Blues to the Bone
2004 studio album by Etta James
Blues to the Bone | ||||
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Studio album by Etta James | ||||
Released | June 8, 2004 (2004-06-08) | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
Genre | Blues, rhythm and blues | |||
Length | 47:53 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Producer | Etta James, Donto James, Josh Sklair, Sametto James | |||
Etta James chronology | ||||
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Blues to the Bone is the twenty-seventh studio album by Etta James. The album contains a selection of twelve blues standards which are among her favourites. James and her sons Donto and Sametto James produced the album with Josh Sklair, which reached number four in the Billboard Top Blues chart.
The album was given a Grammy Award in 2005 for Best Traditional Blues Album.[1]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [3] |
AllMusic gave the album a rating of four out of five, calling it "a solid album of no-frills, gutbucket performances".[2]
Track listing
- "I Got My Mojo Working" (Preston Foster) – 3:34
- "Don't Start Me to Talking" (Sonny Boy Williamson II) – 2:52
- "Hush Hush" (Jimmy Reed) – 3:34
- "Lil' Red Rooster" (Willie Dixon) – 3:54
- "That's Alright" (Jimmy Rogers) – 3:42
- "Crawlin' King Snake" (John Lee Hooker) – 5:32
- "Dust My Broom" (Robert Johnson) – 3:35
- "The Sky Is Crying" (Elmore James) – 3:59
- "Smokestack Lightnin'" (Howlin' Wolf) – 6:50
- "You Shook Me" (Dixon, J. B. Lenoir) – 3:51
- "Driving Wheel" (Roosevelt Sykes) – 2:59
- "Honey, Don't Tear My Clothes" (Lightnin' Hopkins) – 3:31
Personnel
- Etta James – vocals
- John "Juke" Logan – harmonica
- Josh Sklair - producer, arranger, guitar, Dobro
- Bobby Murray[1] – guitars
- Brian Ray – guitar, slideguitar
- Sametto James – bass
- Donto Metto James – drums
- Mike Finnigan – piano
References
- ^ a b Richard Skelly. "Bobby Murray". AllMusic. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- ^ a b Leggett, Steve (2011). "Blues to the Bone – Review". allmusic. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
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