Etta James - The Essential Etta James (1993)

The Essential Etta James comprises 44 tracks summarizing the long and brilliant Chess tenure of "Miss Peaches," Etta James, opening with her 1960 smash "All I Could Do Was Cry," and encompassing her torchy, fully orchestrated ballads "At Last," "My Dearest Darling," and "Trust in Me," and continuing on through her 1962 gospel-rocker "Something's Got a Hold on Me," the Chicago soul standouts "I Prefer You" and "842-3089," and her 1967 Muscle Shoals-cut smash "Tell Mama." A few of the '70s sides that conclude the two-disc set seem like filler when compared to what preceded them, but most of the essentials are aboard.

Tracklist:

CD 1

1. All I Could Do Is Cry (2:56)
2. My Dearest Darling (3:02)
3. If I Can't Have You (2:52)
4. A Sunday Kind Of Love (3:18)
5. Anything To Say You're Mine (2:36)
6. At Last (3:01)
7. Seven Day Fool (3:00)
8. Trust In Me (2:59)
9. Don't Cry Baby (2:26)
10. Fool That I Am (2:57)
11. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) (3:27)
12. Waiting For Charlie (To Come Home) (2:07)
13. Something's Got A Hold On Me (2:49)
14. Next Door To The Blues (2:49)
15. These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) (3:58)
16. Stop The Wedding (2:51)
17. Prisoner Of Love (2:13)
18. Pushover (2:54)
19. Would It Make Any Difference To You (2:38)
20. Pay Back (2:39)
21. Two Sides To Every Story (3:03)
22. Baby What You Want Me To Do (4:17)

CD 2

1. In The Basement Part One (With Sugar Pie DeSanto) (2:23)
2. Loving You More Every Day (3:21)
3. Do I Make Myself Clear (With Sugar Pie DeSanto) (3:00)
4. I Prefer You (3:05)
5. It Must Be Your Love (2:56)
6. 842-3089 (Call My Name) (3:00)
7. I'd Rather Go Blind (2:34)
8. Tell Mama (2:22)
9. Do Right Woman Do Right Man (2:59)
10. Security (2:28)
11. Almost Persuaded (3:21)
12. You Got It (2:25)
13. Miss Pitiful (2:22)
14. Losers Weepers Part One (2:59)
15. W.O.M.A.N. (3:15)
16. I Never Meant To Love Him (3:50)
17. You Can Leave Your Hat On (3:23)
18. God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind) (3:37)
19. All The Way Down (5:36)
20. Lovin' Arms (3:48)
21. Feeling Uneasy (2:50)
22. Let's Burn Down The Cornfield (3:43)