Detailed item info | Track listing | 1. Whatever Gets You Through the Night 2. Love to Burn 3. Blues Don't Care, The 4. Your Good Thing (Is About to End) 5. Get Funky - (with Def Jef) 6. Beware 7. Out of the Rain 8. Stolen Affection 9. Fool in Love, A 10. I've Got Dreams to Remember
| | Details | | Playing time: | 40 min. | | Contributing artists: | Def Jef, Dobie Gray, Leo Nocentelli | | Distributor: | Bayside Record Dist. | | Recording type: | Studio | | Recording mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | AAD |
| | Album notes | Personnel includes: Etta James (vocals); Gary Burnette, Leo Nocentelli, Reggie Young, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges, Danny Rhodes, Arik Marshall, Josh Sklair (guitar); David L. Patterson (tenor & baritone saxophones); Gene Dinwiddie (tenor saxophone); Fernando Pullum (trumpet); John Dewey McKnight (trombone); Jimmie Wood (harmonica); Jimmy Pugh (piano, keyboards); Barry Beckett (keyboards); Mike Lawler (synthesizer); Michael Rhodes, Bobby Vega (bass); Roger Hawkins (drums); Greg "Smacky" Donerson (percussion); Dobie Gray, Def Jef (background vocals). Producers: Barry Beckett, Kim Buie, Etta James. Blues belter Etta James came off a long period of drug rehab to make a comeback in 1989 with her first post-Chess album, SEVEN YEAR ITCH, a roots-conscious recording for Island. The follow-up, STICKIN' TO MY GUNS, is quite a different affair. While James's singing style is unchanged, and as ferocious as ever, there's much more of a "contemporary" feel to the production, with aggressive beats, popping bass, digital-sounding recording, and even a guest rap interlude on one track. James would soon depart Island for Elektra.
| | Editorial reviews | 4 Stars - Excellent - ...A sound that's fat and sharp at once - that's what peerless Nashville producer Barry Beckett gave Etta James in 1990... Q (11/01/1994)
4 Stars - Very Good - ...an impressive new album...a gritty, cut-to-the-bone-of-raw-emotion collection of tunes... Down Beat (09/01/1990)
Recommended - ...she's right on target here. Goldmine
Performance Vibrant / Recording Excellent - This woman has been a blessing to pop music since she recorded The Wallflower (Dance with Me Henry) in 1954. Long may she thrive. Stereo Review (11/01/1990)
Performance Vibrant / Recording Excellent - This woman has been a blessing to pop music since she recorded The Wallflower (Dance with Me Henry) in 1954. Long may she thrive. Stereo Review (11/01/1990)
Entertainment Weekly Rating: B+
Goldmine Recommended - ...she's right on target here.
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