''4th Street Feeling'' is the twelfth studio album by American rock musician

Melissa Etheridge Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist. Her eponymous debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground success. It peaked at No. 22 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and its lead ...

, released on September 4, 2012 by Island Records, produced by

Jacquire King Jacquire King (born January 11, 1967) is an American record producer, recording engineer and mixer. King has worked with such notable artists as Kings of Leon, Tom Waits, James Bay, Kaleo, Modest Mouse, Shania Twain, Buddy Guy, Norah Jones, ...

and Steve Booker, with all tracks co-produced by Etheridge. The album was recorded at the "House of Blues Studio" in Encino, California. It features twelve tracks on the standard release and three bonus tracks on the deluxe edition.

Reception

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'' gave it 3.5 stars out of 5, stating, "producers Jacquire King and Steve Booker deftly curb her over-the-top tendencies" and, "The restraint serves her well. She's realized that sometimes holding a little back can make what's there hit with all the more force." ''

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'' awarded the album 3 out of 4 stars, while ''

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'' rated the album a B+.

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was also positive, giving the album 3.5 stars out of 5, and wrote, "4th Street Feeling is largely a return to form for Etheridge; a record that reaffirms her place as a songwriter and recording artist who is in a class of her own.

Track listing

All songs written by

. #"Kansas City" – 3:20 #"4th Street Feeling" – 3:33 #"Falling Up" – 3:37 #"Shout Now" – 3:17 #"The Shadow of a Black Crow" – 3:18 #"Be Real" – 3:52 #"A Disaster" – 4:07 #"Sympathy" – 3:52 #"Enough Rain" – 2:49 #"A Sacred Heart" – 4:23 #"I Can Wait" – 3:30 #"Rock and Roll Me" – 5:59

Bonus tracks

Personnel

Performance Credits *Melissa Etheridge – guitar, harmonica, piano, keyboards, vocals *Steve Booker – keyboards *Jon Kaplan – bass guitar *Brett Simons – bass guitar *Zac Rae – keyboards *Blair Sinta – drums Technical Credits *Melissa Etheridge – Producer *Steve Booker – Producer *Richard Dodd – Mastering *Jon Kaplan – Additional Production *Doug Joswick – Package Production *Jacquire King – Producer, Engineer *Marc VanGool – Guitar Technician *

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– Marketing *Brad Bivens – Engineer *Kristen Yiengst – Art Direction *Smit – Engineer *Steven Defino – Art Direction *David Grant – Marketing *Oliver Straus – Engineer *Dave Morris – Marketing

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2012 albums Melissa Etheridge albums Island Records albums Albums produced by Jacquire King Albums produced by Steve Booker (producer)