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Etta James — At Last
Album: The Best Of Etta James
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8.6

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Total ratings: 2156









Released: 1974
Length: 2:55
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At last
My love has come along
My lonely days are over
And life is like a song

Oh yeah yeah
At last

The skies above are blue
My heart was wrapped up in clover
The night I looked at you

I found a dream, that I could speak to
A dream that I can call my own
I found a thrill to press my cheek to
A thrill that I have never known

Oh yeah yeah
You smiled, you smiled
Oh and then the spell was cast
And here we are in heaven
For you are mine...

At Last
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Stunning.
Posted 1 year ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
will always remind me of Northern Exposure!!
Posted 1 year ago by Cyndeeb    [ Reply ]
Etta James version released in 1960. 
Posted 1 year ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
It occurred to me that there is a paucity smooth, sultry and dulcet toned singers it seems in the 21st century. I invite suggestions to follow up.
Posted 1 year ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
 markybx wrote:
I'm sure this is an excellent piece of music, unfortunately I'm not old enough to appreciate it. I grew up with this kind of music, it's what my parents listened to. Then I discovered the antidote: Led Zep, Floyd, Crimson, ELP...  {#Roflol}

Why do you say you're too old?  Do you like Mozart?  Beethoven?  Tommy Dorsey?  Jimmy Dorsey?  Johnny Cash?  Beatles?  Alt-J?

Good music lasts, and will continue to please new listeners.
Posted 2 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
10!
Posted 2 years ago by rhiangalthie    [ Reply ]
 lizardking wrote:

Sing it, Jamesetta!  I remember fondly the hours of listening to this (and the rest of) your Greatest Hits CD while doing my solo-cross country drive (Phila to Seattle, via Las Vegas) - I didn't have many disks to listen to, and many miles of radio-less road.  Something about the rich quality of your voice made me feel un-alone, and I thank you for that.  PEACE




I fell in love with "Hank Wilson's Back." by  Leon Russell while riding in the back of an over crowded VW.

Posted 2 years ago by cosmicjoe54    [ Reply ]
 Edweirdo wrote:


What if one doesn't like it?


Then you skip it. But .. I expect that you are wrong. ;)
Posted 2 years ago by talexb    [ Reply ]
 markybx wrote:
I'm sure this is an excellent piece of music, unfortunately I'm not old enough to appreciate it. I grew up with this kind of music, it's what my parents listened to. Then I discovered the antidote: Led Zep, Floyd, Crimson, ELP...  {#Roflol}

Funny that you consider yourself "not old enough" to appreciate this, when according to your profile you're old enough to be my parent, and I appreciate it just fine.  No accounting for taste, I suppose.
Posted 2 years ago by rhlrstn    [ Reply ]
 Edweirdo wrote:


What if one doesn't like it?

me, responding to this comment on basically any other song: "That's fine! Different people like different things!"

me, responding to this comment on At Last: [quietly begins unpacking exorcism supplies from backpack]
Posted 2 years ago by aaronm    [ Reply ]
One of the greatest singers singing one of the greatest songs!!! 10
Posted 2 years ago by pablo2165    [ Reply ]
Sheer vocal perfection and perfect emotion
Posted 2 years ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
 niseywee wrote:

Had the pleasure of seeing Etta James with Houston Persons at the Blue Note in Columbia, MO in 1998. It was one of the most memorable performances I have seen.




Must have been a GREAT SHOW!!!!!!!!!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 talexb wrote:

This can only be a 10. Perfection.




Agreed! ICONIC!!!!!!!!!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 talexb wrote:

This can only be a 10. Perfection.



