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786:Pop Singles
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547:Bonus tracks
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1457:Trust in Me
1343:Live albums
1333:The Dreamer
1326:All the Way
1120:Discography
947:Bill Dahl.
794:"Security"
736:Pop Albums
653:– keyboards
610:Cadet 5620b
603:Cadet 5630a
590:Cadet 5620a
583:Cadet 5606a
572:Cadet 5606b
558:Chips Moman
508:Cadet 5630b
493:Cadet 5594a
468:Cadet 5594b
457:Ed Townsend
443:Cadet 5578b
1529:Categories
1312:Let's Roll
1200:Etta James
1151:Etta James
1109:Etta James
1068:2009-07-27
1040:2009-07-27
964:2009-07-27
933:2009-07-27
900:2009-07-27
875:2009-07-27
847:2009-07-27
815:References
676:David Hood
500:Steal Away
294:Background
254:Etta James
230:"Security"
206:Tell Mama
155:chronology
153:Etta James
53:Etta James
1179:Tell Mama
1057:Tell Mama
1029:Tell Mama
951:Tell Mama
923:about.com
867:Tell Mama
834:Tell Mama
767:Position
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720:Position
705:Billboard
631:– trumpet
620:Personnel
518:Rick Hall
464:Don Covay
450:Don Covay
420:Tell Mama
350:Tell Mama
342:Don Covay
327:Pop chart
325:Billboard
299:Tell Mama
286:Billboard
281:title cut
277:200 chart
275:Billboard
262:Rick Hall
249:Tell Mama
219:Tell Mama
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33:Tell Mama
22:Tell MAMA
1436:Spoonful
1137:At Last!
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562:Dan Penn
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382:AllMusic
315:Allmusic
143:Producer
68:Recorded
60:Released
50: by
1450:At Last
1421:Singles
1228:Changes
761:Single
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684:– drums
666:– piano
660:– organ
598:"Misty"
402:Walmart
288:Hot 100
264:at his
202:Singles
188:(1970)
179:(1968)
170:(1967)
94:R&B
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717:Chart
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531:) 2:34
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376:Legacy
104:Length
772:1967
758:Year
725:1968
714:Year
700:Album
538:" – (
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358:Chess
204:from
135:Chess
126:Cadet
121:Label
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