Blues to the Bone

Blues to the Bone
Blues to the Bone
Studio album by Etta James
Released	June 8, 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Blues, rhythm and blues
Length	47:53
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Etta James, Donto James, Josh Sklair, Sametto James
Etta James chronology

Blues to the Bone is the twenty-seventh studio album by Etta James. The album contains a selection of twelve blues standards which are among her favourites. James and her sons Donto and Sametto James produced the album with Josh Sklair, which reached number four in the Billboard Top Blues chart.

The album was given a Grammy Award in 2005 for Best Traditional Blues Album.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[3]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of four out of five, calling it "a solid album of no-frills, gutbucket performances".^[2]

Track listing

"I Got My Mojo Working" (Preston Foster) – 3:34
"Don't Start Me to Talking" (Sonny Boy Williamson II) – 2:52
"Hush Hush" (Jimmy Reed) – 3:34
"Lil' Red Rooster" (Willie Dixon) – 3:54
"That's Alright" (Jimmy Rogers) – 3:42
"Crawlin' King Snake" (John Lee Hooker) – 5:32
"Dust My Broom" (Robert Johnson) – 3:35
"The Sky Is Crying" (Elmore James) – 3:59
"Smokestack Lightnin'" (Howlin' Wolf) – 6:50
"You Shook Me" (Dixon, J. B. Lenoir) – 3:51
"Driving Wheel" (Roosevelt Sykes) – 2:59
"Honey, Don't Tear My Clothes" (Lightnin' Hopkins) – 3:31

Personnel

Etta James – vocals
John "Juke" Logan – harmonica
Josh Sklair - producer, arranger, guitar, Dobro
Bobby Murray^[1] – guitars
Brian Ray – guitar, slideguitar
Sametto James – bass
Donto Metto James – drums
Mike Finnigan – piano

References

^ ^a ^b Richard Skelly. "Bobby Murray". AllMusic. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Leggett, Steve (2011). "Blues to the Bone – Review". allmusic. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

[AMG-1] Richard Skelly. "Bobby Murray". AllMusic. Retrieved December 20, 2011.

[Leggett-2] Leggett, Steve (2011). "Blues to the Bone – Review". allmusic. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

[Penguin-3] Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

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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"