ETTA JAMES – Rocks The House (1963-1992) RM | The Original Chess Masters | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Though the studio albums Etta James made for Chess in the 1960s usually had the blues singer surrounded by lush production and string-heavy arrangements, this live date finds her performing with only a rhythm section, organist, guitarist, and tenor saxophonist. The singer seems to respond to both the stripped-down setting and the enthusiastic audience with noticeable abandon. In fact, James the classy balladeer, a role she sometimes plays on her studio albums, is nowhere to be found on this blazing set. The only time the band slows down is on the tearjerker story-song "All I Could Do Is Cry" (though what the tune lacks in tempo it makes up for in emotional intensity).
The rest of the set is straight-edged blues and R&B, including covers of some hits of the day, like "Money (That's What I Want)" and Ray Charles' "What'd I Say." Jimmy Reed's "Baby What You Want Me to Do" (on which James does a growling, harmonica-imitating vocal solo) steps up the blues quotient, as does the band's finale of Willie Dixon's "I Just Want to Make Love to You," with James' gospel-drenched pipes wailing all the while. Etta James Rocks the House indeed. Rovi Staff  
Tracklist :
1    Something's Got A Hold On Me 4:23
Written-By – Etta James, Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods
2    Baby What You Want Me To Do 3:10
Written-By – Jimmy Reed
3    What'd I Say 3:07
Written-By – Ray Charles
4    Money (That's What I Want) 3:18
Written-By – Berry Gordy, Jr., Janie Bradford
5    Seven Day Fool 4:25
Written-By – Berry Gordy, Jr., Billy Davies, Sonny Woods
6    Sweet Little Angel 4:10
Written-By – Robert "Nighthawk" McCollum
7    Ooh Poo Pah Doo 4:15
Written-By – Jessie Hill
8    Woke Up This Morning 4:10
Written-By – B.B. King
9    Ain't That Lovin' You Baby 2:51
Written-By – Jimmy Reed
10    All I Could Do Is Cry 3:20
Written-By – Berry Gordy, Jr., Billy Davies, Gwen Gordy Fuqua
11    I Just Want To Make Love To You 3:39
Written-By – Willie Dixon
Credits :    
Bass – Marion Wright
Drums – Freeman Brown, Richard Waters
Guitar – David Walker
Organ – Vonzell Cooper
Tenor Saxophone – Gavrell Cooper
Vocals – Etta James