Love's Been Rough on Me

Love's Been Rough on Me is the twentieth studio album by Etta James, released in 1997 through Private Music.[2] AllMusic noted "... a record that delivers the real goods with grace and style".[3]

Love's Been Rough On Me
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 29, 1997
GenreBlues
Length41:07
LabelPrivate Music
ProducerBarry Beckett
Etta James chronology
Time After Time
(1995)
Love's Been Rough On Me
(1997)
Life, Love & the Blues
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The album reached a peak position of number 6 on the Billboard Top Blues Albums chart.[4]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Rock"Russell Smith, Jim Varsos3:34
2."Cry Like a Rainy Day"Greg Barnhill, Kenny Greenberg5:22
3."Love's Been Rough on Me"Gretchen Peters3:09
4."Love It or Leave It Alone"Lara Cody, Will Jennings, John Keller5:30
5."Don't Touch Me"Hank Cochran3:58
6."Hold Me"Graham Lyle, Troy Seals3:47
7."If I Had Any Pride Left at All"John Greenebaum, Seals, Eddie Setser3:49
8."I Can Give You Everything"Al Anderson, Terry Anderson3:17
9."I've Been Loving You Too Long"Jerry Butler, Otis Redding4:22
10."Done in the Dark"James, Sklair4:19

[3]

Personnel edit

Backing vocalists[5]

  • Vicki Hampton
  • Yvonne Hodges
  • Donna McElroy
  • Louis Dean Nunley
  • John Wesley Ryles
  • Dennis Wilson
  • Curtis Young

Musicians

References edit

  1. ^ Stanley, Leo. "Etta James: Love's Been Rough on Me > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Love's Been Rough on Me - Etta James | Releases | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Love's Been Rough on Me - Etta James | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Etta James Chart History (Blues Albums)". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "Love's Been Rough on Me - Etta James | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2021.