Etta James - Seven Year Itch - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2012 collection from the late vocalist. Few female R&B stars enjoyed the kind of consistent acclaim Etta James received throughout a career that spanned six decades; the celebrated producer Jerry Wexler once called her Inchthe greatest of all modern blues singers,Inch and she recorded a number of enduring hits, including InchAt Last,Inch InchTell Mama,Inch InchI'd Rather Go Blind,Inch and InchAll I Could Do Was Cry.Inch at the same time, despite possessing one of the most powerful voices in music, James only belatedly gained the attention of the mainstream audience, appearing rarely on the pop charts despite scoring 30 R&B hits, and she lived a rough-and-tumble life that could have inspired a dozen soap operas, battling drug addiction and bad relationships while outrunning a variety of health and legal problems.

For more than 40 years, house rocking diva Etta James has energized rhythm and blues with her primal, passionate voice. Today, Etta enjoys a popular revival as a recent Grammy-winner and inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. This anthology celebrates Etta at the top of her powers with 11 R&B classics including her breakthrough hit InchAll I Could Do Is CryInch and her signature tunes InchTell Mama,Inch InchAt Last,Inch InchSomething's Got a Hold on MeInch and InchI'd Rather Go Blind.Inch

Recorded between January and October 1960 and released by Argo Records (part of Chess Records) in 1961, at Last was Etta James debut studio album. She had already made a name for herself thanks to a succession of hit singles on the R&B chart, and four of these were to be found on her debut long player. Yet as impressive as the hits undoubtedly were, what made at Last stand head and shoulders above contemporary albums was the sheer variety of material, covering most musical bases such as blues and jazz with consummate ease. There is not a faulty performance to be found on any of the tracks, just as you might expect from an already seasoned performer such as Etta James. At Last has retained it's appeal, being regularly nominated and included into listings of the Top 500 albums of all time.