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The Very Best Of Etta James: The Chess Singles
 
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The Very Best Of Etta James: The Chess Singles [Box set]

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  • Audio CD (30 May 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 3
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Spectrum Audio
  • ASIN: B0009F2C3Y
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,430 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Listen  2. If I Can't Have You 2:59£0.89
Listen  3. My Dearest Darling 3:02£0.89
Listen  4. Spoonful 2:46£0.89
Listen  5. At Last 2:59£0.89
Listen  6. I Just Want To Make Love To You 3:03£0.89
Listen  7. Trust In Me 2:59£0.89
Listen  8. Fool That I Am 2:57£0.89
Listen  9. Don't Cry Baby 2:25£0.89
Listen10. A Sunday Kind Of Love 3:16£0.89
Listen11. Something's Got A Hold On Me 2:48£0.89
Listen12. Waiting For Charlie (To Come Home) 2:06£0.89
Listen13. Stop The Wedding 2:51£0.89
Listen14. Next Door To The Blues 2:46£0.89
Listen15. Would It Make Any Difference To You 2:37£0.89
Listen16. In My Diary 2:34£0.89
Listen17. Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time) 3:06£0.89
Listen18. These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) 4:00£0.89


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Listen  3. Two Sides (To Every Story) 3:01£0.89
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Listen  8. Do I Make Myself Clear 2:59£0.89
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Listen11. I Prefer You 3:04£0.89
Listen12. It Must Be Your Love 2:55£0.89
Listen13. 842-3089 (Call My Name) 2:58£0.89
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Listen15. Tell Mama 2:20£0.89
Listen16. I Wish Someone Would Care 2:35£0.89
Listen17. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man 2:58£0.89
Listen18. Light My Fire 2:53£0.89


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Listen  3. I Worship The Ground You Walk On 2:24£0.89
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Listen11. Nothing From Nothing Leaves Nothing 3:35£0.89
Listen12. W.O.M.A.N. 3:13£0.89
Listen13. All The Way Down 5:34£0.89
Listen14. You Can Leave Your Hat On 3:22£0.89
Listen15. Out On The Street Again 4:17£0.89
Listen16. Lovin' Arms 3:46£0.89
Listen17. Never My Love 3:52£0.89


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66 of 66 people found the following review helpful
Fully recommended 11 May 2008
By Laurence Upton TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
Etta James was with Chess for over fifteen years (appearing initially on their subsidiary labels Argo and Cadet) between 1960 and 1976, adapting and rolling with the times, trying out new ideas, never selling out, and making a heap of great blues and soul records. If squeezing fifteen years of material onto just three discs seems a tall order, imagine the absurdity of trying to compile The Best Of Etta James, which is a single CD of her Chess years. This box set represents far better value and is fully recommended, with just a couple of small caveats.

Firstly, there are too many mono mixes, even from the nineteen-seventies when stereo versions were prepared as a matter of course and are available elsewhere, and secondly, there is too little detailed documentation.

Finally, whilst I have no quarrel at all with the title, The Very Best Of Etta James, the subtitle The Chess Singles is just misleading. Some A-sides are absent, seven B-sides are included (just as well, as these include All I Could Do Was Cry, I Just Want To Make Love To You and I'd Rather Go Blind) and contrarily there are several album tracks and even a couple of outtakes that weren't released at the time at all. These include her brilliant version of Do Right Woman, Do Right Man recorded at Muscle Shoals and inexplicably left in the can until 1993.

This collection would be well complemented by Miss Etta James - The Complete Kent And Modern Recordings, the period before she signed to Chess. It's worth remembering that when these days artists are expected to be at their peak after one single, singers like Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone and Etta James had been learning their craft for several years before becoming established, and Etta James' first single appeared in 1955.
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61 of 62 people found the following review helpful
What a voice! 4 Oct 2005
Format:Audio CD
I bought this 3 disc compilation set over the single CD version, because it features all of the songs plus about 30 more for hardly any more money. Was it a good buy? You bet! Etta James is one of the best soul singers, especially if you like you soul a little bit on the bluesy side. 'At last' is worth the cost of the CD alone, but there are about 50 more great tracks in this set-you can't lose.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Best value ever.. 2 Sep 2009
By D. W. Miller VINE™ VOICE
Format:MP3 Download
Etta James was one of the first and best singers to combine soul and blues in a style sufficiently commercial to appeal to fans of both genres. This album delivers a huge feast of Etta's work and represents superb value for money. Even if some of the recordings are a bit on the thin side, they evoke memories of the times they were made. Terrific.
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Unknown Etta
I only knew of Etta's music but did not actually have any of it and that is why I wanted a good sized collection. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Evil
A lot of 'B' side material.
As much as I admire Etta's singing abilities, I think the quality of most of the songs on these three CD's are not that good. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Peter
Nostalgia
Etta James wonderful artist wonderful performer. These albums take me back to my youth. She laid the ground for so many artist who followed her; espcially women with a bluesy edge. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. John P. Knibb
Etta James The chess Singles
What a wonderful CD. Heard At last on the radio and thought i would like to hear more of Etta. I wasn't disappointed. If you like Etta get this one.Amazon was only £[] what value
Published 8 months ago by Jan
etta james the chess singles
Excellent value for money bundle. The complete chess recordings for the legend that is Etta James. Good quality stereo recordings.
Published 8 months ago by doze
Great
A great collection with some outstanding songs. Superb price also for such a wide collection. A real look into her musical career spanning many many years.
Published 9 months ago by Mr. G. Baker
NOT REALLY MY CUP OF TEA
This is no reflection if you are an Etta James fan, I bought it for the track "At Last" which I think is brilliant. I don't really like the way she sings a lot of the other songs.
Published 10 months ago by Mrs. J. Stark
Ette James
Etta James was the bridge between American R&B and Soul music. This CD has all her best song and is worth buying for her rendition of At Last,alone. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Dennis Smith
Wonderful collection
Fantastic collection of Etta James songs. Ideal background music for our wedding, plus one certain song for walking back down the aisle (At Last!).
Published 14 months ago by L. Stewart
What A Voice!
Another purchase in my "expanding my music collection backwards in time" project - in this case following a BBC4 program which featured Etta singing "At Last" - a song I had... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Big Al
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