The Best of the Modern Years
Etta James - CD
- Artist: Etta James
- Format: CD
- Year: 2005
- UPC: 724386471321
- Item Number: EMI647132
- Release date: 01/11/2005
- 1. Wallflower (aka Dance With Me Henry)
- 2. Hey Henry
- 3. Be Mine
- 4. Good Rockin' Daddy
- 5. Crazy Feeling (aka Doin' Somethin' Crazy)
- 6. W-O-M-A-N
- 7. That's All
- 8. Number One (aka My One and Only)
- 9. Tears of Joy
- 10. Tough Lover
- 11. Good Lookin'
- 12. Pick-Up
- 13. Market Place
- 14. Come What May
- 15. Strange Things Happening
- 16. Every Night (aka Baby, Baby, Every Night)
- 17. Call Me a Fool (aka How Big a Fool?)
- 18. Nobody Loves You (Like Me)
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The Best of the Modern Years by Etta James on CD
This 18-track compilation focuses on Etta James' earliest sessions recorded for Modern Records between 1954 and 1958. James was only 16 years old when she first recorded for the L.A.-based label. Her youthful exuberance and powerhouse delivery still generate that initial excitement captured on these remastered versions of "Dance With Me Henry," "The Pick-Up," "W-O-M-A-N," and "Good Rockin' Daddy." Appearing with James on these tracks were the cream of L.A.'s R&B and jazz musicians and arrangers of the era, including Johnny Otis, Richard Berry, Sam "The Man" Taylor, and Plas Johnson, not to mention the New Orleans powerhouse lineup of Lee Allen, Red Tyler, and Earl Palmer on "Tough Lover." Compiled and produced by music historian Billy Vera, this set is a great introduction to Etta James' early raw recordings. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide
- Artist: Etta James
- Format: CD
- Year: 2005
- UPC: 724386471321
- Item Number: EMI647132
- Release date: 01/11/2005
- Label: Blue Note
- Genre: Blues
- Style: Early R&B
- Album Type: "Best of..." / "Greatest Hits"
- 12 Songs of Christmas
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection
- All the Way
- At Last!
- At Last!
- Blue Gardenia
- Blues from the Big Apple
- Blues to the Bone (Import)
- Burnin' Down the House: Live at the House of Blues
- Come a Little Closer
- Deep in the Night
- Etta James [Hip-O]
- Etta James Rocks the House
- Etta, Red-Hot & Live
- From the Heart
- Gold
- Hickory Dickory Dock (Import)
- Jazz
- Life, Love & the Blues
- Live from San Francisco
- Live in New York
- Love Songs [MCA/Chess]
- Love Songs [RCA Victor/Legacy]
- Love Songs [Sony BMG]
- Love's Been Rough on Me
- Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday
- Playlist Your Way
- Playlist: The Very Best of Etta James
- Stickin' to My Guns (Import)
- Tell Mama: The Complete Muscle Shoals Sessions
- The Best of Etta James [EMI-Capitol Special Markets]
- The Chess Box
- The Complete Modern and Kent Recordings (Import)
- The Definitive Collection
- The Essential Etta James
- The Heart of a Woman
- The Inspirational Collection
- The Right Time
- The Very Best of Etta James: The Chess Singles
- The Visitor
- Time After Time/Blue Gardenia
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Performers:
- Abby Mitchell - Vocals (Background)
- Charles Hamilton - Bass
- Chuck Norris - Guitar
- Devonia Williams - Piano
- Don Johnson - Trumpet
- Earl Palmer - Drums
- Etta James - Vocals
- Frank Fields - Bass
- Jean Mitchell - Vocals (Background)
- Jim Wynn - Sax (Baritone)
- Leard Bell - Drums
- Lee Allen & His Band - Sax (Tenor)
- Maxwell Davis - Sax (Tenor)
- Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis - Sax (Tenor)
- Plas Johnson - Sax (Tenor)
- Red Tyler - Sax (Baritone)
- Richard Berry - Vocals
- Richard Berry - Vocals (Background)
- Sam "The Man" Taylor - Sax (Tenor)
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Credits:
- Abby Mitchell - Vocals (Background)
- Billy Vera - Audio Production
- Billy Vera - Compilation
- Billy Vera - Liner Notes
- Billy Vera - Reissue Producer
- Charles Hamilton - Bass
- Chuck Norris - Guitar
- Devonia Williams - Piano
- Don Johnson - Trumpet
- Earl Palmer - Drums
- Etta James - Vocals
- Frank Fields - Bass
- Gordon Jee - Creative Director
- Gordon Jee - Design
- Jean Mitchell - Vocals (Background)
- Jim Wynn - Sax (Baritone)
- Leard Bell - Drums
- Lee Allen & His Band - Sax (Tenor)
- Maxwell Davis - Sax (Tenor)
- Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis - Arranger
- Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis - Sax (Tenor)
- Michael Cuscuna - Executive Producer
- Plas Johnson - Sax (Tenor)
- Plas Johnson - Soloist
- Red Tyler - Sax (Baritone)
- Richard Berry - Vocals
- Richard Berry - Vocals (Background)
- Sam "The Man" Taylor - Sax (Tenor)
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