Tuesday, April 25, 2023

ETTA JAMES – At Last! (1960-1999) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

After spending a few years in limbo after scoring her first R&B hits "Dance With Me, Henry" and "Good Rocking Daddy," Etta James returned to the spotlight in 1961 with her first Chess release, At Last. James made both the R&B and pop charts with the album's title cut, "All I Could Do Was Cry," and "Trust in Me." What makes At Last a great album is not only the solid hits it contains, but also the strong variety of material throughout. James expertly handles jazz standards like "Stormy Weather" and "A Sunday Kind of Love," as well as Willie Dixon's blues classic "I Just Want to Make Love to You." James demonstrates her keen facility on the title track in particular, as she easily moves from powerful blues shouting to more subtle, airy phrasing; her Ruth Brown-inspired, bad-girl growl only adds to the intensity. James would go on to even greater success with later hits like "Tell Mama," but on At Last one hears the singer at her peak in a swinging and varied program of blues, R&B, and jazz standards. Stephen Cook  
Tracklist :
1    Anything To Say You're Mine 2:37
Written-By – Sonny Thompson
2    My Dearest Darling 3:05
Written-By – Edwin Bocage, Paul Gayten
3    Trust In Me 3:01
Written-By – Jean Schwartz, Milton Ager, Ned Wever
4    A Sunday Kind Of Love 3:19
Written-By – Anita Leonard, Barbara Belle, Louis Prima, Stan Rhodes
5    Tough Mary 2:28
Written-By – Lorenzo Manley
6    I Just Want To Make Love To You 3:09
Written-By – Willie Dixon
7    At Last 3:02
Written-By – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
8    All I Could Do Is Cry 2:58
Written-By – Berry Gordy Jr., Billy Davis, G. Gordy Fuqua
9    Stormy Weather 3:11
Written-By – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
10    Girl Of My Dreams (rendered as "Boy Of My Dreams") 2:25
Written-By – Sunny Clapp
11    My Heart Cries 2:37
Featuring – Harvey Fuqua
Written-By – Etta James, Harvey Fuqua

12    Spoonful 2:51
Featuring – Harvey Fuqua
Written-By – Willie Dixon

13    It's A Crying Shame 2:55
Featuring – Harvey Fuqua
Written-By – Etta James, Harvey Fuqua

14    If I Can't Have You  2:50
Featuring – Harvey Fuqua
Written-By – Etta James, Harvey Fuqua

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