SIDE ONE

01.Anything to Say You’re Mine
02.My Dearest Darling
03.Trust in Me
04.A Sunday Kind of Love
05.Tough Mary

SIDE TWO
06.I Just Want to Make Love to You
07.At Last
08.All I Could Do Was Cry
09.Stormy Weather
10.Girl of My Dreams
11. My Heart Cries
12. Spoonful
13. It’s A Crying Shame
14. If I Can’t Have You

At Last! is the debut studio album by American Blues artist, Etta James. The album was released on Argo Records in 1961 and was produced by Phil and Leonard Chess. The original release contained four of James’s hits on the Rhythm and Blues Records Chart between 1960 and 1961. It was her first of five studio albums James would release on the Argo label. At Last! was ranked at #116 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Since its release, At Last! has been reviewed by many online music websites and magazines. Stephen Cook of Allmusic gave the album five out of five stars, and, about James, wrote, “one hears the singer at her peak in a swinging and varied program of blues, R&B, and jazz standards.” Cook also praised the material that was recorded for the album, saying that At Last! had “strong material throughout.” He also went on to say that James’s voice, “expertly handles jazz standards like “Stormy Weather” and “A Sunday Kind of Love,” as well as Willie Dixon’s blues classic “I Just Want to Make Love to You.” James demonstrates her keen facility on the title track in particular, as she easily moves from powerful blues shouting to more subtle, airy phrasing; her Ruth Brown-inspired, bad-girl growl only adds to the intensity.”

R.I.P.

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