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2015 repress. Etta James's debut album, originally released in 1961 on the Chess subsidiary Argo Records. The album's title-track and (All I Could Do Was Cry) co-written by future Motown founder Berry Gordy both went to number two on the R&B charts, while the album itself has gone down in history as one of the great classic albums of early R&B. Bonus tracks (My Heart Cries), (Spoonful), (It's a Crying Shame), and (If I Can't Have You) are taken from two 1960 singles featuring doo-wop idol Harvey Fuqua of The Moonglows (best known for their 1954 hit Sincerely). Pressed on 180-gram vinyl, includes CD. Album Tracks 1. Anything to Say You're Mine 2. My Dearest Darling 3. Trust in Me 4. Sunday Kind of Love 5. Tough Mary 6. My Heart Cries (Bonus Track) 7. Spoonful (Bonus Track) 8. I Just Want to Make Love to You 9. At Last 10. All I Could Do Was Cry 11. Stormy Weather 12. Girl of My Dreams 13. It's a Crying Shame (Bonus Track) 14. If I Can't Have You (Bonus Track)
