Etta James

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Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer and songwriter. Starting her career in 1954, James frequently performed in Nashville's R&B clubs, collectively known in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s as the Chitlin' Circuit. She sang in various genres, including gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, rock and roll and soul and gained fame with hits such as "The Wallflower" (1955), "At Last" (1960), "Something's Got a Hold on Me" (1962), "Tell... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Good Feeling - #2: Dance with Me Henry (Wallflower) - #3: Levels - #4: I Just Want to Make Love to You - #5: Pushover
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  Etta James
1.
1955

Good Rockin' Daddy
Etta James greentick

18 pts






6
R&B


[Modern 962]
written by Richard Berry & Joe Josea
2.
1955

The Wallflower
Etta James greentick

32 pts






1
R&B


as Etta James and the Peaches
[Modern 947]
written by Johnny Otis, Hank Ballard & Etta James greentick
  Georgia Gibbs
3.
03/1955

#2  Dance with Me Henry (Wallflower)
Georgia Gibbs

235 pts
1
US








[Mercury 70572]
written by Johnny Otis, Hank Ballard & Etta James greentick
  Etta James
4.
05/1960

All I Could Do Was Cry
Etta James greentick

from At Last!   At Last!
55 pts
33
US




2
R&B


[Argo 5359]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis], Berry Gordy & Gwen Gordy
  Etta James & Harvey
5.
08/1960

If I Can't Have You
Etta James & Harvey

33 pts
52
US




6
R&B


[Chess 1760]
written by Etta James greentick & Harvey Fuqua
  Etta James
6.
09/1960

My Dearest Darling
Etta James greentick

from At Last!   At Last!
46 pts
34
US




5
R&B


[Argo 5368]
written by Edwin Bocage & Paul Gayten
At Last
7.
01/1961

At Last
Etta James greentick

from At Last!   At Last!
43 pts
47
US




2
R&B


[Argo 5380]
written by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon
8.
03/1961

Trust in Me
Etta James greentick

from At Last!   At Last!
52 pts
30
US




4
R&B


[Argo 5385]
written by Ned Wever, Milton Ager & Jean Schwartz
9.
06/1961

Fool That I Am
Etta James greentick

from The Second Time Around   The Second Time Around
25 pts
50
US




14
R&B


[Argo 5390]
written by Floyd Hunt
10.
06/1961

Dream
Etta James greentick

14 pts
55
US








US B side to Fool That I Am
[Argo 5390]
written by Johnny Mercer
11.
08/1961

Don't Cry, Baby
Etta James greentick

from The Second Time Around   The Second Time Around
38 pts
39
US




6
R&B


[Argo 5393]
written by Stella Unger, Saul Bernie & James Price Johnson
12.
11/1961

It's Too Soon to Know
Etta James greentick

15 pts
54
US








US B side to Seven Day Fool
[Argo 5402]
written by Deborah Chessler
13.
12/1961

Seven Day Fool
Etta James greentick

from The Second Time Around   The Second Time Around
6 pts
95
US








[Argo 5402]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis]
Something's Got a Hold on Me
14.
02/1962

Something's Got a Hold on Me
Etta James greentick

from Etta James Top Ten   Etta James Top Ten
46 pts
37
US




4
R&B


[Argo 5409]
written by Etta James greentick, Leroy Kirkland & Pearl Woods
15.
07/1962

Stop the Wedding
Etta James greentick

from Etta James Top Ten   Etta James Top Ten
45 pts
34
US




6
R&B


[Argo 5418]
written by Fred Johnson, Leroy Kirkland & Pearl Woods
16.
10/1962

Fools Rush In
Etta James greentick

from Etta James Sings for Lovers   
7 pts
87
US








[Argo 5424]
written by Rube Bloom & Johnny Mercer
17.
10/1962

Next Door to the Blues
Etta James greentick

21 pts
71
US




13
R&B


US B side to US B side to Next Door to The Blues
[Argo 5424]
written by Pearl Woods
18.
01/1963

How Do You Talk to an Angel
Etta James greentick

from Etta James Sings for Lovers   
4 pts
109
US








US B side to Would It Make Any Difference to You
[Argo 5430]
written by Bob Hilliard & Jule Styne
19.
01/1963

Would It Make Any Difference to You
Etta James greentick

from Etta James Top Ten   Etta James Top Ten
14 pts
64
US








[Argo 5430]
written by Bob Forshee
20.
04/1963

#5  Pushover
Etta James greentick

from Etta James Top Ten   Etta James Top Ten
65 pts
25
US




7
R&B


[Argo 5437]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] & Tony Clarke
21.
08/1963

Pay Back
Etta James greentick

10 pts
78
US








[Argo 5445]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis]
22.
10/1963

Two Sides (To Every Story)
Etta James greentick

24 pts
63
US
16
AC






[Argo 5452]
written by Tony Clarke & Billy Davis [Roquel Davis]
23.
11/1963

I Worry Bout You
Etta James greentick

4 pts
118
US








US B side to Two Sides (To Every Story)
[Argo 5452]
written by Norman Mapp
24.
1964