What if one doesn't like it?
Posted 2 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
This can only be a 10. Perfection.
Posted 3 years ago by talexb    [ Reply ]
Thanks RP.
Posted 3 years ago by jesseoxwell    [ Reply ]
Funny thing... when this started, I thought it was Demon Days by Gorillaz... similar openings. Now I'm getting Demon Days following this!
Posted 3 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
Had the pleasure of seeing Etta James with Houston Persons at the Blue Note in Columbia, MO in 1998. It was one of the most memorable performances I have seen.
Posted 3 years ago by niseywee    [ Reply ]
Raise your hand if you danced to this at your wedding......of course because we were 40 years old........
Posted 4 years ago by dbiszek    [ Reply ]
When we married in 2013, we played this song in the church. 



Always a 10!
Posted 4 years ago by robin_at_domani    [ Reply ]
An absolute knockout. Even the slightly off key strings at the end are perfectly judged. 
Posted 4 years ago by Enness    [ Reply ]
Terrific voice ❤️
Posted 4 years ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
Tried to bump this up, but long ago ranked it 10.
Posted 4 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
Always fantastic.
Posted 5 years ago by milescity    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:
GOOD LORD! Here we hear what they all wanted to be, tried to be, died to be... Here is a song that can both stop and start your heart!
 
I give this amazing song a strong 10 and this comment a strong 8. My sentiments exactly. 
Posted 5 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
 sunflowerbee wrote:
 

Silk...
Posted 5 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
10....10....10   
Posted 5 years ago by diannemck56    [ Reply ]
 jvalatka wrote:
This is currently the only track credited to a woman that appears on the Radio Paradise Classic Top 60 (excluding tracks that feature female vocalists, such as Clare Torry in Pink Floyd's "Great Gig in the Sky").

Feel free to explain yourselves.
 

 
Patsy Cline and Nina Simone have snuck in since your post, but a big part of it is that almost half the slots are hogged by 4 artists - Pink Floyd, The Beatles (I'm including John's Imagine in their count), Jimi Hedrix, and Led Zeppelin. Make of that what you will.
Posted 6 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Great, great, great!!!!
Posted 6 years ago by peter.gerzner    [ Reply ]

Sing it, Jamesetta!  I remember fondly the hours of listening to this (and the rest of) your Greatest Hits CD while doing my solo-cross country drive (Phila to Seattle, via Las Vegas) - I didn't have many disks to listen to, and many miles of radio-less road.  Something about the rich quality of your voice made me feel un-alone, and I thank you for that.  PEACE


Posted 6 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Nice curve on the stats. Contrast it with that for the song before, or after.

As pithy as it gets: this one is highly rated because people like it–or that is the inference I draw from the high correlation between rating this song highly and the strength of the drive of the same people to focus their attention on the song when it is being played (or even when they are consciously seeking out that song, from any of a number of available sources, in order to listen to it, for any number of reasons, none of them negative).
 {#Shhh} {#Shhh}
Posted 7 years ago by gmichaelt    [ Reply ]
                                       
Posted 7 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
GOOD LORD! Here we hear what they all wanted to be, tried to be, died to be... Here is a song that can both stop and start your heart!
Posted 7 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Never tire of this one. A big 10 for me.
Posted 7 years ago by senorcerveza    [ Reply ]
 markybx wrote:
I'm sure this is an excellent piece of music, unfortunately I'm not old enough to appreciate it. I grew up with this kind of music, it's what my parents listened to. Then I discovered the antidote: Led Zep, Floyd, Crimson, ELP...  {#Roflol}

 
Let me correct you, This is an excellent piece of music...
Posted 8 years ago by Bert7    [ Reply ]
 markybx wrote:
I'm sure this is an excellent piece of music, unfortunately I'm not old enough to appreciate it. I grew up with this kind of music, it's what my parents listened to. Then I discovered the antidote: Led Zep, Floyd, Crimson, ELP...  {#Roflol}
 
How strange. . . is this more a self conditioning aspect of disregarding what your parents listened to rather than appreciating the music for what it is? 

Are you saying that if your parents listened to a piece of music that you can't appreciated it because they did? 

Oh dear. . . 

