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Etta James - Her Best (1997)

Track listing:
  1. At Last 3:01
  2. All I Could Do Is Cry 2:55
  3. If I Can't Have You 2:50
  4. A Sunday Kind Of Love 3:17
  5. My Dearest Darling 2:59
  6. Something's Got A Hold On Me 2:48
  7. Trust In Me 2:58
  8. Next Door To The Blues 2:47
  9. Don't Cry Baby 2:25
  10. Fool That I Am 2:57
  11. Two Sides To Every Story 3:02
  12. Pushover 2:54
  13. Stop The Wedding 2:52
  14. In the Basement, Part One 2:21
  15. Baby, What You Want Me To Do 4:18
  16. I'd Rather Go Blind 2:34
  17. Security 2:29
  18. Loser's Weepers, Part One 3:02
  19. All The Way Down 5:35
  20. Tell Mama 2:21

Notes

While several best-ofs from Etta's Chess period have been available over the years — with the two-disc, 44-track Essential Etta James at the top of the list in giving the big picture — this 20-track collection sweats that bigger picture down to bare essentials. For those wishing to finally sample Etta's classic period at Chess without opening the wallet for box set-anthology expense, this single-disc retrospective will fill the bill quite nicely. Featuring 20 of the tracks that appear on the double-disc Essential anthology without anything literally essential left off, this scintillating little disc now officially becomes the one-stop, first-time purchase in connecting with the emotional greatness inherent in Etta's siren song. There's plenty more after this to discover, but this is absolutely where you start.