The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection

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Annotation

Gatefold digipak

Annotation last modified on 2018-01-14 12:24 UTC.

Tracklist

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1I Just Want to Make Love to You
producer:
Leonard Chess, Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo) and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
cover recording of:
I Just Wanna Make Love to You (in 1960-05)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Etta James33:04
2All I Could Do Was Cry
producer:
Leonard Chess and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James (in 1960-01)
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra (in 1960-01)
conductor:
Riley Hampton (in 1960-01)
arranger:
Riley Hampton
recording of:
All I Could Do Was Cry (in 1960-01)
writer:
Billy Davis (r&b producer/songwriter/performer Roquel Davis), Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd
Etta James42:56
3Don’t Cry, Baby
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Don’t Cry Baby
writer:
Saul Bernie, James P. Johnson and Stella Unger
publisher:
Advanced Music corp. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Etta James2:21
4Baby, Baby, Every Night
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Every Night
writer:
Scott Johnson (songwriter), Ronie Rae and Ed Townsend
Etta James2:26
5How Big a FoolEtta James2:44
6If I Can’t Have You
producer:
Leonard Chess and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Harvey Fuqua and Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
recording of:
If I Can’t Have You (in 1960-09)
writer:
Harvey Fuqua and Etta James
Etta James with Harvey Fuqua52:57
7Spoonful
producer:
Leonard Chess and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Harvey Fuqua and Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
performer:
Harvey Fuqua
arranger:
Riley Hampton
cover recording of:
Spoonful (in 1960-09)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Mathews Music
Etta James with Harvey Fuqua2:49
8Girl of My Dreams (Rendered as ‘Boy of My Dreams’)
vocals:
Etta James
cover recording of:
Girl of My Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Charles Clapp (in 1927)
Etta James2:22
9My Dearest Darling
producer:
Leonard Chess, Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo) and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
recording of:
My Dearest Darling (in 1960-05)
writer:
Edwin Bocage and Paul Gayten (US R&B)
Etta James3:00
10Tough Mary
producer:
Leonard Chess, Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo) and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
recording of:
Tough Mary (in 1960-01)
lyricist and composer:
Lorenzo Manley
Etta James2:23
11Anything to Say You’re Mine
producer:
Leonard Chess, Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo) and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
recording of:
Anything to Say You’re Mine (in 1960-09)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist)
Etta James52:36
12Strange Things Happening
recorded in:
California, United States (in 1958)
lead vocals:
Etta James (in 1958)
cover recording of:
Strange Things Happening Every Day
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1944-09)
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI)
arrangement of:
Strange Things Happening Every Day
Etta James2:33
13Stormy Weather
producer:
Leonard Chess, Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo) and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather (in 1960-10)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Etta James33:08
14Fool That I Am
producer:
Leonard Chess and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
cover recording of:
Fool That I Am
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Hunt
Etta James2:57
15Dream
vocals:
Etta James
cover recording of:
Dream
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer (in 1944)
publisher:
Capitol Songs Inc., Mercer Music, Michael H. Goldsen Inc., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Etta James2:26
16A Sunday Kind of Love
producer:
Leonard Chess, Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo) and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
performer:
Sugar Pie DeSanto
arranger:
Riley Hampton
cover recording of:
A Sunday Kind of Love
writer:
Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard (US pianist, composer and lyricist), Louis Prima and Stan Rhodes
publisher:
Leeds Music Inc.
Etta James4.53:16
17It’s Too Soon to Know
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
It’s Too Soon to Know
lyricist and composer:
Deborah Chessler
Etta James2:47
18One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1943)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Harwin Music
part of:
The Sky’s the Limit (1943 film)
Etta James3:22
19In My Diary
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
In My Diary
lyricist and composer:
Michael Angelo Graham
Etta James2:34
20I’ll Dry My Eyes
producer:
Leonard Chess and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
Etta James2:35
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Credits

Release

copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Big3 (UK, budget compilations) (in 2017)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/11205458 [info]
ASIN:UK: B07114RJWV [info]

Release group

part of:The Absolute Essential 3 CD Collection (order: 33)