On December 12, 2000, “Private Music” label released “Matriarch of the Blues”, the twenty-fourth Etta James studio album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Donto Metto James and Sametto James.
Personnel:
- Etta James – lead and backing vocals, liner notes
- Josh Sklair – acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, keyboards, rhythm arrangements
- Bobby Murray – guitar
- Leo Nocentelli – guitar
- Mike Finnigan – Hammond organ
- Jimmy Zavala – harmonica, tenor and baritone saxophone
- Sametto James – bass, engineer, mixing
- Donto Metto James – drums, engineer, mixing, percussion
- Tom Poole – trumpet
- Terrance Galloway – engineer assistant
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Julie Bruzzone – creative director
- Sonny Mediana – design, photography
- Rudy Calvo – make-up
- Lupe DeLeon – executive producer
Track listing:
- Gotta Serve Somebody – Bob Dylan
- Don’t Let My Baby Ride – Deadric Malone, O. V. Wright
- Rhymes – Al Green, Teenie Hodges
- Try a Little Tenderness – Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Harry M. Woods
- Miss You – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
- Hawg for Ya – Otis Redding
- You’re Gonna Make Me Cry – Deadric Malone
- Walking the Back Streets – Sandy Jones, Jr.
- Let’s Straighten It Out – Benny Latimore
- Born on the Bayou – John Fogerty
- Come Back Baby – Ray Charles, Lightnin’ Hopkins
- Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller