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This excellent 2006 compilation presents many of the finest moments by R&B/soul singer Etta James. Given James's bold, full-bodied vocals, she was a natural for the blues, but she made her biggest mark in the 1960s with lush, pop-tinged ballads ... Definitive Collection Music | List Price | $13.95 (You save $2.20) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, R&B CDs, Blues, Soul/R&B, Stax/Southern Soul | | Label | Hip-O | | Orig Year | 2006 | | All Time Sales Rank |  41102  | | CD Universe Part number | 6999633 | | Catalog number | 000401002 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jan 10, 2006 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Ralph Bass; Billy Davis; Rick Hall; Gabriel Mekler; Jerry Wexler; Barry Beckett; John Snyder; Etta James; Josh Sklair; Donto James; Sametto James | | Personnel | Etta James
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