 
Posted 8 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
I'm sure this is an excellent piece of music, unfortunately I'm not old enough to appreciate it. I grew up with this kind of music, it's what my parents listened to. Then I discovered the antidote: Led Zep, Floyd, Crimson, ELP...  {#Roflol}
Posted 8 years ago by markybx    [ Reply ]
Any better? How? A godlike 10.
Posted 8 years ago by SECA_Alan    [ Reply ]
This is currently the only track credited to a woman that appears on the Radio Paradise Classic Top 60 (excluding tracks that feature female vocalists, such as Clare Torry in Pink Floyd's "Great Gig in the Sky").

Feel free to explain yourselves.
 
Posted 8 years ago by jvalatka    [ Reply ]
Walked down the aisle to this song  <3  :)
Posted 8 years ago by ploba    [ Reply ]
 splendiferous .. {#Music}
Posted 9 years ago by moodfood    [ Reply ]
Ahhhhhhhh.......
Posted 9 years ago by skyguy    [ Reply ]
Queen of the blues..
Posted 9 years ago by Bert7    [ Reply ]
No one sings it like Etta!
Posted 9 years ago by Singlow    [ Reply ]
 hugogdt wrote:
Everytime I listen to this pearl in RP I want to ckick for a 10 rating and discover I have already done it ... of course!! {#Hearteyes}

 
Oh yeah!!
Posted 9 years ago by senorcerveza    [ Reply ]
Everytime I listen to this pearl in RP I want to ckick for a 10 rating and discover I have already done it ... of course!! {#Hearteyes}
Posted 9 years ago by hugogdt    [ Reply ]
 oldfart48 wrote:
{#Sunny} just doesn't get any better than this...........

 
Truth!!!
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Awful!
Posted 9 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:
If music was all about voice, then songs like this would surely deserve its high rating.  Alas, that is not what music is about.  Never was, never will be.  I gave this a 4. 

 
Rdo:

No offense but that's just about the most asinine comment I've read here on RP.  Come over here for a second and let me....
 
Posted 10 years ago by Highlowsel    [ Reply ]
 burdell wrote:
I don;t care how wonderful her voice is, I don't want to hear this at 9am when trying to get my day started.

 
LOL!  Yeah...well...for some of us it's the proper time of day to hear this....
Posted 10 years ago by Highlowsel    [ Reply ]
Hot and sexy and my, my, my . . . 
Posted 10 years ago by dkwalika    [ Reply ]
{#Fire} aaahhhhhh...............the goddess speaks............
Posted 10 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
{#Sunny} just doesn't get any better than this...........
Posted 10 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
Oh Man!
This is just beautiful.........................{#Heartkiss} 
Posted 10 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
 burdell wrote:
I don;t care how wonderful her voice is, I don't want to hear this at 9am when trying to get my day started.

 
It's 10 PM somewhere.
Posted 10 years ago by FamilyMan    [ Reply ]
Just beautiful.
Posted 10 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Really does it for me!!! 
Posted 10 years ago by helenofjoy    [ Reply ]
 jmkate wrote:

      this song raises the hairs on your arm....


Webfoot wrote:


53 years later!

 

From before you were born, in my case.
Posted 10 years ago by Bleyfusz    [ Reply ]
When I hear this song, I think of my wife. And swoon… {#Heartkiss}
Posted 10 years ago by dirtbagpook    [ Reply ]
I think the ratings arch kind of somes it up...that girl could sing.
Posted 10 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
everything about this song is a gift, a perfectly crafted and wonderful moment musically and vocally    
Posted 10 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
again 100
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
"if i could sing like paul mccartney
or get funky like etta james"


bob welch, fleetwood mac
 
Posted 11 years ago by gjr    [ Reply ]
Etta had such control. Rhythm and pitch are perfect.
Posted 11 years ago by skyguy    [ Reply ]
NEED A 20 OR 100 BUTTON{#Sunny}
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
 jmkate wrote:
this song raises the hairs on your arm....

