The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection

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Gatefold digipak

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1At Last
producer:
Leonard Chess, Leonard & Phil Chess (Legendary US production duo) and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 115)
cover recording of:
At Last (in 1960-10)
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Etta James4.353:02
2W-O-M-A-N
vocals:
Etta James
Etta James2:45
3Dance With Me, Henry (‘the Wallflower’)
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
The Wallflower (Dance With Me, Henry)
writer and composer:
Hank Ballard, Etta James and Johnny Otis
version of:
Work With Me, Annie
Etta James3:02
4Good Rockin’ Daddy
lead vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Good Rockin’ Daddy
writer:
Richard Berry (US singer/songwriter, composed Louie Louie) and Joe Josea
Etta James2:24
5Crazy Feeling
vocals:
Etta James
Etta James3:19
6Hey, Henry (Doin’ Fine, Henry)
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Hey, Henry
writer:
Frank Gallo (German Schlager, Pop) and Joe Josea
Etta James2:53
7Be Mine
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Be Mine
writer:
Richard Berry (US singer/songwriter, composed Louie Louie) and Joe Josea
Etta James2:46
8That’s All
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
That’s All
writer:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B") and Joe Josea
Etta James2:15
9My One and Only (Number One)
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
My One and Only
composer:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B") and Joe Josea
Etta James2:27
10I’m a Fool
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
I’m a Fool
writer:
Richard Berry (US singer/songwriter, composed Louie Louie) and Joe Josea
Etta James2:33
11Shortnin’ Bread Rock
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Shortenin’ Bread Rock
writer:
Eddie Brandt and Freddy Morgan
Etta James2:35
12Tears of Joy
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Tears of Joy
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Jerome Leiber Music, Purple Starfish Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Etta James2:32
13Tough Lover
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Tough Lover (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Etta James (in 1956) and Joe Josea (in 1956)
Etta James2:12
14Fools We Mortals Be
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Fools We Mortals Be
lyricist and composer:
Dale Hawkins
Etta James2:24
15Good Lookin’
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Good Lookin’
writer:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B") and Joe Josea
Etta James2:12
16Then I’ll Care
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Then I’ll Care
lyricist and composer:
Dorothy Hawkins (singer)
Etta James2:35
17The Pick Up
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
The Pick-Up
writer:
Harold Batiste and Ray Johnson (Rhythm 'n' blues - jazz pianist - songwriter - band leader)
Etta James2:22
18Market Place
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Market Place
writer:
Scott Johnson (Songwriter), Rick Darnell and Ray Stanley (rockabilly artist)
Etta James2:38
19Come What May
vocals:
Etta James
cover recording of:
Come What May
lyricist and composer:
Franklyn Tableporter
publisher:
Freddy Bienstock Music Co., Tiger (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Etta James2:05
20I Hope You’re Satisfied
vocals:
Harvey Fuqua and Etta James
recording of:
Hope You’re Satisfied
writer:
Harvey Fuqua and Etta James
Etta James with Harvey Fuqua3:01
▼ CD 2
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1I Just Want to Make Love to You
producer:
Leonard Chess, Leonard & Phil Chess (Legendary US production duo) and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
cover recording of:
I Just Wanna Make Love to You (in 1960-05)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Etta James33:04
2All I Could Do Was Cry
producer:
Leonard Chess, Leonard & Phil Chess (Legendary US production duo) and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
recording of:
All I Could Do Was Cry (in 1960-01)
writer:
Billy Davis (r&b producer/songwriter/performer Roquel Davis), Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd
Etta James2:56
3Don’t Cry, Baby
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Don’t Cry Baby
writer:
Saul Bernie, James P. Johnson and Stella Unger
publisher:
Advanced Music corp. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Etta James2:21
4Baby, Baby, Every Night
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Every Night
writer:
Scott Johnson (Songwriter), Ronie Rae and Ed Townsend
Etta James2:26
5How Big a Fool
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Call Me a Fool
writer:
John Marascalco and George Motola
publisher:
House Of Fortune Music Co. and Robin Hood Music Co.
Etta James2:44
6If I Can’t Have You
producer:
Leonard Chess and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Harvey Fuqua and Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
recording of:
If I Can’t Have You
writer:
Harvey Fuqua and Etta James
Etta James with Harvey Fuqua52:57
7Spoonful
producer:
Leonard Chess and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Harvey Fuqua and Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
performer:
Harvey Fuqua
arranger:
Riley Hampton
cover recording of:
Spoonful (in 1960-09)
lyricist:
Willie Dixon
composer:
Willie Dixon (until 1960)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Mathews Music
Etta James with Harvey Fuqua2:49
8Girl of My Dreams (Rendered as ‘Boy of My Dreams’)
vocals:
Etta James
cover recording of:
Girl of My Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Charles Clapp (in 1927)
Etta James2:22
9My Dearest Darling
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
My Dearest Darling (in 1960-05)
writer:
Edwin Bocage and Paul Gayten (US R&B)
Etta James3:00
10Tough Mary
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Tough Mary
lyricist and composer:
Lorenzo Manley
Etta James2:23
11Anything to Say You’re Mine
producer:
Leonard Chess, Leonard & Phil Chess (Legendary US production duo) and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
