All the Way

Etta James - All the Way

All the Way
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Artist: Etta James
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-03-14
Music Label: RCA Victor
Soundtracks:
  1. All The Way
  2. Stop On By
  3. Strung Out
  4. Somewhere
  5. Holding Back The Years
  6. Imagine
  7. I Believe I Can Fly
  8. It's A Man's Man's Man's World
  9. Purple Rain
  10. What's Going On
  11. Calling You

Music reviews of All the Way

Music Review: Got a jones for Etta James (3.5 stars)
Rating: 3 Stars

I knew I had a problem with Etta when I realized I had bought two copies of "Blues to the Bone". It didn't surprise me one bit when the 2003 Grammys awarded it "Best Blues Album of the Year."

I'm not precisely sure why Ms. James is doing a covers CD. To me, that's the mark of a performer's descent and Etta seems to have only recently just hit her stride. Then again, she's done a sweet job on most of these songs.

Well, and if she's going to do covers, why not do the best? Most folks generally think of Ms. James singing jazz and blues, but she takes on John Lennon's "Imagine" and does a respectable job with understated unpreachy delivery and instrumentation.

I've heard "I Believe I can Fly" from weddings to MUZAK and 'underplayed' is probably moderate for my feeling about the song. If I hear it coming on the radio, the channel gets switched, but Etta's version doesn't generate hyperglycemia. She sings the song with the assurance of someone who's paid her dues and honestly does believe in herself.

Prior to this, only Richard Thompson ("Kiss") could cover Prince and make me even want to listen. Ms. James takes "Purple Rain" and breathes a bit of new life.

Now--if you're used to Ms. James singing the blues, you may only want a few of the selections. Listen to the samples and decide before you buy this CD. Not all of it may be for you, but it's definitely worth a listen.

Description of All the Way

Throughout a near-50-year career that has seen few low points, at least professionally, Etta James has established herself as one of music's most talented R&B, blues, and jazz singers. On All the Way, she attempts to tackle the easy-listening genre with a diverse set of ballads that span the Frank Sinatra-approved title track to covers of songs by Prince, Simply Red, John Lennon, and R. Kelly. Appearing after two roof-raising albums--2003's Let's Roll and 2004's explosive Blues to the Bone--this is a jarring change-up. Amidst schmaltzy production, cushy trumpet, and mushy keyboard strings, James settles into a Sunday-morning-coffee-and-newspaper approach.

Occasionally the force of James's distinctive, compelling voice overpowers the syrupy backing, but, for the most part, the plain-vanilla arrangements diminish and even enervate her typically spicy vocals. Unlike the classic "At Last," on which James pushed the romantic song into overdrive, she remains in neutral for the majority of these tracks. There's no interplay with the band, and she makes a few missteps, such as the lackluster version of West Side Story's "Somewhere" (that goes nowhere). Those seeking low-key yet accomplished background music versions of James Brown's "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" and Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" will find this just what the elevator operator ordered. The rest of James's fans may feel the woman who could once sing the phone book and make it sound riveting has dialed a wrong number. --Hal Horowitz

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