 

53 years later!
Posted 11 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
this song raises the hairs on your arm....
Posted 11 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
I don;t care how wonderful her voice is, I don't want to hear this at 9am when trying to get my day started.
Posted 11 years ago by burdell    [ Reply ]
This gave me chills.
Posted 11 years ago by aaronm    [ Reply ]
 d-don wrote:
A voice like  

 

better butter, no fat, just sustanance
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:
If music was all about voice, then songs like this would surely deserve its high rating.  Alas, that is not what music is about.  Never was, never will be.  I gave this a 4. 

 

gee a 4, not bad for someone who is obviously both tone deaf, and soul-less{#Clap}....judging from your usual noise......the only way this could be better? a duet with Ray Charles..........
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
{#Sunny}10s are not easy in my world, this be the kind......{#Notworthy}
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
Easiest 10 Ever.
Posted 11 years ago by dig    [ Reply ]
Just had a moment....thank you....
Posted 11 years ago by Jazbo    [ Reply ]
Saw Etta at Newport Jazz Festival years back.We cruised there on the QE2. What a talent she was. Sadly they have both sailed into the sunset.
Posted 11 years ago by franklyspeaking    [ Reply ]
Splendor incarnate.
Posted 11 years ago by MusiqueMusique    [ Reply ]
That stopped everything.  Beautiful.
Posted 11 years ago by oldsinger    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:
If music was all about voice, then songs like this would surely deserve its high rating.  Alas, that is not what music is about.  Never was, never will be.  I gave this a 4. 

 
How edifying.
Posted 11 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
10

this woman is awesome 
Posted 11 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
If music was all about voice, then songs like this would surely deserve its high rating.  Alas, that is not what music is about.  Never was, never will be.  I gave this a 4. 
Posted 11 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
"I found a dream that I could speak to..."

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.  Love it.  Love it.
Posted 11 years ago by Ballzak    [ Reply ]
A voice like  
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Posted 11 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
Fantastic voice!
Posted 11 years ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
 robbeek wrote:
Wait...Foo Fighters/Yo-Yo Ma with Allison Krauss/Coldplay/Blind Melon/Aimee Mann/Etta James...

Holy sh*t Bill, my mind is blown!!  You should put this on a cd, stamped like a business, so when people ask what you do, you just hand them this set.  

Thanks, you made my drive home in L.A. traffic pretty damn cool today!  {#Clap}
 
 



..same set today & totally agree..go ahead & play these monthly, RP!..kudos..
Posted 11 years ago by cShaggy    [ Reply ]
Wait...Foo Fighters/Yo-Yo Ma with Allison Krauss/Coldplay/Blind Melon/Aimee Mann/Etta James...

Holy sh*t Bill, my mind is blown!!  You should put this on a cd, stamped like a business, so when people ask what you do, you just hand them this set.  

Thanks, you made my drive home in L.A. traffic pretty damn cool today!  {#Clap}
 
Posted 12 years ago by robbeek    [ Reply ]
 linzie wrote:
Help...did I hear this in a movie? Why am I thinking Jerry Maguire??
 
think it was Pleasntville, with Toby Maguire and Reese Witherspoon
Posted 12 years ago by phlattop    [ Reply ]
You can't go wrong with this song. I think it is simply one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
Posted 12 years ago by Saire    [ Reply ]
Ah...radio paradise indeed !
 
Posted 12 years ago by ottovonb    [ Reply ]
Hope this song is the beginning of an associated hour of classical R&B. Fantastic!
Posted 12 years ago by RoelantSiekman    [ Reply ]
 calypsus_1 wrote:

Etta James & Dr.John - "I'd Rather Go Blind ( Blind Girl)" Live

"Etta has a contralto vocal range"

 

As does Cherilyn Sarkasian LaPierre AKA Cher.
Posted 12 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
 Sleepytyme wrote:
 
 


Posted 12 years ago by DD gypsyman    [ Reply ]
My darling wife remained single for -  let's just say -  quite a bit longer than most of her friends.  So guess what song was played as this radiant creature walked down the aisle to meet me as chills went down my spine.
Posted 12 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
Doesn't get any better than this - a fabulous song 
 
Posted 12 years ago by sarahg70    [ Reply ]
Bill....many thanks for keeping it real all these years.  The breadth and quality of this programming is unmatched ANYWHERE on earth.

