Queen of Soul (album)

This article is about the 1964 Etta James album. For the 1992 Aretha Franklin boxset, see Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings.
Queen of Soul
Studio album by
Etta James
ReleasedDecember 5, 1964
Genre
LabelArgo
ProducerLeonard Chess
Etta James chronology
Etta James Rocks the House
(1963) 		Queen of Soul
(1964) 		Call My Name
(1967)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Queen of Soul is the fifth studio album by American blues artist, Etta James. The album was released on Argo Records in December 1964,[2] featuring the singles James had released during the year. It was arranged by Riley Hampton, Bert Keyes, Cliff Parman, Al Pokonka and Phil Wright.

Two songs on the album: "Baby What You Want Me to Do" and "Loving You More Every Day" charted on the Rhythm and Blues and Billboard Pop Chart. It was James's first studio album in two years since the release of Etta James Top Ten. It consisted of ten tracks, with five on each side of the LP.

Allmusic rated the album four out of five stars.[3]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "New Album Releases". Billboard. December 5, 1964. p. 26.
  3. ^ "The Queen of Soul > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-26.