Stickin' to My Guns
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| Stickin' to My Guns | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 19, 1990[1] | |||
| Studio | Digital Recorders, Nashville, Tennessee; OmniSound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Funk rock[2] | |||
| Label | Island[3] | |||
| Producer | Barry Beckett | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Calgary Herald | A[5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
| Windsor Star | A[9] |
Stickin' to My Guns is the sixteenth studio album by Etta James, released in 1990.[10][11] It was nominated for a Grammy for "Best Contemporary Blues Recording".[12]
The album contains a duet with rapper Def Jef. Although it reunited her with several Muscle Shoals musicians, James later expressed ambivalence about the more electronic sound of the album.[6][13] Stickin' to My Guns was produced by Barry Beckett.[8]
Critical reception
Rolling Stone called the album "a nonstop dance party filled with house rockers like 'Love to Burn' and turn-the-lights-down-low, slow-grind numbers like 'Your Good Thing (Is About to End)'."[14] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide deemed it "a largely unsuccessful attempt to incorporate rap and hip-hop into a more traditional R&B context."[7] The New York Times called it "the best album Aretha Franklin never made, as Ms. James belts out songs about lovers and deceivers."[15]
