The Scene of the Crime

Pitchfork 7.7/10 After her 2005 comeback I've Got My Own Hell to Raise, Bettye LaVette records her proper return, backed by the Drive-By Truckers and fueled by decades of frustration.

Slant 4.5/5 It would be easy for someone like Bettye LaVette to allow her backstory to do most of the heavy lifting in the current phase of her career.

Pop Matters 7/10 Bettye LaVette memorably sang about Muscle Shoals on I've Got My Own Hell to Raise (2005).