The Dreamer - Etta James
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  • Summary: Coproduced with Josh Sklair and her sons, Danto and Sametto, The Dreamer is said to be Etta James' final album as she retires to take care of her health.
  • Record Label: Verve
  • Genre(s): R&B, Soul, Blues, Contemporary R&B, Modern Electric Blues, Retro-Soul, Soul-Blues, Contemporary Blues
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  1. The physical and even mental diminution enriches the music.
  2. Nov 16, 2011
    80
    The production might be slick, but James relaxes into this framework, providing the necessary lived-in looseness.
  3. Dec 12, 2011
    80
    A supremely sassy swansong. [Jan 2012, p.90]
  4. Jan 31, 2012
    60
    James' final studio album is a sturdy effort that belies the catalog of increasingly serious health issues that have dogged her. [Feb 2012, p.102]

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