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Etta James

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Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer who performed in various genres, including blues, R&B, soul, rock and roll, jazz, and gospel. Starting her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as "The Wallflower", "At Last", "Tell Mama", "Something's Got a Hold on Me", and "I'd Rather Go Blind". She faced a number of personal problems, including heroin addiction, severe physical abuse, and incarceration, before making a musical comeback in the late 1980s with the album Seven Year Itch.
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2021

The Montreux Years

2021

The Hits

2019

Dragon Punch

2019

Collected

2017

The Platinum Collection

2017

The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection

2017

The Complete Singles As & Bs 1955-62

2016

Essential Original Albums

2015

At Last: The Collection

2014

Etta James Sings Funk

2014

Etta James (third album) Plus Sings For Lovers

2014

It Takes Love to Keep a Woman: The Allen Toussaint Sessions

2013

Original Album Classics

2012

At Last! Plus the Second Time Around

2012

The Complete Private Music Blues, Rock 'N' Soul Albums Collection

2012

Songbird - The Very Best Of Etta James

2012

At Last: The Best of Etta James

2012

At Last

2011

The Dreamer

2011

Heart & Soul: A Retrospective

2011

At Last: The Best Of Etta James

2011

The Essential Modern Records Collection

2011

Who's Blue? Rare Chess Recordings of the 60s and 70s

2010

Icon

2010

The Essential

2009

Playlist: The Very Best of Etta James

2009

From the Heart

2009

Live and in the Studio

2007

Blues From the Big Apple

2007

Jazz

2007

Gold

2006

All the Way

2006

The Definitive Collection

2005

Miss Etta James: The Complete Modern and Kent Recordings

2005

The Very Best of Etta James: The Chess Singles

2005

Gospel

2005

Enduring Soul

2004

Blues to the Bone

2003

Classic Masters

2003

Let's Roll

2002

Burnin' Down the House

2002

Greatest Gospel Hits, Volume 2

2002

The Gospel Soul of Etta James

2002

Greatest Gospel Hits, Volume 2

2001

Blue Gardenia

2001

Tell Mama - The Complete Muscle Shoals Sessions

2001

Love Songs

2000

Matriarch of the Blues

2000

The Chess Box

2000

The Best of Etta James

1999

20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Etta James

1999

The Heart of a Woman

1998

12 Songs of Christmas

1998

Life, Love & The Blues

1998

Back 2 Back

1998

Hickory Dickory Dock

1997

Love’s Been Rough on Me

1997

Her Best

1997

Respect Yourself

1996

The Genuine Article: The Best of Etta James

1995

Time After Time

1995

These Foolish Things

1994

Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday

1994

Live

1994

Live From San Francisco

1993

The Essential Etta James

1993

The Gospel Soul of Etta James

1993

How Strong Is a Woman: The Island Sessions

1992

The Right Time

1992

I’d Rather Go Blind

1992

At Last

1992

My Greatest Songs

1991

Back In Blues

1990

Stickin’ to My Guns

1989

Jump the Blues Away

1988

Seven Year Itch

1988

Tell Mama

1988

The Sweetest Peaches, Part 2 (1967-1975)

1988

At Her Best

1988

Tell Mama

1987

R&B Dynamite

1987

The Late Show

1986

Blues in the Night

1983

Her Greatest Sides, Volume One

1980

Changes

1978

Deep in the Night

1976

Etta Is Betta Than Evvah!

1974

Come a Little Closer

1973

Etta James

1973

Tuff Lover

1970

Etta James Sings Funk

1970

Losers Weepers

1968

Tell Mama

1966

Call My Name

1965

Queen of Soul

1964

Rocks the House

1963

Etta James Top Ten

1962

Etta James Sings for Lovers

1962

Etta James

1962

Twist With Etta James

1961

The Second Time Around

1961

Miss Etta James

1960

At Last!

Tell Mama, Volume 1