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The Second Time Around in Franklin, TN
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The Second Time Around in Franklin, TN
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Etta James's
second album isn't what you pull off the shelf when you want to hear her belt some soul. Like her debut, it found Chess presenting her as more or less a pop singer, using orchestration arranged and conducted by
Riley Hampton
, and mostly tackling popular standards of the '40s. If you're not a purist, this approach won't bother you in the least;
James
sings with gusto, proving that she could more than hold her own in this idiom as well. R&B isn't entirely neglected either, with the rousing
"Seven Day Fool"
(co-written by
Berry Gordy, Jr
.) a standout; "Don't Cry Baby" and "Fool That I Am" were R&B hits that made a mild impression on the pop charts as well. ~ Richie Unterberger
second album isn't what you pull off the shelf when you want to hear her belt some soul. Like her debut, it found Chess presenting her as more or less a pop singer, using orchestration arranged and conducted by
Riley Hampton
, and mostly tackling popular standards of the '40s. If you're not a purist, this approach won't bother you in the least;
James
sings with gusto, proving that she could more than hold her own in this idiom as well. R&B isn't entirely neglected either, with the rousing
"Seven Day Fool"
(co-written by
Berry Gordy, Jr
.) a standout; "Don't Cry Baby" and "Fool That I Am" were R&B hits that made a mild impression on the pop charts as well. ~ Richie Unterberger
Etta James's
second album isn't what you pull off the shelf when you want to hear her belt some soul. Like her debut, it found Chess presenting her as more or less a pop singer, using orchestration arranged and conducted by
Riley Hampton
, and mostly tackling popular standards of the '40s. If you're not a purist, this approach won't bother you in the least;
James
sings with gusto, proving that she could more than hold her own in this idiom as well. R&B isn't entirely neglected either, with the rousing
"Seven Day Fool"
(co-written by
Berry Gordy, Jr
.) a standout; "Don't Cry Baby" and "Fool That I Am" were R&B hits that made a mild impression on the pop charts as well. ~ Richie Unterberger
second album isn't what you pull off the shelf when you want to hear her belt some soul. Like her debut, it found Chess presenting her as more or less a pop singer, using orchestration arranged and conducted by
Riley Hampton
, and mostly tackling popular standards of the '40s. If you're not a purist, this approach won't bother you in the least;
James
sings with gusto, proving that she could more than hold her own in this idiom as well. R&B isn't entirely neglected either, with the rousing
"Seven Day Fool"
(co-written by
Berry Gordy, Jr
.) a standout; "Don't Cry Baby" and "Fool That I Am" were R&B hits that made a mild impression on the pop charts as well. ~ Richie Unterberger

















