CD-Charts Position 1
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At Last!

by: Etta James

Release Date July 27, 1999
I'd ordered several of these CDs, which were put into one bubble envelope, but not individually wrapped -- consequently, they arrived with three of the jewel cases cracked.

CD-Charts Position 2
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Love Songs

by: Etta James

Release Date January 23, 2001
I have always been a fan of Etta James but this has got to be one of the best CDs I've ever purchased. Many CDs have a few great songs and then some you'd just as soon skip over. Not so on this one ! Each and every one is the Lady at her best. Definitely a great one !

CD-Charts Position 3
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Etta James Rocks the House

by: Etta James

Release Date September 29, 1992
I really hadn't listened to Etta James before, but recently heard a couple of her songs on [...] - well, I liked them and decided to get a cd. This woman really does Rock the House! What a voice! She reminds me a little of Tina Turner when she was with Ike. I think Janis Joplin may have been influenced somewhat by Etta James. I'm very happy with my purchase.

CD-Charts Position 4
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Blues to the Bone

by: Etta James

Release Date June 08, 2004
I am a huge BLUES fan, but it is hard to find in my area, so I buy a lot of "BLUES" CDs. Although Keb" Mo is probably one of my favorites, I have played the Etta James CD all the way to work and back (60miles/day) every day since I received it from Amazon, and still not tired of her rich voice.

CD-Charts Position 5
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The Definitive Collection

by: Etta James

Release Date January 10, 2006
Very good selection of songs. A pleasure to listen to. Etta at the top of her game.

CD-Charts Position 6
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The Essential Etta James

by: Etta James

Release Date June 08, 1993
This cd is perfect if you are looking for some jazzy sexy blues. Her voice gives me goosebumps! It will make anyone an instant Etta James fan.

CD-Charts Position 7
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The Best of Etta James

by: Etta James

Release Date March 25, 1997
When songwriters Harry Warren and Mack Gordon had their composition At Last become the B-side to the 1942 Glenn Miller # 1 hit (I've Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo, they probably thought they had died and gone to Heaven. Especially when it too charted at a respectable # 14 with Ray Eberle doing the vocals. A decade later they struck paydirt again when the song was resurrected in the movie Orchestra Wives and then taken to # 2 by Ray Anthony & his orchestra, with Tommy Mercer doing the vocal.

But in my humble opinion the best was yet to come, and when a 23-year-old from Los Angeles by the name of Jamesetta Hawkins decided to record it in 1961 under her stage name Etta James, from that point on it became HER song. It may not have done as well on the Billboard ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 8
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Tell Mama: The Complete Muscle Shoals Sessions

by: Etta James

Release Date April 24, 2001
Not my favorite piece, but Etta always pleases.

CD-Charts Position 9
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How To Make An American Quilt: Music From The Motion Picture

by: Thomas Newman

Release Date October 24, 1995
"How To Make An American Quilt" is the soundtrack that turned me into a Thomas Newman fan. He he has composed some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard with this score. "He Never Came Back," "Sophia," "Quilting Theme" and "An American Quilt" are simply amazing. "The Diver," my favorite score soundtrack of all time, is the most beautiful song I have ever heard. After beginning with the tender melody from "He Never Came Back" the song builds into a breath-taking climax. It then ends with the soft "Sophia" theme, reminding us of who "The Diver" was and still is. It is truly one of the most amazing songs ever composed for a movie!

"How To Make An American Quilt" is a heart-warming movie that reminds each of us to look at our own lives and the love that threads ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 10
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Time After Time

by: Etta James

Release Date May 09, 1995
I bought the CD for a friend but downloaded a copy - minus a few tracks - from iTunes. I first heard Etta's version of My Funny Valentine in the middle of a restless night. I've never heard anything quite like Etta's voice. I'm at a loss for words but Etta's interpretation of these jazz standards blow me away every time I listen to them.

It may not be for you if you're into her edgier blues style. I find this the flavor of this CD stands apart as unique in her discography with an after hours jazz club feel. Etta's interpretive skill and abilty to dig in and own a tune are amazing. Some voices suffer as they age. Etta's only getting better. A bucketload of soul.