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Etta James

Studio album by

Etta James

Released

May 5, 1962

Recorded

1960-62

Studio

Chess Studios
(Chicago, Illinois)

Genre

Length

26:01

Label

Argo
LP-4013

Producer

Ralph Bass

Etta James chronology

The Second Time Around
(1961)

Etta James
(1962)

Etta James Sings for Lovers
(1962)

Singles from Etta James

"If I Can't Have You"
Released: 1960
"Spoonful"
Released: 1960
"Something's Got a Hold on Me"
Released: 1962

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Etta James is the self-titled third studio album by American blues artist, Etta James. The album was released on Argo Records in 1962 and was produced by Ralph Bass.

Background

The album was released on a 12-inch LP and consisted of ten tracks, with five of them on each side of the vinyl record. The album spawned the single, "Something's Got a Hold on Me" b/w "Waiting for Charlie to Come Home", which was written for James by Burt Bacharach, reached the Top 40 in 1962. The album also included two duets with Harvey Fuqua, "If I Can't Have You" and "Spoonful" which were previously released as singles by James and Fugua on the Chess label.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Waiting for Charlie to Come Home"	Bob Hilliard Burt Bacharach	2:06
2.	"Guess Again"	Aaron Schroeder Tom Glazer Wally Gold	2:18
3.	"A Lover's Mourn"	Reese	2:33
4.	"You Can Count on Me"	Eddie Singleton	2:36
5.	"If I Can't Have You"	Gwen Fuqua Etta James	3:01

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Something's Got a Hold on Me"	James Leroy Kirkland Pearl Woods	2:50
7.	"My Dear"	Reese	2:30
8.	"Nobody But You"	Willie Dixon	2:24
9.	"Let Me Know"	Billy Davis Berry Gordy	3:08
10.	"Spoonful"	Dixon	2:35
Total length:			26:01

Personnel

Etta James - lead vocals
The Riley Hampton Orchestra
Riley Hampton - arranger, conductor
Harvey Fuqua - duet vocals on "If I Can't Have You" and "Spoonful"

Technical

Ron Malo - engineer
James J. Kriegsmann - photography

Charts

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1960	"If I Can't Have You"	Pop Singles	52
1960	"If I Can't Have You"	R & B Singles	6
1960	"Spoonful"	Pop Singles	78
1961	"Spoonful"	R & B Singles	12
1962	"Something's Got a Hold On Me"	R & B Singles	4
1962	"Something's Got a Hold On Me"	Pop Singles	37

References

^ "Etta James [Chess]". AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

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Discography
Studio albums	At Last! The Second Time Around Etta James Etta James Sings for Lovers Queen of Soul Call My Name Tell Mama Etta James Sings Funk Losers Weepers Etta James Come a Little Closer Etta Is Betta Than Evvah! Deep in the Night Changes Seven Year Itch Stickin' to My Guns The Right Time Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday Time After Time Love's Been Rough on Me Life, Love & the Blues 12 Songs of Christmas Heart of a Woman Matriarch of the Blues Blue Gardenia Let's Roll Blues to the Bone All the Way The Dreamer
Live albums	Etta James Rocks the House Red-Hot & Live Jazzvisions: Jump The Blues Away Burnin' Down the House: Live at the House of Blues
Compilation albums	Etta James Top Ten My Greatest Songs Miss Etta James: The Complete Modern and Kent Recordings Gold
Singles	"The Wallflower (Dance with Me, Henry)" "Spoonful" "All I Could Do Was Cry" "At Last" "Trust in Me" "Seven Day Fool" "Something's Got a Hold on Me" "Baby What You Want Me to Do" "I Got You Babe" "Almost Persuaded" "Sound of Love" "Piece of My Heart" "I Just Want to Make Love to You"