Original Album Classics (1998-2003)

~ Release by Etta James (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

5 disc, 5 albums held in a papercase.
They are a vinyl replica in card cover format.

Annotation last modified on 2025-07-21 13:44 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Life, Love & The Blues
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1Born Under a Bad Sign
assistant recording engineer:
Terrance Galloway
recording engineer:
Donto James
mixer:
Joe Chiccarelli
lead vocals:
Etta James
horn arranger:
Lee Thornburg
recorded at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
mixed at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Born Under a Bad Sign
lyricist:
William Bell
composer:
Booker T. Jones
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
3:29
2I Want to Ta Ta You, Baby
assistant recording engineer:
Terrance Galloway
recording engineer:
Donto James
mixer:
Joe Chiccarelli
solo guitar:
Bobby Murray (electric blues guitarist)
lead vocals:
Etta James
recorded at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
mixed at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
I Want to Ta-Ta You Baby
lyricist and composer:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson
5:56
3Here I Am (Come and Take Me)
assistant recording engineer:
Terrance Galloway
recording engineer:
Donto James
mixer:
Joe Chiccarelli
lead vocals:
Etta James
recorded at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
mixed at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Here I Am (Come and Take Me)
writer:
Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer) and Mabon Hodges (“Teenie”, soul guitarist)
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Irving Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell
4:56
4Running Out of Lies
assistant recording engineer:
Terrance Galloway
recording engineer:
Donto James
mixer:
Joe Chiccarelli
lead vocals:
Etta James
horn arranger:
Lee Thornburg
recorded at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
mixed at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
5:04
5Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
assistant recording engineer:
Terrance Galloway
recording engineer:
Donto James
mixer:
Joe Chiccarelli
lead vocals:
Etta James
recorded at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
mixed at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
writer:
Marvin Gaye and James Nyx (R&B songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
7:02
6Spoonful
assistant recording engineer:
Terrance Galloway
recording engineer:
Donto James
mixer:
Joe Chiccarelli
lead vocals:
Etta James
recorded at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
mixed at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Spoonful
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd., Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Mathews Music
4:09
7Life, Love & The Blues
assistant recording engineer:
Terrance Galloway
recording engineer:
Donto James
mixer:
Joe Chiccarelli
lead vocals:
Etta James
recorded at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
mixed at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
5:18
8Hoochie Coochie Gal
assistant recording engineer:
Terrance Galloway
recording engineer:
Donto James
mixer:
Joe Chiccarelli
lead vocals:
Etta James
recorded at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
mixed at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly, Hello Mr. Wilson, Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Pub Co Ltd (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Willie Dixon Music
4:25
9Cheating in the Next Room
assistant recording engineer:
Terrance Galloway
recording engineer:
Donto James
mixer:
Joe Chiccarelli
talkbox:
Josh Sklair
lead vocals:
Etta James
recorded at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
mixed at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
4:57
10If You Want Me to Stay
assistant recording engineer:
Terrance Galloway
recording engineer:
Donto James
mixer:
Joe Chiccarelli
lead vocals:
Etta James
recorded at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
mixed at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
If You Want Me to Stay
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
5:21
11The Love You Save May Be Your Own
assistant recording engineer:
Terrance Galloway
recording engineer:
Donto James
mixer:
Joe Chiccarelli
solo guitar:
Bobby Murray (electric blues guitarist)
lead vocals:
Etta James
horn arranger:
Lee Thornburg
recorded at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
mixed at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
The Love You Save
writer:
Joe Tex (American southern soul musician)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK)
4:02
12I'll Take Care of You
assistant recording engineer:
Terrance Galloway
recording engineer:
Donto James
mixer:
Joe Chiccarelli
guitar:
Bobby Murray (electric blues guitarist)
lead vocals:
Etta James
recorded at:
Fort Athens Studio in Riverside, California, United States
mixed at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
I’ll Take Care of You
lyricist and composer:
Brook Benton
publisher:
Clyde Otis Music Group, Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Leosong Copyright Service Ltd., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Sony/ATV Melody
4:59
2▶CD: The Heart of a Woman
3▶CD: Matriarch of the Blues
4▶CD: Blue Gardenia
5▶CD: Let's Roll

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
GEMA (German rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
distributed by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
copyrighted (©) by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2011)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1970, in 1971, in 1972, in 1976, in 2011)
mastered at:Sony DADC (optical disc manufacturing company)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6905482 [info]
ASIN:DE: B0062EKXX2 [info]
purchase for mail-order:https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/Etta-James-Original-Album-Classics/hnum/1612001 [info]