Cat. No. VV 1173: ETTA JAMES ~ TOUGH LOVER. ACE RECORDS CH 73.
USED VINYL RECORD. PART OF A COLLECTION NOW UP FOR SALE.
ETTA JAMES (JAMESETTA HAWKINS) STARTED HER CAREER IN 1954 FREQUENTLY PERFORMING IN NASHVILLE'S FAMED R&B CLUBS, COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS THE CHITLIN' CIRCUIT. ETTA SANG IN VARIOUS GENRES INCLUDING GOSPEL, BLUES, JAZZ, R&B, ROCK'N'ROLL AND SOUL AND GAINED FAME WITH HITS SUCH AS "THE WALLFLOWER" (1957), "AT LAST" (1960), "SOMETHINGS GOT A HOLD ON ME" (1962), "TELL MAMA", AND "I'D RATHER GO BLIND" (BOTH 1977). ETTA FACED A NUMBER OF PERSONAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING HEROIN ADDICTION, SEVERE PHYSICAL ABUSE AND INCARCERATION BEFORE MAKING A MUSICAL COMEBACK IN THE LATE 1980s WITH THE ALBUM "SEVEN YEAR ITCH". THIS ALBUM WAS RELEASED BY THE RENOWNED BRITISH REISSUE LABEL ACE RECORDS IN 1983 AND FEATURES SOME LESSER KNOWN SONGS THAT SPAN THE SINGER'S ROCK'N'ROLL PERIOD BETWEEN 1956-57.
THE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY SOME VERY MINOR SHELF WEAR ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES. THERE NO TEARS IN THE SLEEVE AND VIRTUALLY NO SOILING EITHER FRONT OR BACK. THE RECORD IS VIRTUALLY MINT CONDITION.
TRACK LISTING: Side 1 - Tough Lover / The Pick-Up / By The Light Of The Silvery Moon / Fools We Mortals Be / Come What May / Dance With Me Henry.
Side 2 - Good Lookin' / Tears Of Joy / Shortnin' Bread Rock / Baby, Baby Every Night / Then I'll Care / Market Place.
12 " VINYL RECORD