Life, Love & the Blues

Life, Love & the Blues is the twenty-first studio album by Etta James, released in 1998. The album reached a peak position of number three on Billboard's Top Blues Albums chart.^[2]

Life, Love & the Blues
Studio album by Etta James
Released	June 30, 1998
Studio	Fort Athens Studios, Riverside, California; Conway Studios, Hollywood
Genre	Blues, funk, soul, jazz
Label	Private Music
Producer	Etta James
Etta James chronology
Love's Been Rough on Me (1997) Life, Love & the Blues (1998) 12 Songs of Christmas (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Born Under a Bad Sign"	3:28
2.	"I Want To Ta Ta You, Baby"	5:56
3.	"Here I Am (Come and Take Me)"	4:55
4.	"Running Out of Lies"	5:03
5.	"Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"	7:01
6.	"Spoonful"	4:09
7.	"Life, Love & The Blues"	5:17
8.	"Hoochie Coochie Gal"	4:24
9.	"Cheating in the Next Room"	4:57
10.	"If You Want Me to Stay"	5:21
11.	"The Love You Save May Be Your Own"	4:01
12.	"I'll Take Care of You"	4:58

Personnel

• Etta James - vocals
• Leo Nocentelli, Bobby Murray - guitar
• Josh Sklair - guitar, dobro
• David K. Mathews - keyboards
• Mike Finnigan - Hammond B-3 organ
• Sametto James - bass
• Donto Mento James - drums, percussion
• Jimmy Z - saxophone, harmonica
• Lee Thornburg - trumpet, valve trombone
• Tom Poole - trumpet