At Last - The Best Of

budget price best of. etta james was one of the greatest blues, jazz and soul singers of the 50s and 60s. at the age of 17 she made her breakthrough when 'the wallflower' topped the r&b chart. she had more success after signing to chess records: 'all i could do was cry' was a minor hit, before 'at last' reached no.2 on the r&b chart and no.22 in the pop chart. it went on to become her signature tune and has been covered by many of the greatest soul and jazz singers, including stevie wonder, nat king cole and ella fitzgerald. more r&b hits followed, such as 'trust in me', 'something's got a hold on me' and 'stop the wedding'. in 1967, 'tell mama' was a crossover success (reaching no.23 in the pop charts), and 'security' also did well.