Losers Weepers is the ninth studio album by the American blues artist Etta James, released in 1971.[4]
| Losers Weepers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Genre | Funk, Soul | |||
| Label | Cadet[1] | |||
| Producer | Ralph Bass | |||
| Etta James chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
The title track peaked at No. 94 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5]
Critical reception
editMusic Week wrote that "although [James] was in a bad way with narcotics addiction at the time, she turns in some formidable genre-defying vocals encompassing blues, R&B, jazz and deep soul."[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Take Out Some Insurance" | Leon David Bonds | 2:58 |
| 2. | "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good" | Duke Ellington, Paul Webster | 4:30 |
| 3. | "I Think It's You" | Gene Barge | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Someone" | George Soule, Richard Cherry | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Losers Weepers" | Bonds | 2:33 |
| 6. | "Weepers" | Bonds, Barge | 2:33 |
| 7. | "You're the Fool" | Sharon McMahan | 2:40 |
| 8. | "Hold Back My Tears" | Alfonzo Thompson, Jimmy Cobb | 6:07 |
| 9. | "For All We Know" | J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Look at the Rain" | Jackie Edward | 3:04 |
| 11. | "Ease Away a Little Bit at a Time" | Clyde Otis, Rose Marie McCoy, Sampson Horton | 3:40 |
References
edit- ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
- ^ "Losers Weepers - Etta James | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 567.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002. Record Research. p. 348.
- ^ "REISSUES REVIEWS". Music Week: 42. Nov 25, 2011.
 | This 1970s R&B/soul album-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |