Etta James - The Inspirational Collection [9/22]

Artist:

James, Etta

UPC:

030206697629

See Also:

King, B.B.

Description:

Recording information: Nashville, TN (1982).
Because of her blues-based comeback in the `90s, Etta James is usually thought of by the general public as a blues singer, but there`s a good deal more to the picture than that. In many ways, James resembles a female Ray Charles in her unerring ability to tackle (and sometimes combine) all of the strands of American popular music, from rock & roll to R&B, blues, country, gospel, jazz, and pure pop and soul, while still maintaining a distinct feel and sound that is all her own, and she has done this throughout a five-decade career that is astounding for its consistency. This set, recorded in the mid-`80s in Nashville, finds James surrounded by a gospel choir and tons of handclaps as she tackles Hank Williams` "I Saw the Light," a pair of songs written by Jim Weatherly, "Storms of Troubled Times" and "Jesus Is My Kind of People," and several traditional gospel favorites like "Down by the Riverside" and "Swing Low Sweet Chariot." It`s Etta James, so you get all the power and emotion she brings to everything she sings. ~ Steve Leggett

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. I Saw the Light
2. Down by the Riverside
3. Swing Low Sweet Chariot
4. I`ll Make It Alright
5. To My Father`s House
6. Jesus Is My Kind of People
7. Old Time Religion
8. He`s Got the Whole World in His Hands
9. Let`s All Go Down to the River
10. Walk All Over God`s Heaven
11. (We`ll Fly You To) The Promised Land
12. I`ll Fly Away from Here
13. Jesus Lover Over My Soul
14. Storms of Troubled Times
15. Lord, Don`t Move That Mountain
16. Amen/This Little Light of Mine

Album Information

Release Date:

09/22/2009

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Gospel

Subgenre:

Classic Gospel

Label:

Var?se Sarabande (USA)

Producer:

Cary E. Mansfield (Compilation)

Catalog Number:

066976

Original Release Year:

2009

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

47 : 24

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