Etta James, Let's Roll - 58m 37s

Tracks & Durations

1. Somebody To Love	5:48
2. The Blues Is My Business	3:33
3. Leap Of Faith	4:00
4. Strongest Weakness	4:53
5. Wayward Saints Of Memphis	5:42
6. Lie No Better	3:31
7. Trust Yourself	4:45
8. A Change Is Gonna Do Me Good	5:23
9. Old Weakness	3:12
10. Stacked Deck	8:01
11. On The 7th Day	5:01
12. Please, No More	4:40

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Review

"The blues is my business and business is good," Etta James growls over a churning rhythm section on the appropriately titled "Let's Roll." Although not entirely a rock & roll album, the disc is a rousing reminder of the gritty "Tell Mama"/"Roll with Me Henry"-style of tough R&B that caught the world's attention more than 30 years ago. From this disc's swampy "Wayward Saints of Memphis" to the brazen "Lie No Better" and the Stones/Faces boozy slap of "Somebody to Love" (all co-penned by Delbert McClinton), James, now in her mid-60s, is back in her element. With a brassy, sassy attack more powerful than that of vocalists half her age, the singer--who also produced--works her wiles on a stunning collection culminating in a gutsy eight-minute version of Billy Wright's "Stacked Deck." Declaring, "the Queen, that's me, and I'm about to wear my crown," there's no doubt that Etta James is blues-rock royalty and definitely on a roll. --Hal Horowitz

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