Etta Is Betta Than Evvah! Explained

Etta Is Betta Than Evvah!
Type:	studio
Artist:	Etta James
Cover:	Etta Is Betta Than Evvah!.jpg
Released:	1976
Studio:	All Platinum Studios, Englewood, New Jersey
Genre:	Funk, soul, R&B
Label:	Chess^[1]
Producer:	Mike Terry
Prev Title:	Come a Little Closer
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	Deep in the Night
Next Year:	1978

Etta Is Betta Than Evvah! is the twelfth studio album by Etta James, released in 1976.^[2] It was her final studio album for Chess Records.

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "the songs are just kind of generic: good-enough uptempo dance cuts and midtempo groovers, songs that give enough space for Etta but never really escape the confines of average '70s disco-oriented R&B." The Sunday Times wrote that the album "mixes tough funk and bluesy soul ballads."^[3]

Personnel

• Etta James - vocals
• Brian Ray, Ken Marco, Tommy Keith, Walter Morris - guitar
• Chuck Rainey, Fred Beckmeier, Jonathan Williams - bass
• Bernadette Randle, William Smith - keyboards
• Brian Cuomo - piano
• Clarence Oliver, Kenny Rice, Paul Mabry - drums
• King Errisson - congas, percussion
• Ron Stockert - clavinet on "Woman (Shake Your Booty)"
• Ron Rancifer - organ on "Woman (Shake Your Booty)"
• Gene Dinwiddie - saxophone on "Woman (Shake Your Booty)"
• Keith Johnson - trumpet on "Woman (Shake Your Booty)"

Production

• Michael Zagaris - photography

Notes and References

1. Book: Popoff, Martin. Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. September 8, 2009. Penguin. 9781440229169 . Google Books.
2. NEW REISSUES / CATALOGUE ALBUMS . Music Week . Feb 22, 2013 . 41.
3. News: Cartwright . Garth . Must-have reissue . The Sunday Times . 17 Feb 2013 . Culture . 20.