24/04/2025

Etta James "Come A Little Closer" (1974) -Funk / Soul-



Label : Chess Records


États-Unis Side 1

01 - Out On The Streets Again (Gabriel Mekler & Trevor Lawrence)
02 - Mama Told Me (Catherine C Williamson, Gabriel Mekler & Trevor Lawrence)
03 - You Give Me What I Want (Trevor Lawrence & Gabriel Mekler)
04 - Come A Little Closer (Catherine C Williamson, Gabriel Mekler & Trevor Lawrence)
05 - Let's Burn Down The Cornfield (Randy Newman)

Side 2

01 - Power Play (John Kay)
02 - Feeling Uneasy (Trevor Lawrence & Gabriel Mekler)
03 - St. Louis Blues (W. C. Handy)
04 - Gon'na Have Some Fun Tonight (Trevor Lawrence & Gabriel Mekler)
05 - Sooki Sooki (Don Covay & Steve Cropper)


Produced by Gabriel Mekler
Production Support : Trevor Lawrence
Engineering by John Mills
Engineering Support : Val Garay
Arranged by Trevor Lawrence
Recorded at The Sound Factory, Hollywood, California

Musicians :
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Upright Bass : Louie Spears
Drums : Ken Rice
Percussion : Gary Coleman, Mailto Correa
Guitar : Ken Marco, Danny Kortchmar, 'Wah Wah' Watson, Lowell George
Keyboard : William Smith, Larry Nash, Gabriel Mekler
Arp : Larry Mizell
Horns : Steve Madaio, Jim Horn, Chuck Findley, Gene Cipriano, Lew McCreary, Bobby Keys, David Allan Duke, Charles Dinwiddie, Trevor Lawrence
Background vocals : Venetta Fields, Carlena Williams, Gwen Edwards, The William Smith Singers

Production Supervision : Bob Scerbo