Rocks the House [Bonus Tracks]

by Etta James

Overview

Though the studio albums Etta James made for Chess in the 1960s usually had the blues singer surrounded by lush production and string-heavy arrangements, this live date finds her performing with only a rhythm section, organist, guitarist, and tenor saxophonist. The singer seems to respond to both the stripped-down setting and the enthusiastic audience with noticeable abandon. In fact, James the classy balladeer, a role she sometimes plays on her studio albums, is nowhere to be found on this blazing set. The only time the band slows down is on the tearjerker story-song "All I Could Do Is Cry" (though what the tune lacks in tempo it makes up for in emotional intensity). The rest of the set is straight-edged blues and R&B, including covers of some hits of the day, like "Money (That's What I Want)" and Ray Charles' "What'd I Say." Jimmy Reed's "Baby What You Want Me to Do" (on which James does a growling, harmonica-imitating vocal solo) steps up the blues quotient, as does the band's finale of Willie Dixon's "I Just Want to Make Love to You," with James' gospel-drenched pipes wailing all the while. Etta James Rocks the House indeed. ~ Rovi Staff

Product Details

Release Date:	08/26/2014
Label:	Jackpot Records
UPC:	0602537832675
Rank:	54875

Tracks

1. Something's Got a Hold on Me
2. Baby What You Wat Me to Do
3. What'd I Say
4. Money (That's What I Want)
5. Seven Day Fool
6. Sweet Little Angel
7. Ooh Poo Pah Doo
8. Woke Up This Morning
9. Ain't That Lovin' You Baby
10. All I Could Do Is Cry
11. I Just Want to Make Love to You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Etta James   Primary Artist,Vocals
David T. Walker   Guitar
Marion Wright   Bass
Gavrell Cooper   Sax (Tenor)
Freeman Brown   Drums
Richard Waters   Drums
Vonzell Cooper   Organ

Technical Credits

Dana King   Engineer
Pearl Woods   Composer
Andy McKaie   Reissue Producer
Ray Charles   Composer
Sonny Woods   Composer
Berry Gordy, Jr.   Composer
B.B. King   Composer
Jimmy Reed   Composer
Billy Davis   Composer
Clyde Otis   Composer
Janie Bradford   Composer
Ron Malo   Editing
Robert Nighthawk   Composer
Jules Taub   Composer
Gwen Fuqua   Composer
Paul Elmore   Remastering
Ivory Joe Hunter   Composer
Etta James   Composer
Leroy Kirkland   Composer
Samuel Maghett   Composer
Jules Bihari   Composer
Jessie Hill   Composer
Ralph Bass   Producer,Liner Notes
Willie Dixon   Composer
Don Snowden   Liner Notes
Robert McCollum   Composer
The Kinfolks   Orchestration
Gwen Gordy Fuqua   Composer