Etta James

2 LPs ON 1 CD + 7 BONUS TRACKS

Etta James was one of the greatest R&B singers of all time, with an incredibly soulful voice and an amazing ability to interpret oldfashioned yet timeless melodies. She sang with unmatched emotional hunger and a pain that can chill the listener.

This quintessential Soul Jam release includes two of her finest (and long unavailable) albums from 1962: her self-titled third LP Etta James, and the follow-up record Sings for Lovers (which Etta herself stated was her favorite album). They were both originally released by the Argo label (a subsidiary of Chess Records). Fusingrhythm & blues with pop and soul, these two outstanding LPs have been remastered and packaged together in this very special collector’s edition, which also includes 7 bonus tracks from the same period (gathering a variety of hard to find sides recorded by James between 1960 and 1962).

PERSONNEL:

ETTA JAMES, lead vocals on all tracks, plus:

The Riley Hampton Orchestra.
Harvey Fuqua (duet vocals on tracks 5 & 10).

Arranged and conducted by Riley Hampton.
(Except tracks 11, 12, 14, 16 & 18, arranged by Al Posponka.)

Recorded by Ron Malo at Chess Studios, Chicago, Illinois,
between 1960 and 1962.
Produced by Ralph Bass, and Leonard & Phil Chess.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

ETTA JAMES (third album) (Argo LP-4013, 1962)
01 WAITING FOR CHARLIE (TO COME HOME) 2:07
02 GUESS AGAIN 2:14
03 A LOVER’S MOURN 2:34
04 YOU CAN COUNT ON ME 2:35
05 IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU 2:45
06 SOMETHING’S GOT A HOLD ON ME 2:47
07 MY DEAR 2:32
08 NOBODY BUT YOU 2:21
09 LET ME KNOW 3:05
10 SPOONFUL 2:46

SINGS FOR LOVERS (Argo LP-4018, 1962)
11 DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME 3:35
12 HOW DO YOU SPEAK TO AN ANGEL 2:38
13 FOOLS RUSH IN 1:59
14 DON’T BLAME ME 2:23
15 SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME 6:00
16 AGAIN 3:40
17 I WANT TO BE LOVED 3:21
18 IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU 3:20
19 THESE FOOLISH THINGS 3:59
20 PRISONER OF LOVE 2:13

BONUS TRACKS
21 HOW BIG A FOOL 2:41
22 HICKORY DICKORY DOCK 3:01
23 NOBODY LOVES YOU LIKE ME 2:27
24 STREET OF TEARS 2:34
25 STOP THE WEDDING 2:50
26 NEXT DOOR TO THE BLUES 2:46
27 WOULD IT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO YOU 2:38

TOTAL TIME: 77:52