Pushover By Etta James

While several best-ofs from Etta James' Chess period have been available over the years -- with the two-disc, 44-track Essential Etta James at the top of the list in giving the big picture -- this 20-track collection sweats that bigger ...

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 ...

Recorded between January 1960 and December 1974. Includes liner notes by Lee Hildebrand. Digitally remastered by Erick Labson (Universal Mastering Studios-West, North Hollywood, California). This three-CD set covering Etta James's stint with Chess is a fascinating chronological journey that includes a number ...

Etta applies her incredible voice and amazing ability to interpret a song to these Chess label hits: Tell Mama; Pushover; All I Could Do Was Cry; Stop the Wedding; Something's Got a Hold on Me; At Last; If I Can't ...

Principally recorded in Chicago between 1960-1975. Includes liner notes by David Ritz. Digitally remastered by Erick Labson (MCA Music Media Studios), except "Would It Make Any Difference," "Pay Back" and "Two Sides To Every Story" which were remixed to stereo from ...

Recorded in the 1960s. Includes liner notes by Joseph Laredo. This is part of MCA's 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection series. Like any record company worth their salt, MCA knows a good gimmick when they see it, and when the millennium ...

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 ...

Universal's 2010 collection Icon is a 12-track sampler of Etta James' biggest hits for Chess/Checker, anchored by the immortal "At Last" but also featuring "Stop the Wedding," "Tell Mama," "I'd Rather Go Blind," and "Security," enough to make this a ...

Track Listing: DISC 1: Wallflower, The; Good Rockin' Daddy; Crazy Feeling; W-O-M-A-N; Tough Lover; Pick Up, The; Every Night; Sunshine of Love; Strange Things Happening Every Day; All I Could Do Was Cry; My Dearest Darling; If I Can't Have ...

Because of her blues-based comeback in the '90s, Etta James was thought of by the general public -- if she was thought of at all -- as a blues singer, but there was a good deal more to the picture ...

In part because it didn't have any of her biggest hits, the 1964 album Queen of Soul is a relatively overlooked one in Etta James' discography, even for an artist whose LPs weren't all that well known. The ten songs ...

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 "the greatest of all modern blues ...

This 12-cut super budget compilation by Etta James -- that contains no annotation whatsoever as to where these "hits" originated -- is basically a way to cheaply acquaint a new generation with the work of James. ~ Thom Jurek

This three-disc set might not be the ideal introduction to Etta James, but it is an interesting collection, presenting her in four very different settings during her career. The first disc features James revisiting some of her early hits like ...

Arrangers: Shulman; Thompson. Track Listing: At Last; Something's Got a Hold on Me; Tell Mama; Oh Happy Day; Trust in Me; Pushover; All I Could Do Was Cry; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands; Blowin' in the Wind; I Saw the Light;

Track Listing: Wallflower, The; At Last; All I Could Do Was Cry; Something's Got a Hold on Me; Trust in Me; Pushover; Respect Yourself; Hard to Handle; Rock Me Baby; Shake Ya Bootie; Drown in My Own Tears; Stormy Monday; ...

Track Listing: All I Could Do Was Cry; At Last; Something's Got a Hold on Me; Tell Mama; Oh Happy Day; Let's Go Down to the River; I Saw the Light; Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; Blowin' in the Wind; I'll ...

Track Listing: I Just Want To Make Love To You; If I Can't Have You; Spoonful; Something's Got A Hold On Me; Street Of Tears; Stop The Wedding; Pushover; Pay Back; Two Sides; Baby What You Want Me To Do; ...

Unknown Contributor Role: Doug Schwartz. Personnel: Etta James (vocals). Recording information: Chicago, IL.

Recorded in the 1960s. Includes liner notes by Joseph Laredo. This is part of MCA's 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection series. Like any record company worth their salt, MCA knows a good gimmick when they see it, and when the millennium ...

Soul with a vengeance, this album contains most of James's greatest '60s Chess and Cadet singles. ~ George Bedard Personnel: Etta James (vocals).

Recorded in the 1960s. Includes liner notes by Joseph Laredo. This is part of MCA's 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection series. Like any record company worth their salt, MCA knows a good gimmick when they see it, and when the millennium ...

Principally recorded in Chicago between 1960-1975. Includes liner notes by David Ritz. Digitally remastered by Erick Labson (MCA Music Media Studios), except "Would It Make Any Difference," "Pay Back" and "Two Sides To Every Story" which were remixed to stereo from ...

Etta James sings with controlled passion and conviction. She makes ordinary songs special; her full-throated deliveries and no-nonsense vocals create magic on stages and in recording studios. She could sing softly before rising to full rage, as she does on ...

Although this brief ten-song set has some of Etta James' biggest R&B hits, including "The Wallflower (Roll with Me Henry)," "All I Could Do Was Cry," and "Something's Got a Hold of Me," it doesn't even begin to do her ...

A good 20-track survey of her Chess work on this double LP. All but two of the songs, however, are now available on the much more extensive CD The Essential Etta James, making this collection redundant. ~ Richie Unterberger

Track Listing: At Last; Something's Got a Hold On Me; Dance With Me Henry; Trust In Me; Pushover; All I Could Do Was Cry; Respect Yourself; I'd Rather Go Blind; Woman; Dust My Broom; All the Way Down; Drown In ...