Come a Little Closer

by Etta James

Come a Little Closer cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 16 May 1974
  • Label: Chess
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:26
  • Community rating: 3.77/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded with producer Gabriel Mekler during her late-period run at Chess Records, Etta James infuses contemporary, gritty funk and psychedelic soul into her legendary vocal style. The album highlights her incredible interpretive power on a mix of modern R&B grooves and deep, emotional blues ballads.

Genres

Descriptors: soulful, belting, vocal, bluesy, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Out On The Street Again (4:20)
  2. Mama Told Me (2:31)
  3. You Give Me What I Want (3:40)
  4. Come A Little Closer (3:31)
  5. Let's Burn Down The Cornfield (3:46)
  6. Power Play (3:26)
  7. Feelin' Uneasy (2:50)
  8. St. Louis Blues (4:32)
  9. Gonna Have Some Fun Tonight (4:03)
  10. Sookie Sookie (3:09)
  11. Lovin' Arms (3:49)
  12. Out On The Street Again - Single Edit (3:44)

Credits

  • Etta James - primary artist
  • Trevor Lawrence - arranged by, horns, written-by
  • The William Smith Singers - backing vocals
  • Carlena Williams - backing vocals [the william smith singers]
  • Gwen Edwards - backing vocals [the william smith singers]
  • Venetta Fields - backing vocals [the william smith singers]
  • Chuck Rainey - bass
  • Louie Spears - double bass [upright]

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