Matriarch of the Blues

~ Release by Etta James (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

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Copyright: ℗ 2000 BMG Entertainment

Annotation last modified on 2025-03-31 03:09 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Gotta Serve Somebody
assistant recording engineer:
Sametto James
recording engineer:
Donto James
producer and mixer:
Donto James and Sametto James
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Z (harmonica & sax player James Zavala)
bass:
Sametto James
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Donto James
guitar:
Bobby Murray (electric blues guitarist) and Josh Sklair
Hammond organ:
Mike Finnigan (keyboardist)
solo guitar:
Bobby Murray (electric blues guitarist)
trumpet:
Tom Poole (production music composer) and Lee Thornburg
valve trombone:
Lee Thornburg
background vocals:
Etta James, Ross Locke and Goldman Redding
lead vocals:
Etta James
recorded at and mixed at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
cover recording of:
Gotta Serve Somebody
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1979)
publisher:
Special Rider Music (from 1979 to present)
6:49
2Don't Let My Baby Ride
assistant recording engineer:
Sametto James
recording engineer:
Donto James
producer and mixer:
Donto James and Sametto James
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Z (harmonica & sax player James Zavala)
bass:
Sametto James
clavinet and electric piano:
David K. Mathews
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Donto James
guitar:
Bobby Murray (electric blues guitarist) and Leo Nocentelli
Hammond organ:
Mike Finnigan (keyboardist)
slide guitar:
Josh Sklair
solo guitar:
Leo Nocentelli
trumpet:
Tom Poole (production music composer) and Lee Thornburg
valve trombone:
Lee Thornburg
lead vocals:
Etta James
recorded at and mixed at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
recording of:
Don't Let My Baby Ride
writer:
Don Robey and O.V. Wright
5:16
3Rhymes
assistant recording engineer:
Sametto James
recording engineer:
Donto James
producer and mixer:
Donto James and Sametto James
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Z (harmonica & sax player James Zavala)
bass:
Sametto James
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Donto James
guitar:
Bobby Murray (electric blues guitarist) and Josh Sklair
keyboard:
Josh Sklair
solo guitar:
Bobby Murray (electric blues guitarist)
trumpet:
Tom Poole (production music composer) and Lee Thornburg
valve trombone:
Lee Thornburg
background vocals:
Ross Locke and Goldman Redding
lead vocals:
Etta James
recorded at and mixed at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
cover recording of:
Rhymes
writer:
Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer) and Mabon Hodges (“Teenie”, soul guitarist)
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated) and Irving Music, Inc.
4:36
4Try a Little Tenderness
assistant recording engineer:
Sametto James
recording engineer:
Donto James
producer and mixer:
Donto James and Sametto James
bass:
Sametto James
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Donto James
guitar:
Bobby Murray (electric blues guitarist) and Josh Sklair
Hammond organ:
Mike Finnigan (keyboardist)
solo guitar:
Bobby Murray (electric blues guitarist)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Z (harmonica & sax player James Zavala)
trumpet:
Tom Poole (production music composer)
valve trombone:
Lee Thornburg
Wurlitzer electric piano:
David K. Mathews
lead vocals:
Etta James
recorded at and mixed at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
cover recording of:
Try a Little Tenderness
lyricist:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher) and Reginald Connelly
composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Recordi ex Recordi G.&C., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Warner Chappell and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (on 1932-11-04)
4:47
5Miss You
assistant recording engineer:
Sametto James
recording engineer:
Donto James
producer and mixer:
Donto James and Sametto James
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Josh Sklair
baritone saxophone, harmonica and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Z (harmonica & sax player James Zavala)
bass:
Sametto James
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Donto James
guitar:
Bobby Murray (electric blues guitarist) and Leo Nocentelli
Hammond organ:
Mike Finnigan (keyboardist)
trumpet:
Tom Poole (production music composer) and Lee Thornburg
valve trombone:
Lee Thornburg
Wurlitzer electric piano:
David K. Mathews
lead vocals:
Etta James
recorded at and mixed at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
cover recording of:
Miss You
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
6:00
6Hawg for Ya
assistant recording engineer:
Sametto James
recording engineer:
