The Essential Etta James

Tracklist

• Digital Media 1
• 1
  All I Could Do Is Cry
  2:55
  4.0 ★
• 2
  My Dearest Darling
  3:02
• 3
  If I Can’t Have You

  Etta James with Harvey Fuqua
  2:52
  5.0 ★
• 4
  A Sunday Kind of Love
  3:18
  4.5 ★
• 5
  Anything to Say You’re Mine
  2:36
  5.0 ★
• 6
  At Last
  3:01
  4.5 ★
• 7
  Seven Day Fool
  3:00
• 8
  Trust in Me
  2:59
  4.0 ★
• 9
  Don’t Cry Baby
  2:26
  4.0 ★
• 10
  Fool That I Am
  2:57
• 11
  One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
  3:27
• 12
  Waiting for Charlie (to Come Home)
  2:07
• 13
  Something’s Got a Hold on Me
  2:49
  4.0 ★
• 14
  Next Door to the Blues
  2:49
• 15
  These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
  3:58
• 16
  Stop the Wedding
  2:51
• 17
  Prisoner of Love
  2:13
• 18
  Pushover
  2:54
• 19
  Would It Make Any Difference to You
  2:38
• 20
  Pay Back
  2:39
• 21
  Two Sides to Every Story
  3:03
• 22
  Baby What You Want Me to Do
  4:19
• Digital Media 2
• 1
  In the Basement, Part One

  Etta James with Sugar Pie DeSanto
  2:23
• 2
  Loving You More Every Day
  3:21
• 3
  Do I Make Myself Clear

  Etta James with . Sugar Pie DeSanto
  3:00
• 4
  I Prefer You
  3:05
• 5
  It Must Be Your Love
  2:56
• 6
  842-3089 (Call My Name)
  3:00
• 7
  I’d Rather Go Blind
  2:34
  4.0 ★
• 8
  Tell Mama
  2:22
  4.0 ★
• 9
  Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
  2:59
• 10
  Security
  2:28
• 11
  Almost Persuaded
  3:21
• 12
  You Got It
  2:25
• 13
  Miss Pitiful
  2:22
• 14
  Losers Weepers, Part One
  2:59
• 15
  W.O.M.A.N.
  3:15
  1.0 ★
• 16
  I Never Meant to Love Him
  3:50
• 17
  You Can Leave Your Hat On
  3:23
• 18
  God’s Song (That’s Why I Love Mankind)
  3:37
• 19
  All the Way Down
  5:36
• 20
  Lovin’ Arms
  3:48
• 21
  Feeling Uneasy
  2:50
• 22
  Let’s Burn Down the Cornfield
  3:41

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The Essential Modern Records Collection

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Jazz

Jazz 2007

The Definitive Collection

The Definitive Collection 2006

Blues to the Bone

Blues to the Bone 2004

Let's Roll

Let's Roll 2003

Release credits

• Aaron Varnell
  saxophone [7-8, 10]
• Al Duncan
  drums (drum set) [13]
• Albert Lowe Jr.
  guitar [7-8, 10]
• Barry Beckett
  organ [10]
• Billy Davis
  producer [1]
• Carl Banks
  organ [7-8]
• Charles Chalmers
  saxophone [7-8, 10]
• David Hood
  bass [10], electric bass guitar [7-8]
• Etta James
  lead vocals [1.1-10, 1.16, 1.18, 2.7-8, 2.10-12], vocal [1.2, 1.4-5, 1.7-10, 1.12-15, 1.19, 2.1]
• Floyd Newman
  saxophone [7-8]
• Gene “Bowlegs” Miller
  trumpet [7-8, 10]
• George Davis
  piano [10]
• Harvey Fuqua
  lead vocals [3]
• James Mitchell
  saxophone [10]
• Jimmy Johnson
  guitar [7-8, 10]
• John Young
  piano [13]
• Leonard & Phil Chess
  producer [2, 4-6, 8]
• Leonard Chess
  producer [1-10]
• Matt Murphy
  guitar [13]
• Phil Chess
  producer [1-10]
• Reggie Boyd
  bass guitar [13]
• Rick Hall
  arranger [7-8, 10-12], producer [7-8, 10-12], recording [7-8, 10-12]
• Riley Hampton
  arranger [1-10], conductor [1-10]
• Riley Hampton Orchestra
  performing orchestra [1-10]
• Roger Hawkins
  drums (drum set) [7-8, 10]
• Spooner Oldham
  organ [7-8], piano [7-8]
• Sugar Pie DeSanto
  performer [1.4, 2.1, 2.3], vocal [1]
• [unknown]
  background vocals [13], instrument [1]
• Show all credits (28)

Issues

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  The Essential Etta James

  2x CD
  8 June 1993
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  The Essential Etta James

  2x Digital Media
  31 August 2018