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Etta James - Come a Little Closer (1974) Reissue 1996

Posted By: Designol

Date: 13 Jun 2023 11:49:58

Come a Little Closer is a surprisingly effective mating of a distinctive singer with seemingly incongruous material and production. Helmed by Gabriel Mekler, who'd produced Steppenwolf and Three Dog Night, the record features Etta James supported by a slew of hotshot L.A. session men (including Little Feat's Lowell George). The song selection ranges from "St. Louis Blues" to Randy Newman's perverse "Let's Burn Down the Cornfield" to the dramatic, melismatic "Feeling Uneasy," in which the junk-hungry James improvised wordlessly over an otherwise blues progression. Here's more evidence that Etta is one of the most versatile vocalists of her era.

Review by Steven Stolder

Etta James was fighting serious substance-abuse problems when this album was recorded, commuting to the sessions from a rehab center. It was a triumph simply to complete the record at all. But although James' life may have been in rough shape outside of the studio, she delivered a fairly strong set that fused forceful '70s soul arrangements with some rock (Randy Newman and John Kay both contribute compositions), jazz, and New Orleans R&B. Some of the material is routine, but there are some very strong cuts here, like a rousing "Sookie Sookie" and "Out on the Street Again," with its slightly sinister funk groove. "Feeling Uneasy," in fact, counts as one of the unsung highlights of her career, with a wrenching, near-wordless scat-moan vocal over a suitably languorous, melancholy blues-jazz arrangement. The CD reissue adds a couple of interesting bonus tracks: the 1975 single "Lovin' Arms," a good rootsy ballad, and a single edit of one of the tracks from the album, "Out on the Street Again."

Review by Richie Unterberger, Allmusic.com

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Tracklist:

01. Out on the Street Again - 4:21
02. Mama Told Me - 2:31
03. You Give Me What I Want - 3:40
04. Come a Little Closer - 3:32
05. Let's Burn Down the Cornfield - 3:46
06. Power Play - 3:26
07. Feeling Uneasy - 2:51
08. St. Louis Blues - 4:32
09. Gonna Have Some Fun Tonight - 4:03
10. Sookie Sookie - 3:09
11. Lovin' Arms - 3:50 - bonus track
12. Out on the Street Again (single edit) - 3:44 - bonus track

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Etta James / Come a Little Closer

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