Love's Been Rough on Me

Love's Been Rough on Me is the twentieth studio album by Etta James, released in 1997 through Private Music.^[2] AllMusic noted "... a record that delivers the real goods with grace and style".^[3]

Love's Been Rough On Me
Studio album by Etta James
Released	April 29, 1997
Genre	Blues
Length	41:07
Label	Private Music
Producer	Barry Beckett
Etta James chronology
Time After Time (1995) Love's Been Rough On Me (1997) Life, Love & the Blues (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

The album reached a peak position of number 6 on the Billboard Top Blues Albums chart.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Rock"	Russell Smith, Jim Varsos	3:34
2.	"Cry Like a Rainy Day"	Greg Barnhill, Kenny Greenberg	5:22
3.	"Love's Been Rough on Me"	Gretchen Peters	3:09
4.	"Love It or Leave It Alone"	Lara Cody, Will Jennings, John Keller	5:30
5.	"Don't Touch Me"	Hank Cochran	3:58
6.	"Hold Me"	Graham Lyle, Troy Seals	3:47
7.	"If I Had Any Pride Left at All"	John Greenebaum, Seals, Eddie Setser	3:49
8.	"I Can Give You Everything"	Al Anderson, Terry Anderson	3:17
9.	"I've Been Loving You Too Long"	Jerry Butler, Otis Redding	4:22
10.	"Done in the Dark"	James, Sklair	4:19

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Personnel

• Etta James – lead vocals

Backing vocalists^[5]

• Vicki Hampton
• Yvonne Hodges
• Donna McElroy
• Louis Dean Nunley
• John Wesley Ryles
• Dennis Wilson
• Curtis Young

Musicians

• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Barry Beckett – keyboards
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Mike Haynes – trumpet
• Jim Horn – saxophone
• Dann Huff – electric guitar
• Sam Levine – saxophone
• Chris McDonald – trombone
• Joe McGlohon – saxophone
• Terry McMillan – percussion
• Steve Nathan – keyboards
• Don Potter – acoustic guitar
• Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
• Brent Rowan – electric guitar
• Josh Sklair – electric guitar

References

1. Stanley, Leo. "Etta James: Love's Been Rough on Me > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
2. "Love's Been Rough on Me - Etta James | Releases | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
3. "Love's Been Rough on Me - Etta James | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
4. "Etta James Chart History (Blues Albums)". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
5. "Love's Been Rough on Me - Etta James | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2021.