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

Track listing:
  1. Born Under A Bad Sign 3:20
  2. I Want To Ta Ta You, Baby 5:48
  3. Here I Am (Come And Take Me) 4:46
  4. Running Out Of Lies 4:58
  5. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wann 6:53
  6. Spoonful 3:59
  7. Life, Love & The Blues 5:14
  8. Hoochie Coochie Gal 4:18
  9. Cheating In The Next Room 4:47
  10. If You Want Me To Stay 5:09
  11. The Love You Save May Be Your 3:57
  12. I'll Take Care Of You 4:55

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.