
Etta James - At Last (Mono)
Lead Vocals – Etta James
Orchestra – The Riley Hampton Orchestra
Arranged and conducted by Riley Hampton
1 LP, gatefold old-style tip-on jackets
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Mono
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Chess Records (Acoustic Sounds Series)
Original Label : Chess
Produced by Leonard & Phil Chess
Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab
Originally released in 1960
Reissued in 2025
Tracks:
Side A :
- Anything to Say You're Mine
- My Dearest Darling
- Trust in Me
- Sunday Kind of Love
- Tough Mary
Side B:
- I Just Want to Make Love to You
- At Last
- All I Could Do Was Cry
- Stormy Weather
- Girl of My Dreams (rendered as Boy of My Dreams)
Reviews :
"In many ways Etta James resembled a female Ray Charles in her unerring ability to tackle (and sometimes combine) all of the strands of American popular music, from rock & roll to R&B, blues, country, gospel, jazz, and pure pop and soul, while still maintaining a distinct feel and sound that was all her own, and she did this throughout a five-decade career that is impressive for its consistency. This 25-track set (mostly drawn from her time with Chess Records) is hardly definitive (it doesn't have classic James' tracks like "Anything to Say You're Mine," "Don't Cry Baby," "Something's Got a Hold on Me," or the girl group pop of "Two Sides (To Every Story)," for instance, or any of her late-career blues tracks), but it does do a good job of spotlighting James' range and versatility by collecting sides like her signature "At Last," the soul-pop masterpieces "Tell Mama" and "I'd Rather Go Blind," and saucy versions of Willie Dixon's "Spoonful" and Randy Newman's "You Can Leave Your Hat On," all of which offer ample proof that James was one of the best singers of her generation -- in any style. » AllMusic Review by Steve Leggett
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3,5 / 5 , Discogs : 4,42 / 5