Deep in the Night

For the song, see Aquarius (Tinashe album).

Deep in the Night is a studio album by the American musician Etta James, released in 1978.^[1]

Deep in the Night
Studio album by Etta James
Released	1978
Genre	R&B
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Jerry Wexler
Etta James chronology
Etta Is Betta Than Evvah! (1976) Deep in the Night (1978) Changes (1980)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B[3]
Q	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[1]
The Village Voice	B[5]

The New York Times called James "a distinctive rhythm-and-blues singer," and noted that the rock and country covers sometimes make "the stylistic disjunction seem rather obtrusive."^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Laying Beside You"	Eugene Record	4:10
2.	"Piece of My Heart"	Bert Berns, Jerry Ragavoy	3:37
3.	"Only Women Bleed"	Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner	4:01
4.	"Take It to the Limit"	Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey, Don Henley	4:12
5.	"Deep In The Night"	Helen Miller, Eve Merriam	4:50
6.	"Lovesick Blues"	Irving Mills, Cliff Friend	3:17
7.	"Strange Man"	Dorothy Love Coates	3:18
8.	"Sugar On The Floor"	Kiki Dee	4:43
9.	"Sweet Touch Of Love"	Allen Toussaint	3:19
10.	"Blind Girl"	Billy Foster, Ellington Jordan	5:41

Personnel

• Ed Thrasher – artwork by (art direction)
• Alexander Hamilton, Gilbert Ivey, Henry Jackson, Joyce Austin, Merry Clayton, Reuben Franklin – backing vocals
• Chuck Rainey – bass guitar
• Jeff Porcaro – drums
• Keith Johnson – electric piano
• Bruce Robb, Joe Chiccarelli – engineer
• Cornell Dupree – guitar (lead)
• Larry Carlton – guitar (rhythm)
• Brian Ray – guitar (slide)
• Bruce Robb, Dee Robb – mixed by
• Richard Tee – organ, piano
• Tom Roady – percussion
• Jim McCrary – photography
• Jim Horn, Plas Johnson – saxophone