Changes is the fourteenth studio album by Etta James, released in 1980. It was recorded at the Sea-Saint studios in New Orleans, with Allen Toussaint arranging and producing, as well as contributing four songs.[1] The album was first released on compact disc in 2014 by Fuel 2000, under the title The Allen Toussaint Sessions - It Takes Love To Keep A Woman.[2] The album received a second, digital-only release by Gulf Coast Records in 2016 as New Orleans Sessions.[3]
Track listing
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| 1. | "Mean Mother" | Willie Hutch | 4:33 |
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| 2. | "Donkey" | Hutch | 3:18 |
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| 3. | "Changes" | Carol L. King, Jimmy Lewis | 4:00 |
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| 4. | "Don't Stop" | Toussaint | 3:23 |
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| 5. | "Who's Getting Your Love" | Hutch | 3:33 |
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| 6. | "Night By Night" | Jimmy Jules | 3:15 |
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| 7. | "It Takes Love to Keep a Woman" | Pat Livingston, Bonnie White | 4:10 |
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| 8. | "Wheel of Fire" | Toussaint | 3:32 |
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| 9. | "Night People" | Toussaint | 4:44 |
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| 10. | "With You in Mind" | Toussaint | 4:21 |
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| Total length: | 39:13 |
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Personnel
References
- ^ "Etta James – Changes (1980, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ^ Etta James - The Allen Toussaint Sessions - It Takes Love To Keep A Woman, August 12, 2014, retrieved September 30, 2025
- ^ New Orleans Sessions by Etta James on Apple Music, June 24, 2016, retrieved September 30, 2025
- ^ Etta James - Mean Mother, 1980, retrieved September 30, 2025
- ^ "Changes - Etta James | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
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