The Heart of a Woman by Etta James (CD, Jun-1999, Private Music)

Album Features
UPC:	010058218029
Artist:	Etta James
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1999
Record Label:	Private Music
Genre:	Blues

Track Listing
1. You Don't Know What Love Is
2. Good Morning Heartache
3. My Old Flame
4. Say It Isn't So
5. At Last
6. Tenderly
7. I Only Have Eyes For You
7. I Only Have Eyes for You
8. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
8. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
9. You Go to My Head
10. Sunday Kind of Love
10. Sunday Kind of Love, A
11. If It's the Last Thing I Do
12. Only Women Bleed

Details
Playing Time:	66 min.
Contributing Artists:	Pete Escovedo, Red Holloway, Jimmy Z., Bobby Murray
Producer:	Etta James, John Snyder
Distributor:	BMG (distributor)
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Etta James (vocals); Josh Sklair (acoustic & electric guitar); Bobby Murray (guitar); Red Holloway, Jimmy Z (tenor saxophone); Lee Thornburg (trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone); Tom Poole (trumpet, flugelhorn); Pete Escovedo (horns, congas, percussion); Dave Matthews (acoustic & electric pianos); Mike Finegan (Hammond B-3 organ); Sametto James (bass, drum programming); Donto James (drums, drum programming).Recorded at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California on March 15-23, 1999. Includes liner notes by Etta James.HEART OF A WOMAN was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance.Heart of a Woman is a great idea for an album. Etta James chose 11 love songs from her favorite female singers -- Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughn, and Carmen McRae -- augmenting the album with a new version of her signature song, "At Last." She has recorded several of these songs before (including Alice Cooper's "Only Women Bleed," which inexplicably became a standard for both her and McRae), but the difference with Heart of a Woman is the context. Here, they're put in a smooth jazz setting, masterminded by James, who has producer credit. There's no denying that Etta James is a powerhouse, one of the finest blues singers of the 20th century, and she still possesses an exceptionally strong voice, robust and filled with passion. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Personnel: Etta James (vocals); Josh Sklair (acoustic & electric guitar); Bobby Murray (guitar); Red Holloway, Jimmy Z (tenor saxophone); Lee Thornburg (trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone); Tom Poole (trumpet, flugelhorn); Pete Escovedo (horns, congas, percussion); Dave Matthews (acoustic & electric pianos); Mike Finegan (Hammond B-3 organ); Sametto James (bass, drum programming); Donto James (drums, drum programming).Recorded at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California on March 15-23, 1999. Includes liner notes by Etta James.HEART OF A WOMAN was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance.Personnel: Etta James (vocals); Bobby Murray (guitar); Josh Sklair (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Jimmy Z., Red Holloway (tenor saxophone); Lee Thornburg (trumpet, flugelhorn, valve trombone, alto horn); Tom Poole (trumpet, flugelhorn); Pete Escovedo (horns, congas, percussion); Dave Matthews (piano, electric piano); David Matthews (piano); Mike Finnegan (organ); Donto Metto James (drums, drum programming); Sametto James (drum programming).Liner Note Author: Etta James.Recording information: Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA (03/15/1999-03/23/1999).Director: Josh Sklair.Photographers: Etta James; Jeff Dunas; Sonny Mediana.Arrangers: David Matthews ; Etta James; Dave Matthews ; Josh Sklair.Heart of a Woman is a great idea for an album. Etta James chose 11 love songs from her favorite female singers -- Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughn, and Carmen McRae -- augmenting the album with a new version of her signature song, "At Last." She has recorded several of these songs before (including Alice Cooper's "Only Women Bleed," which inexplicably became a standard for both her and McRae), but the difference with Heart of a Woman is the context. Here, they're put in a smooth jazz setting, masterminded by James, who has producer credit. There's no denying that Etta James is a powerhouse, one of the finest blues singers of the 20th century, and she still possesses an exceptionally strong voice, robust and filled with passion. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine