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  • Track: 10: I Found A Love,
  • Track: 11: I'm Gonna Take What He's Got,
  • Track: 12: I Worship The Ground You Walk On,
  • Track: 13: In The Basement - Part One,
  • Track: 14: Lovin' Arms,
  • Track: 15: Losers Weepers - Part One,
  • Track: 16: Leave Your Hat On,
  • Track: 17: Stop The Wedding,
  • Track: 18: At Last,
  • Track: 1: I Just Want To Make Love To You,
  • Track: 2: I'd Rather Go Blind,
  • Track: 3: Something's Got A Hold On Me,
  • Track: 4: Almost Persuaded,
  • Track: 5: Pushover,
  • Track: 6: Only Time Will Tell,
  • Track: 7: If I Can't Have You,
  • Track: 8: All I Could Do Was Cry,
  • Track: 9: Tell Mama
    Media Type: CD
    Artist: JAMES,ETTA
    Title: BEST OF ETTA JAMES
    Street Release Date: 11/16/1999
    Import
    Genre: BLUES

    • Track Listing

    1. I Just Want To Make Love To You
    2. I'd Rather Go Blind
    3. Something's Got A Hold On Me
    4. Almost Persuader
    5. Pushover
    6. Only Time Will Tell
    7. If I Can't Have You
    8. All I Could Do Was Cry
    9. Tell Mama
    10. I Found A Love
    11. I'm Gonna Take What He's Got
    12. I Worship The Ground You Walk On
    13. In The Basement (Part One)
    14. Lovin' Arms
    15. Losers Weepers (Part One)
    16. Leave Your Hat On
    17. Stop The Wedding
    18. At Last

    Product Details

    • Amazon Sales Rank: #235987 in Music
    • Brand: JAMES,ETTA
    • Released on: 2001-03-05
    • Number of discs: 1
    • Format: Import
    • Dimensions: .21 pounds

    Customer Reviews

    Great introduction to Etta's music5
    Etta was one of the finest R+B singers of the sixties and early seventies, with an incredible voice and an amazing ability to interpret a song. This compilation contains a selection of the music that she recorded forr the Chess label during that period. There are so many great songs here but I'll tell you about some of my favorites.

    Almost persuaded, originally a number one country hit for David Houston, is given a bluesy R+B treatment here. Maybe Etta was inspired to try this by Ray Charles' re-interpretation of country songs, but whatever the reason she did it, the result is impressive. Loving arms, recorded by many singers but generally associated with Elvis Presley, is another inspired cover, as is At last, originally recorded by Glenn Miller.

    Etta was first to record I'd rather go blind. In Britain, this became a top twenty UK hit via a cover by the British blues group Chicken Shack. Christine McVie (later of Fleetwood Mac fame) was the lead singer on that single but much as I love Christine's voice, the original version by Etta is superior. Etta's only UK hit of her own came following its use in a TV commercial in 1996 - it made the UK top five and is, of course, the raunchy opening track here, I just wanna make love to you.

    Etta had plenty of R+B hits in America, though she only made a limited impact on the main pop charts. Among Etta's R+B hits to be found here are Pushover, Tell Mama and Stop the wedding, all of them excellent.

    As an introduction to Etta's music, this is brilliant, especially considering that it is a budget release.

    Classic Material5
    Etta James is a Voice that leaves you in a Trance. her quality of tone&Control is truly incredible&Yet you feel so many emotions coming through."at Last" alone is the kind of song that you can relate to at any moment. Her Voice,Range&Pop Sauveness is the Link from Tina Turner-Beyonce.Etta James is still One of the All-time Best.