The Scene of the Crime

The Scene of the Crime is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Bettye LaVette, released in the United States on September 25, 2007 on the label ANTI-. It is a collaboration with Drive-By Truckers as backing band, Spooner Oldham on piano, and other studio musicians. The album debuted at number one on Billboard's Top Blues Albums chart and was nominated for Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards.

The Scene of the Crime
Studio album by Bettye LaVette
Released	September 25, 2007
Recorded	FAME Studios (Muscle Shoals, Alabama) Water Music Recording Studio (Hoboken, New Jersey) Chase Park Transduction (Athens, Georgia)
Genre	Soul, R&B, blues, rock
Length	41:22
Label	ANTI-
Producer	Bettye LaVette, David Barbe, Patterson Hood
Bettye LaVette chronology
I've Got My Own Hell to Raise (2005) The Scene of the Crime (2007) Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
BBC Music	(favorable)[2]
Billboard	(favorable)[3]
Blender	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	(A-)[5]
The Guardian	[6]
PopMatters	(7/10)[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Slant Magazine	[9]
The Village Voice	(favorable)[10]

Track listing

1. "I Still Want to Be Your Baby (Take Me Like I Am)" (Eddie Hinton) – 3:45
   • Originally recorded by Eddie Hinton
2. "Choices" (Billy Yates, Mike Curtis) – 3:04
   • Originally recorded by George Jones
3. "Jealousy" (Frankie Miller) – 5:36
   • Originally recorded by Frankie Miller
4. "You Don't Know Me at All" (Don Henley, John Corey, Stan Lynch) – 3:58
   • Originally recorded by Don Henley
5. "Somebody Pick Up My Pieces" (Willie Nelson) – 5:22
   • Originally recorded by Willie Nelson
6. "They Call It Love" (W. T. Davidson) – 3:57
   • Originally recorded by Ray Charles
7. "The Last Time" (John Hiatt) – 2:58
   • Originally recorded by John Hiatt
8. "Talking Old Soldiers" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 4:26
   • Originally recorded by Elton John
9. "Before the Money Came (The Battle of Bettye LaVette)" (Bettye LaVette, Patterson Hood) – 4:30
10. "I Guess We Shouldn't Talk About That Now" (Ed Pettersen, Kim McLean) – 3:46

Personnel

Musicians Bettye LaVette – vocals Mike Cooley – guitar Sum Haque – piano Kelvin Holly – guitar David Hood – bass Patterson Hood – guitar Brad Morgan – drums John Neff – guitar, pedal steel guitar Spooner Oldham – piano, Wurlitzer electric piano Shonna Tucker – bass

Production Bettye LaVette – producer John Agnello – additional engineer David Barbe – producer, engineer, mixing, additional engineer Elizabeth Fladung – portrait photography Gene Grimaldi – mastering Patterson Hood – producer, liner notes Andy Kaulkin – executive producer Kevin Kiley – photography Bryan Sheffield – photography, cover photo Benjamin Tanner – engineer

Charts

Chart (2007)[11]	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Blues Albums	1
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	13
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums	46

References

1. Allmusic review
2. BBC Music review
3. Billboard review
4. Blender review
5. Entertainment Weekly review
6. The Guardian review
7. PopMatters review
8. Rolling Stone review
9. Slant Magazine review
10. The Village Voice review
11. "The Scene of the Crime > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-05-24.

External links

• The Scene of the Crime on ANTI-