Donto James
producer and mixer:
Donto James and Sametto James
bass:
Sametto James
drums (drum set):
Donto James
guitar:
Bobby Murray (electric blues guitarist) and Josh Sklair
harmonica:
Jimmy Z (harmonica & sax player James Zavala)
piano:
David K. Mathews
lead vocals:
Etta James
recorded at and mixed at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
cover recording of:
Hawg for You
lyricist and composer:
Otis Redding
3:45
7You're Gonna Make Me Cry
assistant recording engineer:
Sametto James
recording engineer:
Donto James
producer and mixer:
Donto James and Sametto James
bass:
Sametto James
drums (drum set):
Donto James
guitar:
Bobby Murray (electric blues guitarist) and Josh Sklair
Hammond organ:
Mike Finnigan (keyboardist)
piano:
David K. Mathews
trumpet and valve trombone:
Lee Thornburg
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Mike Finnigan (keyboardist)
recorded at and mixed at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
cover recording of:
You’re Gonna Make Me Cry
lyricist and composer:
Don Robey
6:19
8Walking the Back Streets
assistant recording engineer:
Sametto James
recording engineer:
Donto James
producer and mixer:
Donto James and Sametto James
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Z (harmonica & sax player James Zavala)
bass:
Sametto James
drums (drum set):
Donto James
guitar:
Bobby Murray (electric blues guitarist) and Josh Sklair
Hammond organ:
Mike Finnigan (keyboardist)
piano:
David K. Mathews
solo guitar:
Bobby Murray (electric blues guitarist)
trumpet:
Tom Poole (production music composer) and Lee Thornburg
valve trombone:
Lee Thornburg
lead vocals:
Etta James
recorded at and mixed at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
cover recording of:
Walking the Back Streets
lyricist and composer:
Sandy Jones (songwriter)
7:08
9Let's Straighten It Out
assistant recording engineer:
Sametto James
recording engineer:
Donto James
producer and mixer:
Donto James and Sametto James
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Josh Sklair
bass:
Sametto James
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Donto James
guitar and solo guitar:
Bobby Murray (electric blues guitarist)
keyboard:
David K. Mathews
lead vocals:
Etta James
recorded at and mixed at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
cover recording of:
Let's Straighten It Out
lyricist and composer:
Latimore (US blues/R&B singer, songwriter and pianist)
5:24
10Born on the Bayou
assistant recording engineer:
Sametto James
recording engineer:
Donto James
producer and mixer:
Donto James and Sametto James
bass:
Sametto James
drums (drum set):
Donto James
guitar:
Bobby Murray (electric blues guitarist), Leo Nocentelli and Josh Sklair
percussion:
Ross Locke
solo guitar:
Leo Nocentelli
Wurlitzer electric piano:
David K. Mathews
lead vocals:
Etta James
recorded at and mixed at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
cover recording of:
Born on the Bayou
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Cody River Music Company and Jondora Music (on 1968-12-27)
4:41
11Come Back Baby
assistant recording engineer:
Sametto James
recording engineer:
Donto James
producer and mixer:
Donto James and Sametto James
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Z (harmonica & sax player James Zavala)
bass:
Sametto James
drums (drum set):
Donto James
guitar:
Bobby Murray (electric blues guitarist) and Josh Sklair
piano:
David K. Mathews
solo guitar:
Bobby Murray (electric blues guitarist)
trumpet:
Tom Poole (production music composer) and Lee Thornburg
valve trombone:
Lee Thornburg
background vocals:
Etta James and Goldman Redding
lead vocals:
Etta James
recorded at and mixed at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
cover recording of:
Come Back Baby
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) and Walter Davis (American blues singer and pianist)
publisher:
Progressive Music (publisher), Rightsong Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
version of:
Come Back Baby
5:57
12Hound Dog
assistant recording engineer:
Sametto James
recording engineer:
Donto James
producer and mixer:
Donto James and Sametto James
bass:
Sametto James
drums (drum set):
Donto James
guitar:
Bobby Murray (electric blues guitarist), Leo Nocentelli and Josh Sklair
piano:
David K. Mathews
solo guitar:
Leo Nocentelli
lead vocals:
Etta James
recorded at and mixed at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
cover recording of:
Hound Dog
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (on 1952-08-12)
composer:
Mike Stoller (on 1952-08-12)
previously attributed to:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane, Cherry Lane Music, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Elvis Presley Music, Gladys Music, Lion Publishing Co., MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers), MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
3:44