Gut Wrenching!

This CD grabbed my heart. This is a must for any woman who is in love or has ever been in love (isn't that all of us?). Also works if you need a good cry. :-)

Just can't find anything better than this . . .

I'm a long-time fan of Miss Etta James. AT LAST was my parents' favorite song, so I knew about Etta long before I found out about the Beatles.



Etta revisits some classics here . . . Her GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE is every bit as good, and more mellow that Billie Holliday's. MY OLD FLAME is given a new coat of paint and it's good. YOU GO TO MY HEAD and SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE are just downright fabulous. I'd never heard ONLY WOMEN BLEED, but it's good, in a gospel-kind of way.



If you're into vocalists who put heart and soul into their work, you won't go wrong by purchasing this CD.



Enjoy!

Just... bad.

Etta James' voice remains superb, but the arrangements of this CD are poor and bad. Hammond B-3 organ, modern bass and drums give us the strange impression of being listening to an Etta James' imitator. The album is dedicated to Dinah Washington, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughn and Carmen McRae. Unfortunately, it's a bad hommage. Just listen to the samples and decide.