ETTA JAMES – The Second Time Around (1961-1988) The Original Chess Masters | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Etta James's second album isn't what you pull off the shelf when you want to hear her belt some soul. Like her debut, it found Chess presenting her as more or less a pop singer, using orchestration arranged and conducted by Riley Hampton, and mostly tackling popular standards of the '40s. If you're not a purist, this approach won't bother you in the least; James sings with gusto, proving that she could more than hold her own in this idiom as well. R&B isn't entirely neglected either, with the rousing "Seven Day Fool" (co-written by Berry Gordy, Jr.) a standout; "Don't Cry Baby" and "Fool That I Am" were R&B hits that made a mild impression on the pop charts as well. Richie Unterberger
Tracklist :
1     Don't Cry Baby 2:31
Saul Bernie / James Johnson / James P. Johnson / Bessie Smith / Stella Unger
2     Fool That I Am 3:00
Floyd Hunt
3     One For My Baby 3:30
Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
4     In My Diary 2:37
Michael Graham / Mark Silverman
5     Seven Day Fool 3:01
Berry Gordy, Jr. / Billy Davis, Jr. / Sonny Woods
6     It's Too Soon to Know 2:50
Deborah Chessler
7     Dream 2:28
Fabian André / Johnny Mercer / Wilbur Schwandt
8     I'll Dry My Tears 2:40
Etta James / Clyde Walker
9     Plum Nuts 3:03
Robert Plummer
10     Don't Get Around Much Anymore 2:26
Duke Ellington / Bob Russell