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Etta James - Life, Love & the Blues (1998)

Track listing:
  1. Born Under A Bad Sign 3:29
  2. I Want To Ta Ta You, Baby 5:56
  3. Here I Am (Come and Take Me) 4:56
  4. Running Out of Lies 5:03
  5. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) 7:01
  6. Spoonful 4:09
  7. Life, Love & the Blues 5:18
  8. Hoochie Coochie Gal 4:25
  9. Cheating In The Next Room 4:57
  10. If You Want Me To Stay 5:21
  11. The Love You Save May Be Your Own 4:01
  12. I'll Take Care of You 4:59

Notes


Life, Love & the Blues is slick, funky, and thoroughly commercial. The queen of R&B does an admirable job of keeping her head above water, but this package of covers comes off more like the work of a tight lounge band than the work of a blues master.