The Dreamer

Studio album by

Released

November 8, 2011

Genre

Blues

Length

50:20

Label

Verve Forecast

Producer

Etta James, Josh Sklair, Danto and Sametto

Etta James chronology

All the Way
(2006)

The Dreamer
(2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Daily Telegraph	^[2]
The Independent	^[3]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)	A−^[4]

The Dreamer is the twenty-ninth and final studio album recorded by American R&B singer Etta James. It was released on November 8, 2011 as her final album because of her battle with leukaemia at the time and released more than two months before her death. The album received mostly positive reviews from critics.

Track listing

No.	Title	Original artist	Length
1.	"Groove Me"	King Floyd	4:40
2.	"Champagne & Wine"	Otis Redding	3:58
3.	"Dreamer"	Bobby Bland	4:58
4.	"Welcome to the Jungle"	Guns N' Roses	3:01
5.	"Misty Blue"	Bob Montgomery	4:58
6.	"Boondocks"	Little Big Town	4:12
7.	"Cigarettes & Coffee"	Otis Redding	6:22
8.	"In the Evening"	Ray Charles	4:47
9.	"Too Tired"	Johnny "Guitar" Watson	2:32
10.	"That's the Chance You Take"	Johnny "Guitar" Watson	3:48
11.	"Let Me Down Easy"	Little Milton	7:04
Total length:			50:20

References

^ The Dreamer at AllMusic
^ Chilton, Martin (11 November 2011). "Etta James: The Dreamer, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. London.
^ Gill, Andy (11 November 2011). "Album: Etta James, The Dreamer (Decca)". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18.
^ Christgau, Robert (February 17, 2012). "Expert Witness". MSN Music. Microsoft. Retrieved 2012-02-18.

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Discography
Studio albums	At Last! The Second Time Around Etta James Etta James Sings for Lovers Queen of Soul Call My Name Tell Mama Etta James Sings Funk Losers Weepers Etta James Come a Little Closer Etta Is Betta Than Evvah! Deep in the Night Changes Seven Year Itch Stickin' to My Guns The Right Time Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday Time After Time Love's Been Rough on Me Life, Love & the Blues 12 Songs of Christmas Heart of a Woman Matriarch of the Blues Blue Gardenia Let's Roll Blues to the Bone All the Way The Dreamer
Live albums	Etta James Rocks the House Red-Hot & Live Jazzvisions: Jump The Blues Away Burnin' Down the House: Live at the House of Blues
Compilation albums	Etta James Top Ten My Greatest Songs Miss Etta James: The Complete Modern and Kent Recordings Gold
Singles	"The Wallflower (Dance with Me, Henry)" "Spoonful" "All I Could Do Was Cry" "At Last" "Trust in Me" "Seven Day Fool" "Something's Got a Hold on Me" "Baby What You Want Me to Do" "I Got You Babe" "Almost Persuaded" "Sound of Love" "Piece of My Heart" "I Just Want to Make Love to You"