I've Got My Own Hell to Raise
by Bettye Lavette
- Type: Album
- Released: 27 September 2005
- Label: ANTI-
- Country: United States
- Length: 39:12
- Community rating: 3.7/5 from 4 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Experiencing a massive late-career resurgence, the veteran R&B vocalist recorded this triumphant comeback album consisting entirely of songs written by women. Produced by Joe Henry, the gritty, acoustic-leaning arrangements provide the perfect foundation for Lavette's deeply emotive, world-weary vocal interpretations of artists like Lucinda Williams and Fiona Apple.
Genres
Descriptors: soulful, cover, vocal, bluesy, groove-laden
Tracklist
- I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (2:11)
- Joy (3:55)
- Down To Zero (3:10)
- The High Road (4:29)
- On The Surface (3:26)
- Just Say So (4:29)
- Little Sparrow (4:41)
- How Am I Different (4:28)
- Only Time Will Tell Me (4:33)
- Sleep To Dream (3:46)
Credits
- Bettye Lavette - primary artist
- Chris Bruce - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Earl Harvin - drums
- Paul Bryan - electric bass
- Doyle Bramhall II - electric guitar
- Lisa Coleman - piano, organ, electric piano [wurlitzer]
- Sin茅ad O'Connor - written-by
- David Piltch - double bass
- Lucinda Williams - Written-By
- Joan Armatrading - Written-By
- Sharon Robinson - Written-By
- Niki Haris - Backing Vocals
- Valerie Watson - Backing Vocals
- Jimmy Tittle - Written-By
- Rosanne Cash - Written-By
- Catherine Ann Maciejewski - Written-By
- John Scott Sherrill - Written-By
- Dolly Parton - Written-By
- Aimee Mann - Written-By
- Jon Brion - Written-By
- Toni Brown - Written-By
- Fiona Apple - Written-By