Mellow Fellow
Etta James greentick

3 pts






34
R&B


[Argo 5485]
written by Ed Townsend
Baby What You Want Me to Do
25.
02/1964

Baby What You Want Me to Do
Etta James greentick

from The Queen of Soul   
11 pts
82
US




35
R&B


[Argo 5459]
written by Jimmy Reed
26.
04/1964

Loving You More Every Day
Etta James greentick

from The Queen of Soul   
26 pts
65
US




7
R&B


[Argo 5465]
written by Ronny Mitchell
  Don & Alleyne Cole
Something's Got a Hold on Me
27.
08/1964

Something's Got a Hold on Me
Don & Alleyne Cole

3 pts
117
US








live
[Tollie 9015]
written by Etta James greentick, Leroy Kirkland & Pearl Woods
  Sunny & The Sunliners
Something's Got a Hold on Me
28.
01/1965

Something's Got a Hold on Me
Sunny & The Sunliners

3 pts
128
US








[Tear Drop 3045]
written by Etta James greentick, Leroy Kirkland & Pearl Woods
  Etta James
29.
01/1967

I Prefer You
Etta James greentick

3 pts






42
R&B


[Cadet 5552]
written by Monk Higgins & Maurice Dollison
30.
11/1967

Tell Mama
Etta James greentick

from Tell Mama   
61 pts
23
US




10
R&B


[Cadet 5578]
written by Clarence Carter, Wilbur Terrell & Marcus Daniel
31.
03/1968

Security
Etta James greentick

from Tell Mama   
52 pts
35
US




11
R&B
53
UK
[Cadet 5594]
written by Otis Redding & Margaret Wessen
I Got You Babe
32.
05/1968

I Got You Babe
Etta James greentick

15 pts
69
US




32
R&B


[Cadet 5606]
written by Sonny Bono
33.
09/1968

You Got It
Etta James greentick

3 pts
113
US








[Cadet 5620]
written by Don Covay
34.
01/1969

Almost Persuaded
Etta James greentick

13 pts
79
US




32
R&B


[Cadet 5630]
written by Billy Sherrill & Glenn Sutton
35.
10/1970

Losers, Weepers (Part I)
Etta James greentick

from Losers, Weepers   
11 pts
94
US




26
R&B


[Cadet 5676]
written by Leon David Bonds
36.
05/1972

I Found a Love
Etta James greentick

8 pts
108
US




31
R&B


[Chess 2125]
written by Wilson Pickett, Willie Schofield & Robert West [Detroit songwriter]
37.
09/1973

All the Way Down
Etta James greentick

from Only a Fool   
9 pts
101
US




29
R&B


[Chess 2144]
written by C. C. Williamson, Trevor Lawrence & Gabriel Mekler
38.
03/1974

Leave Your Hat On
Etta James greentick

1 pts






76
R&B


[Chess 2148]
written by Randy Newman
39.
08/1974

Out on the Street, Again
Etta James greentick

1 pts






84
R&B


[Chess 2153]
written by Trevor Lawrence & Gabriel Mekler
40.
07/1976

Jump into Love
Etta James greentick

1 pts






92
R&B


[Chess 30001]
written by Dennis Belfield & Ron Stockert
Piece of My Heart
41.
06/1978

Piece of My Heart
Etta James greentick

from Deep in the Night   
1 pts






93
R&B


[Warner 8545]
written by Bert Berns & Jerry Ragovoy
I Just Want to Make Love to You
42.
02/1996

#4  I Just Want to Make Love to You
Etta James greentick

from The Genuine Article: The Best of Etta James   
124 pts








5
UK
written by Willie Dixon
Miss You
43.
04/2001

Miss You
Etta James greentick

9 pts




15
dance




written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
At Last
44.
10/2009

At Last
Etta James greentick

3 pts








109
UK
R
written by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon
At Last
45.
08/2010

At Last
Etta James greentick

9 pts








69
UK
R
written by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon
46.
10/2010

I'd Rather Go Blind
Etta James greentick

2 pts








184
UK
R
written by Billy Foster & Ellington Jordan
At Last
47.
01/2011

At Last
Etta James greentick

8 pts








75
UK
R
written by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon
  Flo Rida
Good Feeling
48.
09/2011

#1  Good Feeling
Flo Rida

from Wild Ones   Wild Ones
350 pts
3
US




80
R&B
1
UK
[Poe Boy]
written by Arash Pournouri, Breyan Isaac, Etta James greentick, Henry Walter, Leroy Kirkland, Lukasz Gottwald, Pearl Woods, Tim Bergling & Tramar Dillard
  Avicii
49.
12/2011

#3  Levels
Avicii

174 pts
60
US


1
dance


4
UK
[Levels/Veratone/Atom Empire 016574]
written by Tim Bergling, Ash Pournouri, Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods & Etta James greentick
  Etta James
At Last
50.
01/2012

At Last
Etta James greentick

20 pts








39
UK
R
written by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon
51.
01/2012

I'd Rather Go Blind
Etta James greentick

2 pts








177
UK
R
written by Billy Foster & Ellington Jordan
  Avicii
52.
01/2013

Levels
Avicii

11 pts








62
UK
R
written by Tim Bergling, Ash Pournouri, Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods & Etta James greentick


See also...

Etta James & HarveyEtta James & Sugar Pie DeSantoSugar Pie DeSanto & Etta James


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