Etta James - All the Way
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Artist: Etta JamesEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-03-14
Music Label: RCA Victor
Soundtracks:
- All The Way
- Stop On By
- Strung Out
- Somewhere
- Holding Back The Years
- Imagine
- I Believe I Can Fly
- It's A Man's Man's Man's World
- Purple Rain
- What's Going On
- Calling You
Music reviews of All the Way
Music Review: Not even good enough for a cruise ship
Rating: 1 Stars
I received this album as a gift and have donated it to the Salvation Army since. Sorry, but this one is a waste of your money. As a radio show host, I used to play Etta's old music, and of course the old time favorite "At Last", to everyone's delight. Times have changed, and Etta's voice is beyond "mature". Her attempt at "Calling You" is painful; Jevetta Steele, who recorded it for the movie "Bagdad Cafe" is so uniquely perfect in her rendition of the song, but Etta just doesn't cut it. Worse, her baritone (!) really ruins the mesmerizing melody of its chorus.
"Purple Rain" is a similar trainwreck, especially if you were there when Prince sang it, when the movie came out ... need I say more? It just does not work. Aging gracefully is not easy, and after Beyonce outdid la grande dame Etta at the Neighborhood Ball (imho) it is definitely time to rest those vocal chords. I'd give no star if I could.
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 HorowitzGeneral CDs
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