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Music CD - Etta James: All the Way
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Music CD: All the Way
Artist: Etta James
List Price: $18.97
Our Price: $5.69
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Manufacturer: RCA Victor
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Tracks:
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1. All The Way
2. Stop On By
3. Strung Out
4. Somewhere
5. Holding Back The Years
6. Imagine
7. I Believe I Can Fly
8. It's A Man's Man's Man's World
9. Purple Rain
10. What's Going On
11. Calling You
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0828767684123
Label: RCA Victor
Manufacturer: RCA Victor
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: RCA Victor
Release Date: 2006-03-14
Studio: RCA Victor
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Got a jones for Etta James (3.5 stars)
Comment: I knew I had a problem with Etta when I realized I had bought two copies of "Blues to the Bone". It didn't surprise me one bit when the 2003 Grammys awarded it "Best Blues Album of the Year."
I'm not precisely sure why Ms. James is doing a covers CD. To me, that's the mark of a performer's descent and Etta seems to have only recently just hit her stride. Then again, she's done a sweet job on most of these songs.
Well, and if she's going to do covers, why not do the best? Most folks generally think of Ms. James singing jazz and blues, but she takes on John Lennon's "Imagine" and does a respectable job with understated unpreachy delivery and instrumentation.
I've heard "I Believe I can Fly" from weddings to MUZAK and 'underplayed' is probably moderate for my feeling about the song. If I hear it coming on the radio, the channel gets switched, but Etta's version doesn't generate hyperglycemia. She sings the song with the assurance of someone who's paid her dues and honestly does believe in herself.
Prior to this, only Richard Thompson ("Kiss") could cover Prince and make me even want to listen. Ms. James takes "Purple Rain" and breathes a bit of new life.
Now--if you're used to Ms. James singing the blues, you may only want a few of the selections. Listen to the samples and decide before you buy this CD. Not all of it may be for you, but it's definitely worth a listen.
Customer Rating:
Summary: All the Way - Etta James
Comment: I wanted this CD quite badly and was somewhat disappointed. I have been an Etta James fan for over 40 years. Her voice is much deeper and throaty, but the selections of songs just weren't to my liking. Hope her next one is better. One great review is how great she looks.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Etta takes a diverse chance!
Comment: Only Etta would take on a diverse song selection like this, now some of the arrangements are a little simple but they work, Etta's voice is still strong and she brings her unique approach to each of the songs... 'Calling You'(which has never been a favorite of mine) Etta makes it work, just listen to Etta mimic a trumpet and then ends the song on a funny note, "Purple Rain" a tough choice is turned into slow blues number, "Stop On By", "Strung Out", "Holding Back The Years" are the best cuts on here, "Somewhere" is good but ends to soon. I hope Etta sticks with this direction but on the next cd have the arrangements more R&B\Soulful.
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Summary: Still got the voice - And still needs a good producer
Comment: Etta never fails to deliver in the vocals. Gutteral bombast, sweet soul, gospel, blues, the lady is a living legend. But this album, like the last album "produced" by her son, is a nightmare. Chessy arrangments, tinkly bass, poor sound all around. She is a fierce mother and I'm sure she thinks her kids know best, but there is a reason why labels pair vocalists with the right producer. Should Etta get the chance to work with a fresh ear at the deck, she wouldn't need the novelty of some of the song choices.
PS - 200lbs lighter and she remains the best live performer; blues, R/B, soul, whatever, in the world.
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Summary: ETTA MEETS PURPLE RAIN
Comment: Since my youth I have had an ear for roots music, whether I was conscious of that fact or not. The original of that interest first centered on the blues, then early rock and roll and later, with the folk revival of the early 1960's, folk music. I have often wondered about the source of this interest. I am, and have always been a city boy, and an Eastern city boy at that. Nevertheless, over time I have come to appreciate many more forms of roots music than in my youth. The subject of the following review is an example.
In my youth I gave Etta James' music short shrift because to be honest I did not like the so-called 'bubble gum' music genre that I believed she represented. In retrospect I do not think I was wrong to reject her early offerings, having replayed her early work recently. What got me interested in Etta was hearing her do The Jealous Kind and I'd Rather Be Blind at the Newport Folk Festival years ago. These songs reflect a more bluesy, gospelly tradition that my tastes can appreciate. The selections here while not exactly in that same vain do come close, especially Purple Rain. These are mainly covers that are tastefully done and reflect both her powerful voice and range of interests. You may not like all the selections but there are more than enough to keep you interested.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Throughout a near-50-year career that has seen few low points, at least professionally, Etta James has established herself as one of music's most talented R&B, blues, and jazz singers. On All the Way, she attempts to tackle the easy-listening genre with a diverse set of ballads that span the Frank Sinatra-approved title track to covers of songs by Prince, Simply Red, John Lennon, and R. Kelly. Appearing after two roof-raising albums--2003's Let's Roll and 2004's explosive Blues to the Bone--this is a jarring change-up. Amidst schmaltzy production, cushy trumpet, and mushy keyboard strings, James settles into a Sunday-morning-coffee-and-newspaper approach.Occasionally the force of James's distinctive, compelling voice overpowers the syrupy backing, but, for the most part, the plain-vanilla arrangements diminish and even enervate her typically spicy vocals. Unlike the classic "At Last," on which James pushed the romantic song into overdrive, she remains in neutral for the majority of these tracks. There's no interplay with the band, and she makes a few missteps, such as the lackluster version of West Side Story's "Somewhere" (that goes nowhere). Those seeking low-key yet accomplished background music versions of James Brown's "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" and Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" will find this just what the elevator operator ordered. The rest of James's fans may feel the woman who could once sing the phone book and make it sound riveting has dialed a wrong number. --Hal Horowitz
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