Love's Been Rough on Me
1997 studio album by Etta James
Love's Been Rough On Me | ||||
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Studio album by Etta James | ||||
Released | April 29, 1997 | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Length | 41:07 | |||
Label | Private Music | |||
Producer | Barry Beckett | |||
Etta James chronology | ||||
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Love's Been Rough on Me is the twentieth studio album by Etta James, released in 1997 through Private Music.[2] AllMusic noted "... a record that delivers the real goods with grace and style".[3]
The album reached a peak position of number 6 on the Billboard Top Blues Albums chart.[4]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Rock" | Russell Smith, Jim Varsos | 3:34 |
2. | "Cry Like a Rainy Day" | Greg Barnhill, Kenny Greenberg | 5:22 |
3. | "Love's Been Rough on Me" | Gretchen Peters | 3:09 |
4. | "Love It or Leave It Alone" | Lara Cody, Will Jennings, John Keller | 5:30 |
5. | "Don't Touch Me" | Hank Cochran | 3:58 |
6. | "Hold Me" | Graham Lyle, Troy Seals | 3:47 |
7. | "If I Had Any Pride Left at All" | John Greenebaum, Seals, Eddie Setser | 3:49 |
8. | "I Can Give You Everything" | Al Anderson, Terry Anderson | 3:17 |
9. | "I've Been Loving You Too Long" | Jerry Butler, Otis Redding | 4:22 |
10. | "Done in the Dark" | James, Sklair | 4:19 |
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Personnel
- Etta James – lead vocals
Backing vocalists[5]
- Vicki Hampton
- Yvonne Hodges
- Donna McElroy
- Louis Dean Nunley
- John Wesley Ryles
- Dennis Wilson
- Curtis Young
Musicians
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Barry Beckett – keyboards
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Mike Haynes – trumpet
- Jim Horn – saxophone
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Sam Levine – saxophone
- Chris McDonald – trombone
- Joe McGlohon – saxophone
- Terry McMillan – percussion
- Steve Nathan – keyboards
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
- Brent Rowan – electric guitar
- Josh Sklair – electric guitar
References
- ^ Stanley, Leo. "Etta James: Love's Been Rough on Me > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ "Love's Been Rough on Me - Etta James | Releases | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "Love's Been Rough on Me - Etta James | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ "Etta James Chart History (Blues Albums)". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Love's Been Rough on Me - Etta James | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
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