I've Got My Own Hell to Raise

I've Got My Own Hell to Raise is an album by Bettye LaVette.[4] It was released on September 27, 2005, on Anti-.[2] The album comprises covers of songs written by other female artists including Aimee Mann, Joan Armatrading, Sinéad O'Connor, Rosanne Cash, Dolly Parton and Fiona Apple, whose song "Sleep to Dream" (1997) contains the album's title within its lyrics. I've Got My Own Hell to Raise was chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005.

I've Got My Own Hell to Raise
Studio album by
Bettye LaVette
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2005
GenreR&B
Length39:08
LabelAnti-
ProducerJoe Henry[1]
Bettye LaVette chronology
A Woman Like Me
(2003)		 I've Got My Own Hell to Raise
(2005)		 The Scene of the Crime
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Guardian[3]

Track listing
  1. "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" (Sinéad O'Connor) – 2:11
  2. "Joy" (Lucinda Williams) – 3:55
  3. "Down to Zero" (Joan Armatrading) – 3:10
  4. "The High Road" (Sharon Robinson) – 4:29
  5. "On the Surface" (Rosanne Cash) – 3:26
  6. "Just Say So" (Cathy Majeski, John Scott Sherrill) – 4:29
  7. "Little Sparrow" (Dolly Parton) – 4:41
  8. "How Am I Different" (Aimee Mann, Jon Brion) – 4:28
  9. "Only Time Will Tell" (Toni Brown) – 4:33
  10. "Sleep to Dream" by (Fiona Apple) – 3:46

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts
Chart performance for I've Got My Own Hell to Raise
Chart (2005) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[5] 44
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[6] 4

References
  1. Chris Willman. "I've Got My Own Hell to Raise". Ew.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  2. Thom Jurek. "I've Got My Own Hell to Raise - Bettye LaVette | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  3. "CD: Bettye Lavette, I've Got My Own Hell to Raise | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  4. "Singer Bettye Lavette, Still Raising Hell". NPR. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  5. "Bettye LaVette Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  6. "Bettye LaVette Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
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