Seven Year Itch (Etta James album)

1988 studio album by Etta James

Seven Year Itch

Studio album by

Etta James

Released| September 26, 1988
Studio| Digital Recorders, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre| Funk, Soul
Label| Island
Producer| Barry Beckett, Ricky Fataar (tracks: 4, 6, 8), Rob Fraboni (tracks: 4, 6, 8)
Etta James chronology
| Etta, Red-Hot & Live
(1982)  | Seven Year Itch
(1988)  | Stickin' to My Guns
(1990)

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Seven Year Itch is the fifteenth studio album by Etta James, released in 1988 by Island Records.[1] The title of the album refers to her comeback after approximately seven years without a major recording contract.[2] The album was described as "the first in her career to consistently capture the magic of James at her live best,"[3] while "her voice stretches out with more sureness and authority than ever."[2]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "I Got the Will"| Otis Redding| 2:44
2.| "Jump into My Fire"| Johnny Cobb, Jana King| 3:54
3.| "Shakey Ground"| Jeffrey Bowen, Alphonso Boyd, Eddie Hazel| 3:06
4.| "Come to Mama"| Willie Mitchell, Earl Randle| 4:09
5.| "Damn Your Eyes"| Steve Bogard, Barbara Wyrick| 3:57
6.| "Breaking Up Somebody's Home"| Al Jackson, Jr., Timothy Matthews| 4:15
7.| "The Jealous Kind"| Robert Guidry| 3:58
8.| "How Strong Is a Woman?"| Bettye Crutcher| 3:17
9.| "It Ain't Always What You Do (It's Who You Let See You Do It)"| Carl Hampton, Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson| 3:27
10.| "One Night"| Mike Reid, Troy Seals| 4:03

## Personnel

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* Etta James - vocals
* Bob Wray, James "Hutch" Hutchinson, Willie Weeks – bass
* Ricky Fataar, Roger Hawkins[2] – drums
* Kenny Greenberg, Reggie Young, Steve Cropper – guitar
* Art Neville, Barry Beckett – keyboards
* Jim Horn \- saxophone, horn arrangements
* Jack Hale, Mike Haynes, Quitman Dennis - horns

Technical

* Barry Beckett (tracks: 4, 6, 8), Scott Hendricks – mixing
* Barry Beckett, Ricky Fataar (tracks: 4, 6, 8), Rob Fraboni (tracks: 4, 6, 8) – producer
* Howard Steele, Rich Schirmer, Scott Hendricks - recording

## References

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1. ^ "Seven Year Itch – Etta James | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
2. ^ a b c Hunter, James (1989-02-09). "Seven Year Itch". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
3. ^ Heim, Chris (29 January 1989). "Seven Year Itch (Etta James; Island). As..." chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-08-25.

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* Discography

Studio albums|

* At Last!
* The Second Time Around
* Etta James
* Etta James Sings for Lovers
* Queen of Soul
* Call My Name
* Tell Mama
* Etta James Sings Funk
* Losers Weepers
* Etta James
* Come a Little Closer
* Etta Is Betta Than Evvah!
* Deep in the Night
* Changes
* Seven Year Itch
* Stickin' to My Guns
* The Right Time
* Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday
* Time After Time
* Love's Been Rough on Me
* Life, Love & the Blues
* 12 Songs of Christmas
* Heart of a Woman
* Matriarch of the Blues
* Blue Gardenia
* Let's Roll
* Blues to the Bone
* All the Way
* The Dreamer

Live albums|

* Etta James Rocks the House
* Red-Hot & Live
* Jazzvisions: Jump The Blues Away
* Burnin' Down the House: Live at the House of Blues

Compilation albums|

* Etta James Top Ten
* My Greatest Songs
* Miss Etta James: The Complete Modern and Kent Recordings
* Gold

Singles|

* "The Wallflower (Dance with Me, Henry)"
* "Spoonful"
* "All I Could Do Was Cry"
* "At Last"
* "Trust in Me"
* "Seven Day Fool"
* "Something's Got a Hold on Me"
* "Baby What You Want Me to Do"
* "I Got You Babe"
* "Almost Persuaded"
* "Sound of Love"
* "Piece of My Heart"
* "I Just Want to Make Love to You"

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* MusicBrainz release group

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