recording of:
Anything to Say You’re Mine (in 1960-09)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist)
Etta James52:36
12Strange Things Happening
recorded in:
California, United States (in 1958)
lead vocals:
Etta James (in 1958)
cover recording of:
Strange Things Happening Every Day
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1944-09)
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI)
arrangement of:
Strange Things Happening Every Day
Etta James2:33
13Stormy Weather
producer:
Leonard Chess, Leonard & Phil Chess (Legendary US production duo) and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather (in 1960-10)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Etta James33:08
14Fool That I Am
producer:
Leonard Chess and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
cover recording of:
Fool That I Am
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Hunt
Etta James2:57
15Dream
vocals:
Etta James
cover recording of:
Dream
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer (in 1944)
publisher:
Capitol Songs Inc., Mercer Music, Michael H. Goldsen Inc., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Etta James2:26
16A Sunday Kind of Love
producer:
Leonard Chess, Leonard & Phil Chess (Legendary US production duo) and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
performer:
Sugar Pie DeSanto
arranger:
Riley Hampton
cover recording of:
A Sunday Kind of Love
writer:
Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard (US pianist, composer and lyricist), Louis Prima and Stan Rhodes
publisher:
Leeds Music Inc.
Etta James4.53:16
17It’s Too Soon to Know
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
It’s Too Soon to Know
lyricist and composer:
Deborah Chessler
Etta James2:47
18One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1943)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Harwin Music
part of:
The Sky’s the Limit (1943 film)
Etta James3:22
19In My Diary
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
In My Diary
lyricist and composer:
Michael Angelo Graham
Etta James2:34
20I’ll Dry My Eyes
producer:
Leonard Chess and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
Etta James2:35
▼ CD 3
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1Trust in Me
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Trust in Me
lyricist:
Ned Wever
composer:
Milton Ager and Jean Schwartz
3:11
2Something’s Got a Hold on Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961-12)
bass guitar [bass]:
Reggie Boyd (in 1961-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Duncan (in 1961-12)
guitar:
Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (in 1961-12)
piano:
John Young (jazz pianist) (in 1961-12)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1961-12)
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Etta James (in 1961-12)
recording of:
Something’s Gotta Hold on Me (in 1961-12)
writer:
Etta James, Leroy Kirkland and Pearl Woods (60s R&B)
42:47
3Seven Day Fool
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Seven Day Fool
writer:
Ardra Woods, Roquel Davis and Berry Gordy
2:56
4Plum Nuts
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Plum Nuts
lyricist and composer:
Robert Plummer
3:00
5Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
producer:
Leonard Chess and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
cover recording of:
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Harrison Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label)
version of:
Never No Lament
2:25
6Waiting for Charlie to Come Home
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Waiting for Charlie (to Come Home)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Burt Bacharach
2:06
7Guess Again
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Guess Again
writer:
Melvin Glazer, Aaron Schroeder (1950s~1960s US songwriter) and Wally Gold
2:15
8A Lover’s Mourn
vocals:
Etta James
cover recording of:
A Lover’s Mourn
lyricist and composer:
Lloyd Reese (gospel singer)
2:23
9You Can Count on Me
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
You Can Count on Me
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Singleton
2:34
10My Dear
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
My Dear
writer:
Richard Berry (US singer/songwriter, composed Louie Louie) and Godoy Colbert
2:35
11Nobody but You
vocals:
Etta James
2:22
12Let Me Know
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Let Me Know
writer:
Berry Gordy Jr. and Billy Davis (r&b producer/songwriter/performer Roquel Davis)
3:04
13How Do You Speak to an Angel?
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
How Do You Speak to an Angel?
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Jule Styne
2:34
14Fools Rush In
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., Commander Publications, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
1:59
15Next Door to the Blues
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Next Door to the Blues (in 1961-12)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Kirkland and Pearl Woods (60s R&B)
2:47
16Don’t Blame Me
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Don’t Blame Me
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Ireneadele Publishing
2:22
17I Want to Be Loved (but Only by You)
vocals:
Etta James
cover recording of:
I Want to Be Loved (but Only by You)
lyricist and composer:
Savannah Churchill
3:20
18These Foolish Things
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
3:57
19Prisoner of Love
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Prisoner of Love
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Russ Columbo (American singer, songwriter, violinist and actor) and Clarence Gaskill
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
2:13
20Would It Make Any Difference to You?
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Would It Make Any Difference to You
lyricist and composer:
Bob Forshee
2:37

Credits

Release

copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Big3 (UK, budget compilations) (in 2017)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/11205458 [info]
ASIN:UK: B07114RJWV [info]

Release group

part of:The Absolute Essential 3 CD Collection (order: 33)