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Description
When soul history shifted in the late '60s, Etta James was right at the center of the storm. After a bitter split between Atlantic's Jerry Wexler and FAME Studio's Rick Hall, Hall struck back by inviting Chess Records — Atlantic's fiercest rival — to bring its biggest stars to Muscle Shoals. Between August and December of 1967, Etta James walked into FAME looking for a creative spark... and walked out with the greatest album of her career: Tell Mama.
Format / LP
Released / 04/17/2026
Catalogue / CHE-228129
Barcode / 602488372961
Artist / Etta James
Label / Chess
Genre / Funk / Soul