The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection

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Gatefold digipak

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	I 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 James	3	3:04
2	All 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 James	4	2:56
3	Don’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 James		2:21
4	Baby, Baby, Every Night vocals: Etta James recording of: Every Night writer: Scott Johnson (songwriter), Ronie Rae and Ed Townsend	Etta James		2:26
5	How Big a Fool vocals: Etta James recording of: Call Me a Fool writer: John Marascalco and George Motola publisher: House Of Fortune Music Co. and Robin Hood Music Co.	Etta James		2:44
6	If 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 Fuqua	5	2:57
7	Spoonful 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 Fuqua		2:49
8	Girl 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 James		2:22
9	My 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 James		3:00
10	Tough 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 James		2:23
11	Anything 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 James	5	2:36
12	Strange 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 James		2:33
13	Stormy 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 James	3	3:08
14	Fool 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 James		2:57
15	Dream 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 James		2:26
16	A 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 James	4.5	3:16
17	It’s Too Soon to Know vocals: Etta James recording of: It’s Too Soon to Know lyricist and composer: Deborah Chessler	Etta James		2:47
18	One 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 James		3:22
19	In My Diary vocals: Etta James recording of: In My Diary lyricist and composer: Michael Angelo Graham	Etta James		2:34
20	I’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 James		2:35

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copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Big3 (UK, budget compilations) (in 2017)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/11205458 [info]
ASIN:	UK: B07114RJWV [info]

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

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