Thank You!
Posted 12 years ago by avidfan    [ Reply ]
Mmmercy!!
Posted 12 years ago by godspeed    [ Reply ]
 Ballzak wrote:
Oh yes, Etta....  DO IT to me, BABY!

—This is really sweet, you want really sexy?  Listen to her cover Randy N's "Leave Your Hat On."  Oh, that get's a rise out of me every time!—
 

Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Elegant, beautiful and from the heart. 
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
At Last...., but not for nearly long enough. You will be truly missed, Ms. James.

Posted 12 years ago by pdm    [ Reply ]
How brutal - after Aimee Mann  - who can't sing a pure note to save her life, you follow with Etta James at her best.. cruel...
Posted 12 years ago by GEM    [ Reply ]
Oh yes, Etta....  DO IT to me, BABY!

—This is really sweet, you want really sexy?  Listen to her cover Randy N's "Leave Your Hat On."  Oh, that get's a rise out of me every time!—


Posted 12 years ago by Ballzak    [ Reply ]
So good...
Posted 12 years ago by Ears_of_Stone    [ Reply ]
ah yes
oh yes
here's beyonce doing it at the inaugaration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-pzlZPRvx8
Posted 13 years ago by coy    [ Reply ]
 mgoldman wrote:
Ella? er... you mean Etta?  {#Yes}

 
 

{#Yes}    {#Propeller}
Posted 13 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:
I'm sure this song will garner a big share of negative comments, but to all ya'll:

Before you dismiss this song, especially, Ms. James' version, consider this.  Is this communicating a powerful emotion?  And does the singer's voice and phrasing underscore the complete devotion and appreciation reflected in the lyrics?

I'd like to hear a male vocalist try it.
 
Me thinks you need to readjust your finger on the pulse of the RP listeners. At 9.2 as of me typing. 
Posted 13 years ago by Decoy    [ Reply ]
Ella? er... you mean Etta?  {#Yes}

 Alexandra wrote:
Sing it, Ella! {#Notworthy}
 


Posted 13 years ago by mgoldman    [ Reply ]
Sing it, Etta! {#Notworthy}

Posted 13 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
Help...did I hear this in a movie? Why am I thinking Jerry Maguire??
Posted 13 years ago by linzie    [ Reply ]
 renostve999 wrote:
Absolutely awesome!
 
Absolutely.
Posted 13 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Absolutely awesome!

Posted 13 years ago by renostve999    [ Reply ]
I only give 10s to songs that I can't imagine a way in which they could be improved. This one gets a 10.
Posted 13 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
this one goes to 11
Posted 13 years ago by dogpound    [ Reply ]
I'm sure this song will garner a big share of negative comments, but to all ya'll:

Before you dismiss this song, especially, Ms. James' version, consider this.  Is this communicating a powerful emotion?  And does the singer's voice and phrasing underscore the complete devotion and appreciation reflected in the lyrics?

I'd like to hear a male vocalist try it.
Posted 13 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
...delving deeply through the radio paradise library this afternoon; i like it!..
Posted 13 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
Oh, hell yes!
Posted 13 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Finally!  I mean...  
Posted 13 years ago by missquo    [ Reply ]

Etta James & Dr.John - "I'd Rather Go Blind ( Blind Girl)" Live

"Etta has a contralto vocal range"


Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
dionysius wrote:
"At Last" indeed. TTTU.
indeed and you're welcome. now, to be played...
Posted 18 years ago by Alt-Ctrl-Tom    [ Reply ]