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The Second Time Around

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Her "At Last" CD is REALLY GREAT but this disc is even BETTER. Better variety of songs and more complex arrangemewents with less clutter to them. For example, both albums have a pseudo jazz/r&b novelty cut on them but "Plum Nuts" doesn't have the hokey backup vocals that ruined "Tough Mary" on the "At Last" LP. In Fact, Riley Hampton's arrangements have the class of Nelson Riddle's work for Sinatra and the earthiness of Belford Hendricks' arrangements for Dinah Washington. Etta has made more famous recordings but "The Second Time Around" will always be one of her landmark achievements.

It has track to track excellence! From Plum Nuts to (I'll Be Your) Seven Day Fool to two of my very favorites. Her rendition of One for My Baby (One More for the Road) and the superb, smoky, sultry Fool That I Am. That tune--Fool That I Am--is perfection! Trust me.

I bought the LP when it first came out; still have it....was so pleased to see it on CD!!!!!

This is the best of all her albums, I think!!

Saw her live in Cleveland OH back in the early 1960's; she literally rocked the small club she was appearing at.....her accompaniment was a group of high school guys; they looked pretty nervous, as who wouldn't be; at one point during the show, she turned sharply and said something to one of these poor guys; have no idea what it was, but the guy had a really surprised look on his face; did he hit a wrong note? wrong tempo? we'll never know!!
I went back to her dressing room and got her autograph..she was very nice and you could tell she was a little tired after her performance.....later I heard she was using drugs.....too bad......