Matriarch Of The Blues

Great music from Etta if you are a fan of hers add this to your collection. Very well done

I have never heard an Etta James record that I didn't like. She was the consummate performer and truly the matriarch of the blues. I love all 12 songs on this CD, with my two favorites being "You Gotta Serve Somebody" and "Walkin' the Back Streets". Highly recommend!

For the people who ... their only perception of singers are teenage girls with lollipops hanging out their mouth,overweight and 63-years old Etta James must seems like insult.For us who are real believers in good music,her return to blues (after several surprisingly uninspired albums of jazz covers) is a welcome change and hope that she would follow her intuition next time around.From the first few seconds is audible that her heart is in blues and she is in total control of wide range of emotions on the album,spreading them around like a magiacian.While Aretha half-heartedly grooves with new R&B sound,Etta is doing what she is doing best and makes this old songs sounds like new.How many 63-year old singers can you name,who will turn Rolling Stones disco into slow,sexy blues or squeeze gentle bossa nova "Let's straighten this out" between gospel Dylan and rocking John Fogerty,sing heartbreaking blues "You're Gonna Make Me Cry" or cover of Al Green song AND end it all with a joyful,happy "Hound Dog" in which she is actually barking (you can imagine her in studio!)? Not just because of her famous past,but because her present is so decidedly uncompromising,I love and respect Etta James.(Please stop this "diva" thing - its overused expression,reserved for a every new big-haired top-charter and the word does not describe Etta James who is recording since 1955.)

One of Etta's best recordings!

If you like blues you'll love this one. Her backup musicians are fantastic. Got this for my hubby and he loved it.

for anyone who likes blues etta james has a beautiful powerful voice im a fan forever. she reigns as queen in my eyes

love the gift give them to many people.really a great gift thanks so very very very much. Thanks thanks thanks thanks

Etta in her greatness.

Klasse Compilation von ein paar bekannten Songs (Lieblingssongs von Mrs. James?), perfekt intoniert und neu interpretiert von der Mutter des Blues, Etta James, die zum Zeitpunkt dieser Aufnahme (2000) auch schon 46 Jahre im Business war. Von ihren Söhnen produzierter, sensationell cooler und groovender Rythm'and Blues, muss man als Etta Fan einfach haben! Love it.

Großartige CD. Etta zählt mitlerweile zu meinen Lieblingscds. CD kam nach 3 Tagen, hat alles wunderbar geklappt, bin sehr zufrieden.

Great album full of soulful, meaty blues by wonderful Etta. I always prefer her versions of songs to those performed by the original artists. She gives them that extra something.

Back to the original blues.FANTASTIC!!! this is a lady who has gone back to her roots and has come back Brilliantly

This is an excellent collection. Etta James at her best returning to her roots of blues music; I can highly recommend this album.