''Worthy'' is a

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from

Bettye LaVette Bettye LaVette (born Betty Jo Haskins, January 29, 1946) is an American soul singer-songwriter who made her first record at sixteen, but achieved only intermittent fame until 2005, when her album ''I've Got My Own Hell to Raise'' was released to ...

. Red Cherry Records released the album on January 27, 2015. She worked with Joe Henry, in the production of this album. The album was nominated for Best Blues Album at the

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Critical reception

Awarding the album four stars at

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, Mark Deming states, "Worthy is another impressive release from an outstanding singer, and if it follows the pattern of some of her recent albums, nothing here sounds rote; this is the sound of an artist doing what she does best, and she is far more than worthy of this great music." Colin McGuire, rating the album an eight out of ten for

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, describes, "Which, at the end of the day, is ultimately why Worthy succeeds: Bettye LaVette knows her strengths. She knows what makes that voice of hers so timeless, and she knows how to make songs sound like they are her own, even if she had no part in writing them. If these 11 tracks were designed to remind the world of a criminally forgotten musical treasure, they succeeded and then some." Giving the album four stars from '' Blurt'', Michael Toland writes, "This record isn’t just ''Worthy'' – it’s essential."

Track listing

Personnel

* Jay Bellerose - drums, percussion * Doyle Bramhall II - bass, guitar * Chris Bruce - bass, acoustic guitar * Ben Chapoteau-Katz - baritone sax * Levon Henry - horn arrangements, tenor sax * Linton Smith - trumpet *

Patrick Warren Patrick Warren (born March 26, 1957) is an American musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for his work on the films ''Magnolia'', ''Fifty Shades of Grey'', ''Boogie Nights'' and ''Red State'', as well as the television series '' ...

- Chamberlin, Hammond organ, piano

Chart performance

References

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