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Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Wallflower, The (Dance With Me Henry)
2. Good Rockin' Daddy
3. Tough Lover
4. All I Could Do Is Cry
5. If I Can't Have You
6. My Dearest Darling
7. Sunday Kind of Love, A
8. At Last
9. Trust in Me
10. Don't Cry Baby
11. Fool That I Am
12. Waiting For Charlie (To Come Home)
13. Something's Got a Hold on Me
14. Next Door to the Blues
15. Stop the Wedding
16. These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
17. Pushover
18. Baby, What You Want Me to Do
DISC 2:
1. Loving You More Every Day
2. In the Basement, Part One
3. Tell Mama
4. I'd Rather Go Blind
5. Security
6. Almost Persuaded
7. Losers Weepers, Part One
8. All the Way Down
9. God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)
10. Feeling Uneasy
11. Let's Burn Down the Cornfield
12. Loving Arms
13. Take It to the Limit
14. Damn Your Eyes
15. Whatever Gets You Through the Night
16. Man I Love, The
17. Blues Is My Business, The
18. Sky Is Crying, The
Album Notes
Personnel include: Etta James (vocals); Cornell Dupree, Matt Murphy (guitar); John Young , Cedar Walton (piano); Richard Tee (keyboards); Johnny Otis, Steve Gadd (drums).
Recording information: 1955 - 2004.
Although there have been many Etta James compilations, 2007's top-notch, two-disc GOLD collection easily stands out as one of the best overviews of the revered R&B/blues vocalist's career. While James (born Jamesetta Hawkins) is inextricably linked with her swooning early-1960s classic "At Last," this impressive set presents 35 other reasons for adulation, including the passionate "Trust in Me" and the lively, horn-laden "Tell Mama," both of which showcase the singer's remarkably powerful and emotive voice. Most James anthologies tend to stop in the '70s, but GOLD commendably extends to 2004 with a spare, simmering take on "The Sky Is Crying" that holds its own with songs she recorded decades earlier. Though THE ESSENTIAL ETTA JAMES can't be beat as an in-depth look at James's heyday, GOLD is inarguably the most wide-ranging set in the performer's extensive catalogue.
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