At last! ( Rus. Finally! ) is the debut studio album of American blues and soul singer Etta James , released in 1960 via Argo Records.
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| Date of issue | 1961
July 27, 1999 (reprint) |
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| Recorded by | January - October 1960 |
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| Genres | Blues , R&B , Soul Blues |
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| Duration | 28:27 |
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| Producers | Phil Chess , Leonard Chess |
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| Label | Argo
MCA / Chess (reissue) |
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| At last!
(1961) | The second time around
(1961) |
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| Singles from At Last! |
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- "All I Could Do Was Cry"
Released: 1960 - "My Dearest Darling"
Released: 1960 - " At Last "
Released: 1960 - "Trust in Me"
Released: 1961
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| R s | Position No. 119 in the list.
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone Magazine |
In 2012, the album was placed at # 119 on the list of 500 greatest albums of all time according to Rolling Stone magazine .
Content
Original version of At Last! was released in 12-inch LP format, which consisted of ten tracks, with five songs on each side. [1] Four singles were released from the album that hit the R&B and pop charts between 1960 and 1961: “All I Could Do Was Cry”, “Trust in Me”, “At Last” and “My Dearest Darling” . The album contains cover versions of pop and jazz standards such as Stormy Weather and A Sunday Kind of Love, as well as I Just Want to Make Love to You. [2] At Last! went through digital remastering and was re-released on July 27, 1999 under the MCA / Chess labels with four additional bonus tracks recorded in a duet with Harvey Fukua.
Since its release, At Last! praised by many music critics.
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| one. | "Anything to Say You're Mine" | Sonny thompson | 2:33 |
| 2. | "My Dearest Darling" | Eddie Bocage, Paul Gayten | 3 o'clock |
| 3. | "Trust in Me" | Milton Ager, Jean Schwartz, Ned Weaver | 2:57 |
| four. | "A Sunday Kind of Love" | Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Louis Prima , Stan Rhodes | 3:14 |
| five. | "Tough Mary" | Lorenzo manley | 2:24 |
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| 6. | “I Just Want to Make Love to You” | Willie dixon | 3:04 |
| 7. | " At Last " | Mack Gordon , Harry Warren | 2:57 |
| eight. | "All I Could Do Was Cry" | Billy Davis, Gwen Fuqua, Berry Gordy, Jr. | 2:53 |
| 9. | " Stormy Weather " | Harold Arlen , Ted Koehler | 3:05 |
| ten. | "Girl of My Dreams" | Sunny clapp | 2:20 |
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| eleven. | "My Heart Cries" (featuring Harvey Fuqua) | H. Fuqua, Etta James | 2:36 |
| 12. | Spoonful (featuring Harvey Fuqua) | Dixon | 2:50 |
| 13. | “It's a Crying Shame” (featuring Harvey Fuqua) | Fuqua, James | 2:54 |
| 14. | “If I Can't Have You” (featuring Harvey Fuqua) | Fuqua, James | 2:50 |
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1961 | Pop albums | 68 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1960 | "All I Could Do Was Cry" | R&B Singles | 2 |
| Pop singles | 33 |
| "My Dearest Darling" | R&B Singles | five |
| Pop singles | 34 |
| 1961 | "At Last" | R&B Singles | 2 |
| Pop singles | 47 |
| "Trust in Me" | R&B Singles | four |
| Pop singles | thirty |
- ↑ At Last (LP, Album) at Discogs (Neopr.) . Discogs Date of treatment July 24, 2009.
- ↑ Cook, Stephen [ At Last! (English) on AllMusic At Last! > Overview] (unspecified) . allmusic . Date of treatment July 24, 2009.
