James,Etta Heart & Soul / A Retrospective CD

Being that her career has flowed through R&B, soul, blues, pop and jazz (and one label after another), Etta has not seen anyone try to tackle a truly comprehensive anthology. Now, we have it: 280 minutes of her finest Modern, Argo, Chess, Warner Bros., Fantasy, Island, Private Music and RCA Victor recordings from 1955 to 2008! At the tail end of that time frame: her unissued recording of Rodney Crowell's Ashes by Now. From the top: her first Top 10, the Wallflower, and a heap of hits and key album cuts: Good Rockin' Daddy; All I Could Do Was Cry; If I Can't Have You; My Dearest Darling; at Last; Trust in Me; Don't Cry Baby; Something's Got a Hold on Me; Stop the Wedding; Pushover ; tracks from her Grammy-winning Mystery Lady album; unreleased gems; duets with B.B. King, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Harvey Fuqua, Eddie "Clean head" Vinson and more. A 60-page booklet walks you through one of the most storied careers in American music.

1. The Wallflower (Aka Roll with Me Henry) 2. Good Rockin' Daddy 3. Crazy Feeling 4. W-O-M-A-N 5. Tough Lover 6. The Pick Up 7. Every Night (Aka Baby Baby Every Night) 8. Sunshine of Love 9. Strange Things Happening Every Day 10. All I Could Do Was Cry 11. My Dearest Darling 12. If I Can't Have You 13. I Just Want to Make Love to You 14. My Heart Cries 15. Spoonful 16. A Sunday Kind of Love 17. At Last 18. Stormy Weather 19. Trust in Me 20. Don't Cry Baby 21. Fool That I Am 22. Waiting for Charlie (To Come Home) 23. Next Door to the Blues 24. Something's Got a Hold on Me 25. These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) 26. Stop the Wedding 27. Pushover 28. Would It Make Any Difference to You 29. Pay Back 30. Two Sides (To Every Story) 31. Baby, What You Want Me to Do [Live] 32. Lovin' You More Every Day 33. I Wish Someone Would Care 34. Breaking Point 35. Only Time Will Tell 36. It's Here for You 37. Do I Make Myself Clear? 38. Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?) 39. In the Basement, Pt. 1 40. I Prefer You 41. It Must Be Your Love 42. 842-3089 (Call My Name) 43. I'd Rather Go Blind 44. Tell Mama 45. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man 46. The Same Rope 47. Security 48. Almost Persuaded 49. You Got It 50. The Soul of a Man 51. Miss Pitiful 52. Losers Weepers, Pt. 1 53. I Found a Love 54. Never My Love 55. Sail Away 56. Down So Low 57. All the Way Down 58. God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind) 59. Feelin' Uneasy 60. St. Louis Blues 61. Let's Burn Down the Cornfield 62. Lovin' Arms 63. Only Women Bleed 64. Take It to the Limit 65. Please Send Me Someone to Love [Live] 66. How Strong Is a Woman 67. Damn Your Eyes 68. Higher Ground 69. What's Wrong 70. I've Got Dreams to Remember 71. Whatever Gets You Through the Night 72. Out of the Rain 73. A Lover Is Forever 74. There's Something on Your Mind 75. The Man I Love 76. Don't Explain 77. Don't Go to Strangers 78. If I Had Any Pride Left at All 79. Love Letters 80. The Blues Is My Business 81. On the 7th Day 82. The Sky Is Crying 83. I Believe I Can Fly 84. Ashes By Now