Etta James – The Best Of CD | At Last | I'd Rather Go Blind | Tell Mama | Something's Got a Hold on Me | Chess MCA | R&B Soul | New & Sealed

At Last. Etta James — The Best Of. The essential Etta James compilation — bringing together her most celebrated recordings from her years on Chess Records, including At Last, I’d Rather Go Blind, Tell Mama and Something’s Got a Hold on Me — the voice of one of the greatest soul and R&B singers ever recorded. R&B / soul / blues / gospel from Los Angeles, California, USA. New & sealed.

The Best Of Etta James — Most Searched Facts

• At Last — the most searched Etta James song — recorded in 1960 at Chess Records in Chicago — written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren in 1941 — became one of the most iconic love songs in American music — used at countless weddings and famously performed by Beyoncé at President Obama’s inaugural ball in January 2009
• I’d Rather Go Blind — the most searched Etta James blues track — recorded in 1967 — co-written by Etta James and Ellington Jordan — a devastating slow blues about the pain of losing a lover — later covered by Chicken Shack (UK number fourteen 1969) and Rod Stewart
• Tell Mama — the most searched Etta James uptempo hit — recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1967 — a gospel-drenched Southern soul classic
• Something’s Got a Hold on Me — the most searched Etta James funk track — recorded in 1961 — later sampled by Avicii in Levels (2011) and used in the film Burlesque (2010)
• Etta James recorded for Chess Records in Chicago from 1960 — the label that also signed Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Muddy Waters — the most searched Chess Records fact

“At Last” — Most Searched Song

• Written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren in 1941 — originally performed by Glenn Miller — the most searched At Last origin fact
• Etta James recorded her definitive version in 1960 at Chess Records, Chicago, with arranger Riley Hampton — the most searched recording fact
• Beyoncé performed At Last for Barack and Michelle Obama’s first dance at the inaugural ball on 20 January 2009 — the most searched At Last cultural moment fact
• One of the most requested wedding songs in the world — and one of the most covered songs in popular music history — the most searched At Last use fact

Most Searched Etta James Facts

• Etta James born Jamesetta Hawkins on 25 January 1938 in Los Angeles, California — she died on 20 January 2012 aged 73 — the most searched Etta James personal fact
• She began recording as a teenager — her debut single The Wallflower (Roll With Me Henry) was recorded in 1955 aged 17 as an answer record to Hank Ballard’s Work With Me Annie — the most searched Etta James early career fact
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 — the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003 — the most searched Etta James accolades fact
• Beyoncé portrayed Etta James in the 2008 biographical film Cadillac Records — set against the story of Chess Records in Chicago — the most searched Etta James film fact
• Something’s Got a Hold on Me was sampled by Avicii for Levels (2011) — one of the most successful dance tracks of the 2010s — the most searched Etta James sample fact

Frequently Asked Questions

• Who sang At Last at Obama’s inaugural ball? — Beyoncé — 20 January 2009 — for Barack and Michelle Obama’s first dance — the most searched question
• Who sampled Something’s Got a Hold on Me? — Avicii — Levels (2011) — the most searched sample question
• Who played Etta James in Cadillac Records? — Beyoncé — 2008 — the most searched film question
• When did Etta James die? — 20 January 2012 — aged 73 — the most searched personal question
• Who originally wrote At Last? — Mack Gordon and Harry Warren — 1941 — originally performed by Glenn Miller — the most searched songwriting question

Featured Tracks

• At Last
• I’d Rather Go Blind
• Tell Mama
• Something’s Got a Hold on Me
• A Sunday Kind of Love
• All I Could Do Was Cry
• The Wallflower (Roll With Me Henry)
• Stop the Wedding
• Pushover
• In the Basement

Album Details

• Artist: Etta James
• Album: The Best Of Etta James
• Format: CD
• Label: Chess / MCA
• EAN / Barcode: 0731454436724
• Condition: New & Sealed

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