Etta James - Rocks the House - VINYL LP

Definitive 2 CD set containing one take of every recording Ms. James made for Modern and Kent Records between 1954-1958, plus every surviving significant alternate take, re-mastered from the original Modern tape sources. Many of the tracks here are undisputed R&B Hall of Fame classics, including 'The Wallflower' (aka Roll with Me Henry), 'Good Rockin' Daddy', 'The Pick-Up', 'and the wild and crazy 'Tough Lover'. This is the first time that these tracks have been reissued in the same place, at the same time, and they have never, ever sounded as good as they do here! Ace. 2005. Album Tracks 1. The Wallflower (Unidited Version) Etta James and the Peaches 2. Hold Me, Squeeze Me - Etta James and the Peaches 3. Hey Henry 4. Be Mine 5. Good Rockin' Daddy 6. Crazy Feeling (With Group) 7. W-O-M-A-N 8. That's All 9. Number One 10. I'm a Fool 11. Shortnin' Bread Rock 12. Tears of Joy 13. Touch Lover 14. Fools We Mortals Be 15. Good Lookin' 16. Then I'll Care 17. The Pick Up 18. Market Place 19. Come What May 20. By the Light of the Silvery Moon 1. Baby Baby Every Night 2. Sunshine of Love 3. How Big a Fool 4. If It Ain't One Thing 5. I Hope You're Satisfied 6. Dance with Me, Henry 7. Don't You Remember 8. Hickory Dickory Dock 9. Nobody Loves You Like Me 10. We're in Love 11. You Know What I Mean 12. Strange Things Happening 13. Be My Lovey Dovey 14. Tough Lover 15. Good Lookin' 16. Hey Henry 17. Crazy Feeling 18. Market Place 19. Hey Henry 20. Good Rockin' Daddy 21. How Big a Fool 22. That's All

Many great singers passed through the hands of late great soul/R&B producer Jerry Wexler, from Aretha Franklin to Dusty Springfield, but Etta James was a singer he willingly waited 20 long years to work with. InchEtta is a church in herself,Inch he said in his autobiography, adding InchHer voice is a mighty influence, her musical personality able to express an extraordinary range of moods.Inch He further described her as InchA woman used but not spent, abused but never defeated, vulnerable but though sheer strength of will, victorious.Inch Her legend lives on in her music. Press play and share her many emotions... 3LP Gatefold white vinyl Album Tracks 1. At Last 2. Dance with Me Henry 3. That's All 4. Plum Nuts 5. Street of Tears 6. Dream 7. How Big a Fool 8. In My Diary 9. It's Too Soon to Know 10. Fools Rush in 11. How Do You Speak to An Angel 12. Spoonful 13. Tough Lover 14. Stormy Weather 15. Trust in Me 16. Tell Mama (Alt. Ver.) 1. Seven Day Fool 2. Again 3. Come What May 4. I Want to Be Loved 5. Fools We Mortals Be 6. Nobody But You 7. Strange Things Happening 8. If I Can't Have You 9. My Dear 10. Guess Again 11. Anything to Say You're Mine 12. It Could Happen to You 13. My Dearest Darling 14. Don't Take Your Love from Me 15. Waiting for Charlie to Come Home 16. Blowin' in the Wind 1. W - O 2. Sunday Kind of Love 3. Good Rockin' Daddy 4. Hey Henry 5. By the Light of the Silvery Moon 6. Fool That I Am 7. Next Door to the Blues 8. I Just Want to Make Love to You 9. Something's Got a Hold on Me 10. Tough Mary 11. I'll Dry My Tears 12. One for My Baby 13. Someone to Watch Over Me 14. Girl of My Dreams 15. Let Me Know 16. At Last (Alt. Ver.)

This masterpiece remains to this day, one of the best soul/R&B albums ever. Here Etta James was comfortable and convincing, singing pop standards as she did on the magnificent title track, which was written in 1941 and originally recorded by Glenn Miller's orchestra. At Last became Etta's signature song. It reached number two on the R&B chart and number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her powerhouse contralto voice was matched with the sumptuous, bluesy string arrangements of Riley Hampton, and James truly came into her own as a singer. Album Tracks 1. Anything to Say You're Mine 2. My Dearest Darling 3. Trust in Me 4. A Sunday Kind of Love 5. Tough Mary 6. Don't Cry Baby (*) 7. You Know What I Mean (*) 8. I Just Want to Make Love to You 9. At Last 10. All I Could Do Was 11. Stormy Weather 12. Girl of My Dreams 13. I'll Dry My Tears (*) 14. Seven Day Fool (*)