Deep in the Night

Etta James | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 18, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bullseye Blues
• ASIN: B0000004C7
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,861 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #1 in Music > Indie Music > Blues > Vocal Blues
  • #16 in Music > Indie Music > R&B > Soul
  • #65 in Music > Blues > Vocal Blues

Track Listings

1. Laying Beside You

2. Piece Of My Heart

3. Only Women Bleed

4. Take It To The Limit

5. Deep In The Night

6. Lovesick Blues

7. Strange Man

8. Sugar On The Floor

9. Sweet Touch Of Love

10. Blind Girl

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Etta, September 12, 2002

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"chasmusic" (Ottawa, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deep in the Night (Audio CD)

The ingredients that make this such a great CD are the powerful vocals of Etta James, a tight group of musicians, talented backing vocals, some great songs, and all under the masterful hand of Jerry Wexler. Etta has a controlled thunderous voice, powerful but never screeching or overreaching. She does a definitive version of Piece of My Heart. Sorry Janis, but this lady sings without the histrionics. The songs set the narrative for a woman dealing with despair, defiance, vunerability, and love. Only Women Bleed is a raw, uncomfortable and too personal experience. She takes us to church to testify with an electrifying choir on Strange man. Deep in the night takes us to that lonely experience at 3:00 in the morning thinking back on past loves. Blind Girl tells of that desperate attempt to ignore the truth and hang on to a cheating lover. Etta can wring such emotion from that roller coaster song of truth and illusion. I admit, Sugar on the Floor I do not really get. If I could choose just one Etta James CD, this would be it. She teamed up once more with Jerry Wexler for Right Time, but somehow the magic was not there.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the great rhythm and blues albums., June 25, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Deep in the Night (Audio CD)

A wide range of material performed by Etta at her vocal best. From gospel, to torch, to blues, Etta soars through each genre. Her performace makes each selection come alive--the listener knows that Etta isn't just performing them.

I've been looking for this on CD for many years and glad I finally found it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible blues LP - now CD, May 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Deep in the Night (Audio CD)

I have looked for this for years... It's Etta James at her best, first on an LP I used to play on the air in my radio days. Can't wait to hear it again - espcially her rendition of Strange Man.