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
Released	1970
Recorded	Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Blues, R&B, Soul
Label	Cadet
Producer	Gene Barge, Ralph Bass
Etta James chronology
Tell Mama (1968) Etta James Sings Funk (1970) Losers Weepers (1971)
Singles from Etta James Sings Funk
"Tighten Up Your Own Thing" Released: 1969 "Sound of Love" Released: 1970

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Christgau's Record Guide	B[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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tighten Up Your Own Thing"	Pearl Woods	2:40
2.	"Sweet Memories"	Mickey Newbury	3:35
3.	"Quick Reaction and Satisfaction"	Woods	2:35
4.	"Nothing from Nothing Leaves Nothing"	Johnnie Morisette	3:30
5.	"My Man Is Together"	Woods	4:10
6.	"Are My Thoughts with You"	Newbury	3:30
7.	"The Man I Love"	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	3:50
8.	"The Sound of Love"	Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb	2:50
9.	"When I Stop Dreaming"	Ira Louvin, Charlie Louvin	2:35
10.	"What Fools We Mortals Be"	Etta James (as Jamesetta Rogers),[3] Sam Ling, Jules Taub	3:05
11.	"Your Replacement"	Woods	3:07

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.