Tell mom

Tell mom
Studio album by Etta James
Publication (s)	1968; 2001
admission	1967
Label (s)	Cadet 802; MCA / Chess
Format (s)	LP, CD
Genre (s)	Blues , rhythm and blues , soul
Title (number)	12 (The CD contains 10 additional recordings)
occupation	Etta James (vocals); Albert Lowe, Jr., Jimmy Johnson ; Charles Chalmers, Aaron Varnell, Floyd Newman, James Mitchell (saxophone); Gene "Bowlegs" Miller (trumpet); Dewey Oldham (piano, organ); George Davis, Marvell Davis (piano); Carl Banks, Barry Beckett (organ); David Hood (bass); Roger Hawkins (drums).
production	Rick Hall , Andy McKaie (re-issue)
Studio (s)	FAME Studios , Muscle Shoals, Alabama
chronology Call My Name (1967) Tell mom Etta James Sings Funk (1970)

Tell Mama is the seventh album by the American singer Etta James . It was released in 1968 on Cadet Records, a sub-label of Chess Records . In 2001 the long-playing record was reissued as a CD under the title "Tell Mama: The Complete Muscle Shoals Sessions".

General

Leonard Chess sent Etta James to FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals , Alabama and it paid off as it turned out to be one of the best, most soul-soaked Cadet albums Etta James recorded. In addition to the title track and Security , the album also contains I'd Rather Go Blind , another song that James later sang, even though it wasn't originally a hit.

Two singles were released from the album ( Tell Mama and Security , originally by Otis Redding ). Tell Mama reached number 10 in the rhythm and blues charts and number 23 in the pop charts, security number 11 and 35. The album itself was also very successful, reaching number 21 in the rhythm and blues charts and 82 in the pop charts. 2006 the album was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame of the Blues Foundation .

Track list

Original recording

page 1

1. Tell Mama Carter, Daniel, Terrell
2. I'd Rather Go Blind Foster, Jordan
3. Watch Dog Covay
4. Love of My Man Townsend
5. I'm Gonna Take What He's Got Covay
6. Same Rope Caston, Webster

Page 2

1. Security Redding, Whose
2. Steal Away Hughes
3. My Mother in Law David, Diamond
4. Don't Lose Your Good Thing Hall
5. It Hurts Me So Much Chalmers
6. Just a Little Bit Bass, Brown, Thornton, Washington

New edition

Bonus tracks

The new edition was digitally edited and contains the following titles in addition to the titles from the long-playing record:

1. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man 2:58
2. You Took It 2:38
3. I Worship the Ground You Walk On 2:24
4. I Got You Babe 2:26
5. You Got It 2:24
6. I've Gone Too Far 2:20
7. Misty 3:12
8. Almost Persuaded 3:21
9. Fire 2:23
10. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man 2:59

Criticism

Living Blues Magazine writes about the new edition that the songs have stood the test of time. And the album is also described as very good in the Q magazine review.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ AMG Review by Bill Dahl
2. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0001260053
3. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated August 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ AMG Charts and Awards
5. ↑ ^{a b} CD Universe product information