Come a Little Closer (album)

Come a Little Closer is the eleventh studio album by Etta James, released in 1974 on the Chess label. The album reached a peak position of number 47 on Billboard R&B Albums chart.

Reception

AllMusic stated: "Etta James was fighting serious substance-abuse problems when this album was recorded, commuting to the sessions from a rehab center. It was a triumph simply to complete the record at all. But although James' life may have been in rough shape outside of the studio, she delivered a fairly strong set that fused forceful '70s soul arrangements with some rock, jazz, and New Orleans R&B."

Track listing

Personnel

• Etta James – vocals
• Gabriel Mekler, Larry Nash – keyboards
• Danny Kortchmar, Ken Marco, Lowell George, Wah Wah Watson – guitar
• Larry Mizell – synthesizer
• Bobby Keys, Charles Dinwiddie, David Allan Duke, Gene Cipriano, Jim Horn, Lew McCreary, Steve Madaio, Trevor Lawrence – horn section
• Chuck Rainey – electric bass
• Kenneth "Spider Webb" Rice – drums
• Gary Coleman – percussion
• Carlena Williams, Gwen Edwards, Venetta Fields – backing vocals
• Trevor Lawrence – arrangement

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