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Etta's last studio recording as she has retired from the music business after more than 50 years!
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58 of 60 people found the following review helpful
By P. Picard
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
The swan song of aging vocal artists is sometimes pretty thin and often disappointing. Not so this outing by the inimitable Etta James. The vocal register is lower. The pace is slower. But she's still belting out classic jazz and R&B songs to that funky groove that makes you want to rub up against someone. I could wear out a turntable listening to Misty Blue as I did when I was a teenager. Cigarettes and Coffee is paen to the great Otis Redding, but with a vibe that is all Etta. Of 11 tracks on The Dreamer, there's not a weak cut in the bunch. Diagnosed with leukemia and Alzheimer's Disease, Etta James may be going, but she's going out swinging.
53 of 55 people found the following review helpful
By SoulBoyJon
Format:MP3 Music
I love Etta James with all my heart, though I'll be the first to admit she's had some rather mediocre albums lately. This one's quite solid, however...her best since "Burnin' Down The House." Appropriate, given the weight of this being her final studio album. This time out, the arrangements are lush and meaty, capable of supporting a heavy like Etta--which is crucial because she's really going for it on this record. "The Dreamer" is light on MOR cheese and full of deep, wise soul music. I'm going to miss this woman. A lot.
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Etta James has been doing it in legendary style for the past fifty years and is truly the original "The Queen Of Soul", title of her searing not to be missed classic mid-sixties album now finally released on compact disc! Etta started having early sixties Top-Forty mega-hits ("At Last", "Something's Got A Hold On Me", "All I Could Do Was Cry", "Stop The Wedding", "Trust In Me", continuing on to many great R&B classic hits) long before Aretha hit big on Atlantic Records in 1967, being the reason why always wondered how that title got away from Etta as she earned it first & deserved it. Easily had this legendary icon better breaks & promotion, these towering careers would have paralleled as talent is equal...truly "The Queen's Of Soul" for many long-time admirers and fans of classic soul music, these amazingly gifted ladies are uniquely original and best of the best.
"The Dreamer" finds the legendary Diva with that rich sounding glorious toned voice in fine & funky form blowing out soulful blues and rhythm cookers as only she can...haunting vocals have that distinctive bite making this singing great a one of a kind classic legend sounding so good over and over again & the more you play Etta, the more she gets under your skin. Hopefully "Grammy Awards" will rise to the occasion this one last time for this mesmerizing collection of great performances, giving the lady her just due...Bravo Etta, thank you for many years of sublime listening pleasure and great entertainment over the decades in all of those awesome live & very memorable performances...you are as good as it gets!
"The Dreamer" finds the legendary Diva with that rich sounding glorious toned voice in fine & funky form blowing out soulful blues and rhythm cookers as only she can...haunting vocals have that distinctive bite making this singing great a one of a kind classic legend sounding so good over and over again & the more you play Etta, the more she gets under your skin. Hopefully "Grammy Awards" will rise to the occasion this one last time for this mesmerizing collection of great performances, giving the lady her just due...Bravo Etta, thank you for many years of sublime listening pleasure and great entertainment over the decades in all of those awesome live & very memorable performances...you are as good as it gets!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
Soulful but many very familiar songs
I love most of Etta James' recordings, but this has a lot of familiar songs on it that I've heard better versions of. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Brigitte Pauli
2.0 out of 5 stars
It's not Etta...
If you, like I, expected Etta to be the singer on this CD, you would be wrong. The music is good because it's Etta's songs but others sing...not what I expected at all. Read more
Published 4 months ago by GoForIt
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Dreamer
The last you will hear from one of the greats of blues and gospel really well done amazing performance considering her condition
Published 5 months ago by James Reitz
5.0 out of 5 stars
Etta was so talented - good CD if you like Etta.
This would be a good CD if you are buying Etta for the first time. her unique voice makes listening to this album a pleasure.
Published 5 months ago by KIMBUYS
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Queen
She does not do any bad music. She has a voice that will forever live on even though she is gone.
Published 5 months ago by Judy T. Barnes
5.0 out of 5 stars
Etta's last gift is an amazing finale to a storied career
I totally disagree with negative feedback. Like many albums, you have to listen to this more than once. Read more
Published 5 months ago by DEIRDRE R. YOUNG
5.0 out of 5 stars
Etta's Magnificent Swansong
As the first decade of the new millennium drew to a close,Etta James indomitable physical spirit began to fail her. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Andre S. Grindle
5.0 out of 5 stars
Johnno
A great CD, Etta's rnditions of some old stanard great songs is amazing. She brings a new twist to some great songs.
Published 8 months ago by Johnno
4.0 out of 5 stars
Love Etta James!
As we all know it, it's Etta's last studio album and every single review I read had focused on that fact, making it sound like it was a dying woman breathing her last breath in the... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Sasha
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best!!!
Etta James at her best. She is sultry, sexy, moody...pure genius, a legend, that could transport you to places you'd never been before. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Joyce Clements Goldman
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