Deep in the Night

For the song, see Aquarius (Tinashe album).

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)

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

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 – lead guitar
• Larry Carlton – rhythm guitar
• Brian Ray – slide guitar
• Bruce Robb, Dee Robb – mixed by
• Richard Tee – organ, piano
• Tom Roady – percussion
• Jim McCrary – photography
• Jim Horn, Plas Johnson – saxophone

References

1. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 357, 358.
2. AllMusic review
3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 27, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
4. "Deep in the Night". Q . London. September 1996. p. 130.
5. Christgau, Robert (June 26, 1978). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
6. Rockwell, John (May 19, 1978). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C18.