, Soul-Blues | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 01:16:22 | 688,30 Mb
Label: Kent Soul (EU) | Cat.# CDKEND 388 | Released: 2013-01-28 (1976)
Released in 1976, when Etta James wasn't ruling the charts by any means but wasn't adverse to the idea of climbing back into the Top 40, "Etta Is Bettah Than Evvah!" bears a boastful title and its ten funky cuts do not lack for bravado. Nevertheless, it's very difficult to agree that Etta is better than ever here. Part of the problem is that the songs are just kind of generic: good-enough uptempo dance cuts and midtempo groovers, songs that give enough space for Etta but never really escape the confines of average '70s disco-oriented R&B. James certainly sings her heart out, or at least throws her all into the pulsating wah-wah and clavinet grooves, and all the participants are immaculate professionals, always avoiding embarrassment (with the notable exception of "Jump into Love"), but the whole thing winds up as nothing more than vaguely pleasing, a '70s funk-soul record fronted by a singer who never quite seems invested in the fashion she's wearing. The ten bonus tracks added to Kent/Ace's 2013 reissue cobbled together from Chess LPs from 1973-1975, plus a few cuts that didn't see release until years later are enjoyable (including two Randy Newman covers) but don't really change the character of this fun enough but ultimately forgettable period soul.
~Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Release of this album: 1976 [LP Chess Records, Cat.# ACH-19003, USA]
Release of this CD: 2013, January, 28 [CD Kent Soul (EU), Cat.# CDKEND 388 / UPC: 029667238823]
The copyrights in these sound recordings are ℗ Geffen Records.
Licensed from Universal Music Operations Ltd to Ace Records Ltd.
This compilation ℗&© 2013 Ace Records Ltd.
Marketed and Distributed by Kent Records.
Made in the EU
Notes: Mastered at Sound Mastering Ltd. Tracks 11 to 20 are "reissue bonus tracks".
Credits:
Compiled By – Mick Patrick
Design – Jools Williamson
Liner Notes – Mick Patrick, Rudy Calvo
Mastered By – Nick Robbins
Producer – Mike Terry
Tracklist:
01. Woman (Shake Your Booty) (05:55)
02. A Love Vibration (02:57)
03. Only A Fool (02:40)
04. Little Bit Of Love (02:32)
05. Groove Me (03:34)
06. Jump Into Love (03:23)
07. Leave Your Hat On (03:22)
08. I've Been A Fool (03:09)
09. Blinded By Love (03:17)
10. Ain't No Pity In The Naked City (04:43)
Bonus Tracks:
11. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (06:10)
12. Down So Low (03:41)
13. All The Way Down (05:33)
14. God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind) (03:37)
15. Power Play (03:26)
16. Come A Little Closer (03:30)
17. Feeling Uneasy (02:50)
18. St. Louis Blues (04:34)
19. Let's Burn Down The Cornfield (03:45)
20. Lovin' Arms (03:47)
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See also:
Etta James - Call My Name (1967) [2011, Remastered]
Etta James - Losers Weepers (1970) [2011, Remastered]