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1990 studio album by Etta James From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stickin' to My Guns is the sixteenth studio album by Etta James, released in 1990.[9][10] It was nominated for a Grammy for "Best Contemporary Blues Recording".[11]
| Stickin' to My Guns | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Studio | Digital Recorders, Nashville, Tennessee; OmniSound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Funk rock[1] | |||
| Label | Island[2] | |||
| Producer | Barry Beckett | |||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Calgary Herald | A[4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
| Windsor Star | A[8] |
The album contains a duet with rapper Def Jef. Although it reunited her with several Muscle Shoals musicians, James later expressed ambivalence about the more electronic sound of the album.[5][12] Stickin' to My Guns was produced by Barry Beckett.[7]
Rolling Stone called the album "a nonstop dance party filled with house rockers like 'Love to Burn' and turn-the-lights-down-low, slow-grind numbers like 'Your Good Thing (Is About to End)'."[13] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide deemed it "a largely unsuccessful attempt to incorporate rap and hip-hop into a more traditional R&B context."[6] The New York Times called it "the best album Aretha Franklin never made, as Ms. James belts out songs about lovers and deceivers."[14]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" | Carson Whitsett, Dan Penn, Hoy "Bucky" Lindsey | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Love to Burn" | Bud Reneau, Dobie Gray, Ricky Ray Rector | 3:29 |
| 3. | "The Blues Don't Care" | Etta James | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)" | Isaac Hayes, David Porter | 3:52 |
| 5. | "Get Funky" | Danny Rhodes | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Beware" | Eric Randle | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Out of the Rain" | Tony Joe White | 4:33 |
| 8. | "Stolen Affection" | Jim Hurt, Jonnie Barnett | 3:52 |
| 9. | "A Fool in Love" | Allan Fraser, Frankie Miller | 3:24 |
| 10. | "I've Got Dreams To Remember" | Joe Rock, Otis Redding, Zelma Redding | 4:28 |
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