Burnin' Down the House: Live at the House of Blues

Burnin' Down the House: Live at the House of Blues is the third live album by Etta James and her twenty-eighth album overall, released in 2002.[2] The album reached a peak position of number one on Billboard's Top Blues Albums chart.[3]

Burnin' Down the House: Live at the House of Blues
Live album by
ReleasedMay 7, 2002
GenreBlues, R&B
Length72:52
LabelPrivate Music
ProducerJohn Snyder
Etta James chronology
Blue Gardenia
(2001)
Burnin' Down the House: Live at the House of Blues
(2002)
Let's Roll
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[1]

A few of the cover songs on this album were also featured on some of James' past albums: Leave Your Hat On was on Etta James (1973), Your Good Thing Is About To End was on Stickin' to My Guns (1990), Rock Me Baby was on a previous live album Etta, Red-Hot & Live.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Introduction" 0:50
2."Come to Mama"Willie Mitchell, Earl Randle5:13
3."Medley: I Just Want To Make Love To You" / "Born to Be Wild"Willie Dixon / Mars Bonfire5:22
4."I'd Rather Go Blind"Billy Foster, Ellington Jordan6:21
5."All The Way Down"Catherine Williamson, Gabe Mekler, Trevor Lawrence6:30
6."At Last"Mack Gordon, Harry Warren4:44
7."Leave Your Hat On"Randy Newman5:33
8."Something's Got a Hold on Me"Etta James, Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods5:10
9."Your Good Thing Is About To End"Isaac Hayes, David Porter7:40
10."Rock Me Baby" 4:28
11."Medley: Love and Happiness / "Take Me to the River" / "My Funny Valentine"Al Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges / Green, Hodges / Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart9:57
12."Sugar on the Floor"Kiki Dee11:04
Total length:72:52

References

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  1. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  2. ^ Alex Henderson. "Burnin' Down the House: Live at the House of Blues - Etta James, Etta James & the Roots Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  3. ^ "Burnin' Down the House: Live at the House of Blues - Etta James,Etta James & the Roots Band | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-21.