None of the tracks are present in the AccurateRip database Used output format : User Defined EncoderĬommand line compressor : C:\Program Files\FLAC\flac.exeĪdditional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "COMMENT=EAC FLAC -8" %s Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000 Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes Used drive : HL-DT-STDVD-RAM GH22NP20 Adapter: 0 ID: 0įill up missing offset samples with silence : Yesĭelete leading and trailing silent blocks : No 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."Įxact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. "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. 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. 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.
It was a triumph simply to complete the record at all. Etta James was fighting serious substance-abuse problems when this album was recorded, commuting to the sessions from a rehab center.