Deep in the Night

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Deep in the Night
Deep in the Night.jpg
Studio album by
Released1978
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)

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

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Christgau's Record Guide B [3]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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.TitleWriter(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 Merriam4:50
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

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References

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  4. "Deep in the Night". Q . London. September 1996. p. 130.
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