2008-08-02 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful
I have always been a fan of Etta James but this has got to be one of the best CDs I've ever purchased. Many CDs have a few great songs and then some you'd just as soon skip over. Not so on this one ! Each and every one is the Lady at her best.... (Read full review at Amazon)
2007-09-14 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful
In an age when music is trite and shallow, it is refreshing to re-discover music that is timeless and beautiful. I am glad I purchased this. (Read full review at Amazon)
2007-07-15 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful
When Etta James starts to sing the world stands still and your heart skips a beat. What a voice this lady had. I am very thankful to have this music as it can transform an ordinary day into a fantastic mood of love and happiness. When she sings... (Read full review at Amazon)
2007-07-07 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful
For years I have said that even though Etta James did not have many "Top Ten" hits on the charts, she is the best interpreter of other singers' songs, the best who ever lived and sang on a New Orleans or a Chicago stage or bar stool. She takes... (Read full review at Amazon)
She's no stranger to the towering highs and lows of the heart, and Etta James's soaring, gospel-tinged pipes match up well with the rigors of unabashed bliss. Happily, the good people at Chess Records recognize this, and they have thoughtfully collected some of the best examples into one tidy record. Kicking off with her classic treatment of "At Last," the collection moves through the lilting strings of "My Dearest Darling" on into the expressive tones of "I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You)" with grace and emotional candor. James can be simultaneously tender and deeply honest and her ability to express the desperate joy that is the soul of love remains one of life's marvelous pleasures. --Matthew Cooke
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