Etta James Sings Funk

Etta James Sings Funk is the eighth studio album by American Blues artist, Etta James. The album was released on Cadet Records in 1970.

Etta James Sings Funk
Studio album by
Etta James
Released1970
RecordedChicago, Illinois
GenreBlues, R&B, Soul
LabelCadet
ProducerGene Barge, Ralph Bass
Etta James chronology
Tell Mama
(1968)		 Etta James Sings Funk
(1970)		 Losers Weepers
(1971)
Singles from Etta James Sings Funk
  1. "Tighten Up Your Own Thing"
    Released: 1969
  2. "Sound of Love"
    Released: 1970
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record GuideB[1]

Release

The album was James's fourth release on the Cadet record label and was produced in Chicago, Illinois. The album includes a mix of Soul, Rhythm and Blues, and regular Blues. The album spawned two singles: "Tighten Up Your Own Thing" and "Sound of Love." While both singles were released to radio, neither of them charted the Rhythm and Blues or the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1970. The album was released as 12-inch LP record and has not been reissued on compact disc in its entirety although five tracks were included as additional cuts on the reissue by Kent of Etta James' Losers Weepers' album in 2011.[2]

Critical reception

Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "As you can read on the back [sleeve], funk isn't a style or something like that—it's just, well, Etta. Etta with chorus, Etta with full brass, Etta with strings even. Etta singing a Gershwin song, Etta singing a Bee Gees song, Etta singing three Acuff-Rose songs, Etta singing four Pearl Woods songs. (Pearl Woods?) Highlights: the Acuff-Rose songs."[1]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tighten Up Your Own Thing"Pearl Woods2:40
2."Sweet Memories"Mickey Newbury3:35
3."Quick Reaction and Satisfaction"Woods2:35
4."Nothing from Nothing Leaves Nothing"Johnnie Morisette3:30
5."My Man Is Together"Woods4:10
6."Are My Thoughts with You"Newbury3:30
7."The Man I Love"George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin3:50
8."The Sound of Love"Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb2:50
9."When I Stop Dreaming"Ira Louvin, Charlie Louvin2:35
10."What Fools We Mortals Be"Etta James (as Jamesetta Rogers)[3], Sam Ling, Jules Taub3:05
11."Your Replacement"Woods3:07
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References
  1. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  2. Etta Jame, Losers Weepers' reissue of Cadet LPS 847 with additional tracks, Kent CDKEND 361, (2011)
  3. "Jamesetta Rogers Discography at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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