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The Essential Etta James

Etta James

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  Name Artist Time Price  
1 All I Could Do Is Cry (1960 Single) Etta James 2:55 $0.99 View In iTunes
2 My Dearest Darling (Single) Etta James 3:02 $0.99 View In iTunes
3 If I Can't Have You (Single) Etta James & Harvey Fuqua 2:52 $0.99 View In iTunes
4 A Sunday Kind of Love (Single) Etta James 3:18 $0.99 View In iTunes
5 Anything to Say You're Mine (Single) Etta James 2:36 $0.99 View In iTunes
6 At Last (Single) Etta James 3:01 $1.29 View In iTunes
7 Seven Day Fool (Single) Etta James 3:00 $0.99 View In iTunes
8 Trust in Me (Single) Etta James 2:59 $0.99 View In iTunes
9 Don't Cry Baby (Single) Etta James 2:26 $0.99 View In iTunes
10 Fool That I Am (Single) Etta James 2:57 $0.99 View In iTunes
11 One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) Etta James 3:27 $0.99 View In iTunes
12 Waiting for Charlie (To Come Home) Etta James 2:07 $0.99 View In iTunes
13 Something's Got a Hold on Me (1961 Single) Etta James 2:49 $0.99 View In iTunes
14 Next Door to the Blues (Single) Etta James 2:49 $0.99 View In iTunes
15 These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) Etta James 3:58 $0.99 View In iTunes
16 Stop the Wedding (Single) Etta James 2:51 $0.99 View In iTunes
17 Prisoner of Love Etta James 2:13 $0.99 View In iTunes
18 Pushover (Single) Etta James 2:54 $0.99 View In iTunes
19 Would It Make Any Difference to You (Single) Etta James 2:38 $0.99 View In iTunes
20 Pay Back (Single) Etta James 2:39 $0.99 View In iTunes
21 Two Sides (To Every Story) Etta James 3:03 $0.99 View In iTunes
22 Baby What You Want Me to Do (Live 1963 / New Era Club) Etta James 4:19 $0.99 View In iTunes
1 In the Basement, Pt. 1 (Single) Etta James 2:22 $0.99 View In iTunes
2 Lovin' You More Every Day (Single) Etta James 3:21 $0.99 View In iTunes
3 Do I Make Myself Clear? (Single) Etta James 3:00 $0.99 View In iTunes
4 I Prefer You (Single) Etta James 3:05 $0.99 View In iTunes
5 It Must Be Your Love (Single) Etta James 2:56 $0.99 View In iTunes
6 842-3089 (Call My Name) Etta James 3:00 $0.99 View In iTunes
7 I'd Rather Go Blind (Single) Etta James 2:34 $0.99 View In iTunes
8 Tell Mama (Single) Etta James 2:22 $0.99 View In iTunes
9 Do Right Woman, Do Right Man (Previously Unreleased 1993 Essential Etta Version) Etta James 2:59 $0.99 View In iTunes
10 Security (Single) Etta James 2:28 $0.99 View In iTunes
11 Almost Persuaded (Single) Etta James 3:21 $0.99 View In iTunes
12 You Got It (Single) Etta James 2:25 $0.99 View In iTunes
13 Miss Pitiful (Single) Etta James 2:22 $0.99 View In iTunes
14 Losers Weepers, Pt. 1 (Single) Etta James 2:59 $0.99 View In iTunes
15 W.O.M.A.N. (Single) Etta James 3:15 $0.99 View In iTunes
16 I Never Meant to Love Him (Previously Unreleased 1993 Essential Etta Version) Etta James 3:50 $0.99 View In iTunes
17 You Can Leave Your Hat On (Previously Unreleased Single) Etta James 3:23 $0.99 View In iTunes
18 God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind) Etta James 3:37 $0.99 View In iTunes
19 All the Way Down (Single) Etta James 5:36 $0.99 View In iTunes
20 Lovin' Arms (Single) Etta James 3:48 $0.99 View In iTunes
21 Feelin' Uneasy (Single) Etta James 2:50 $0.99 View In iTunes
22 Let's Burn down the Cornfield Etta James 3:45 $0.99 View In iTunes

Album Review

The Essential Etta James comprises 44 tracks summarizing the long and brilliant Chess tenure of "Miss Peaches," Etta James, opening with her 1960 smash "All I Could Do Was Cry," and encompassing her torchy, fully orchestrated ballads "At Last," "My Dearest Darling," and "Trust in Me," and continuing on through her 1962 gospel-rocker "Something's Got a Hold on Me," the Chicago soul standouts "I Prefer You" and "842-3089," and her 1967 Muscle Shoals-cut smash "Tell Mama." A few of the '70s sides that conclude the two-disc set seem like filler when compared to what preceded them, but most of the essentials are aboard.

Recent Customer Reviews

A Well of emotion
     
by AnvilTime

Few Voices carry like Etta James, Electric Blues finest.
Respected, Loved, and Feard for her power.

Lovin' Etta more everyday
     
by Alliwantis U2

Etta James' lovely voice takes your soul to a deep and enchanting place that soothes your emotions and slows your angst. Within her voice lies power and depth, something that makes her and this collection so unique. Songs like "Lovin' you more every day" and "a sunday kind of love" make you want to grab your loved one and dance romantically while still breathing in her humble song style. I listen to Etta because she makes me free and lets me escape the many disasters of modern artists. This collection is truley timeless and a must-have.

Queen of the Blues
     
by rockislandgirl

Just listening the Etta on a rainy day can make it sunny. So many great songs on two CD's. Mostly her early stuff, fresh and young. One CD I enjoy.
Of course "At Last" is my number one, but also there is "All I can do is cry" Tell Mama" "Loving more every day" ....... I can't think of a song I would miss on this set. Enjoy.

Biography

Born: January 25, 1938 in Los Angeles, CA

Genre: Vocal

Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s

Few R&B singers have endured tragic travails on the monumental level that Etta James has and remain on earth to talk about it. The lady's no shrinking violet; her autobiography, Rage to Survive, describes...
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