The Essential

~ Release by Etta James (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Try a Little Tenderness
assistant recording engineer:
Sametto James
recording engineer:
Donto James
producer and mixer:
Donto James and Sametto James
bass:
Sametto James
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Donto James
guitar:
Bobby Murray (electric blues guitarist) and Josh Sklair
Hammond organ:
Mike Finnigan (keyboardist)
solo guitar:
Bobby Murray (electric blues guitarist)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Z (harmonica & sax player James Zavala)
trumpet:
Tom Poole (production music composer)
valve trombone:
Lee Thornburg
Wurlitzer electric piano:
David K. Mathews
lead vocals:
Etta James
recorded at and mixed at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
cover recording of:
Try a Little Tenderness
lyricist:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher) and Reginald Connelly
composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Recordi ex Recordi G.&C., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Warner Chappell and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (on 1932-11-04)
4:48
2Night and Day
cover recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
4:18
3Come Rain or Come Shine
lead vocals:
Etta James (from 2000-11-30 until 2001-02-27)
arranger:
Cedar Walton
cover recording of:
Come Rain or Come Shine (from 2000-11-30 until 2001-02-27)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1946)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), S.A. Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
5:38
4I'll Be Seeing You
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Seeing You
lyricist:
Irving Kahal (in 1938)
composer:
Sammy Fain (in 1938)
publisher:
Fain Music (ASCAP), New Irving Kahal Music and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
4:44
5My Funny Valentine
cover recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
5:48
6My Man
cover recording of:
My Man (Mon homme) (Channing Pollock lyrics)
lyricist:
Jacques Charles (French librettist and theatre producer) and Albert Willemetz
composer:
Maurice Yvain
translator:
Channing Pollock
publisher:
CBS Feist Catalog, Inc. (ended) and Éditions Salabert France
translated version of:
Mon homme
5:10
7Someone to Watch Over Me
cover recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Harms, Inc. (in 1926) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2022-01-01)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
6:02
8The Man I Love
cover recording of:
The Man I Love
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
34:24
9In My Solitude
cover recording of:
(In My) Solitude
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
5:16
10Good Morning Heartache
cover recording of:
Good Morning Heartache
lyricist:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter)
composer:
Dan Fisher (U.S. songwriter ("Good Morning Heartache"), author, producer) and Irene Higginbotham
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp., Lindabet Music, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
5:29
11The Very Thought of You
cover recording of:
The Very Thought of You
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:30
12He's Funny That Way
cover recording of:
She’s Funny That Way
lyricist:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1928)
writer:
Neil Moret and Richard A. Whiting
composer:
Neil Moret (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI April Music Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Robbins Music Corp. and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
6:01
13Teach Me Tonight
cover recording of:
Teach Me Tonight
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), Cahn Music Co., Hub Music Co., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
5:00
14Embraceable You
cover recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
3:54
15At Last
lead vocals:
Etta James (from 1999-03-15 until 1999-03-23)
cover recording of:
At Last (from 1999-03-15 until 1999-03-23)
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
live cover recording of:
At Last
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
34:40

Credits

Release

ASIN:US: B003O3RIH8 [info]

Release group

part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 132)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002003717 [info]