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At Last! |  | Artist: Etta James
Label: Geffen
Category: Digital Music Album
Buy New: $8.47
as of 9/4/2010 05:50 CDT details
Seller: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Rating:  84 reviews
Sales Rank: 7429
Genre: blues-music
Media: MP3 Download
Running Time: 2421 Minutes
ASIN: B000WLJED6
Publication Date: July 27, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 At Last 1961... September 1, 2010
R. Stover
Etta was great but the background music styling was magnificent! Listeners don't realize how much that helped to create the magic of that recording. My hat's off to whoever was responsible for that (Leonard Chess???). When I first heard it in 1961 (yes I'm that old!!!), I was blown away. I continue to pause (maybe even a tear) every time I hear it. Leonard or whoever was responsible for the styling, deserved some award or recognition!
Love Song for New Love June 22, 2010
Susan K. Fancher (Carlsbad, CA)
My new love selected this gorgeous song for us; it fits our new relationship perfectly.
He heard it on a CD & called me from Arizona to play it & tell me that "This will be our song forever".
I even learned to play it on the piano.
Could Be a Best Of! May 3, 2010
Bowiebuff (SC)
Though this is an album, considering the familiarity and quality of the songs, this could serve as a "best of" for anyone looking to get into James. This is one of Chess's--in my opinion, the greatest record label in American history--finest gems. There are songs made famous by James ("At Last," "Sunday Kind of Love," "All I could Do was Cry") along with some Dixon-penned blues standards like "Spoonful," and "I Just Want to Make Love To You." In contrast to the exhiliratingly primal blues of Chess mates Howlin'(aka the greatest bluesman of all-time!) and Muddy, Etta's music is sophisticated and jazzy; thus, one does not have to be a blues diehard to enjoy her!
 Etta James Is In The House- The Early Days December 10, 2009
Alfred Johnson (boston, ma)
The name Etta James is no stranger to this space. Whether it is in reference to the classic Chicago blues label Chess Records, Chicago blues as a genre, or just Etta rockin' the house I have found time to place her in that rather small (unfortunately) number of great modern female blues singers. That said, this CD has plenty of that, but also showcases her other talents. Although this album started life as a Chess production (of some sort) there are ballads and other old time tunes here to show that in her prime there was nothing Etta couldn't cover with gusto. Some of it like "Trust In Me" is just a little too sweet for me. I called it "bubblegum" music in the old days. But compare that to her covers of famous classic Lena Horne "Stormy Weather" or "Sunday Kind of Love" and you have an approximation of what the songs were that we listened to when thoughts of love were first bubbling up around 1960. And easy music to ask a girl or guy to slow dance too. Ah, well.
Just the best June 27, 2009
Bob in Albuquerque (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
I gave this a s a birthday gift and bought one for myself. A perfect cd.
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