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Etta James

The Echoes Of Eden (members Jamesetta Hawkins, .......................................) church gospel group.

The Creolettes (members Jamesetta Hawkins, ? and ?)

Etta James and The Peaches 

Modern 947 - The Wallflower (Roll With Me Henry) / Hold Me, Squeeze Me - 1955 (male voice is Richard Berry) 
Modern 947 - The Wallflower (Dance With Me Henry)* / Hold Me, Squeeze Me - 1955 (male voice is Richard Berry) *a pop hit in 1955 for Georgia Gibbs on Mercury 70572.  

Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins on 25-January-1938 in Los Angeles, California) Frequent bouts with Heroin addiction

Modern 957 - Hey Henry / Be Mine – 1955
Modern 962 - Good Rockin' Daddy / Crazy Feeling - 1955 (with The Dreamers (vocal group), including Jesse Belvin
Modern 972 - W-O-M-A-N / That's All – 1955
Modern 984 - Number One / I'm A Fool – 1956

Etta "Miss Peaches" James

Modern 988 - Shortnin' Bread Rock / Tears Of Joy – 1956

Etta James

Modern 998 - Tough Lover / What Fools We Mortals Be - 1956 (with Lee Allen on saxophone)
Modern 1007 - Good Loookin' / Then I'll Care - 1956 
Modern 1016 - The Pick-Up / Market Place – 1957
Modern 1022 - Come What May / By The Light Of The Silvery Moon – 1957
Kent 304 - Sunshine Of Love / Baby Baby Every Night - 1958 

Betty & Dupree (Etta James and Harvey Fuqua) 

Kent 318 - I Hope You're Satisfied / If It Ain't One Thing – 1959

Etta James

Kent 345 - Dance With Me Henry / Hey Henry - 1960
Kent 352 - How Big A Fool / Good Rockin' Daddy - 1960
Kent 370 - Do Something Crazy / Good Rockin' Daddy - 1960

Etta & Harvey (Etta James and Harvey Fuqua) 

Chess 1760 - If I Can't Have You / My Heart Cries – 1960
Chess 1771 - Spoonful / It's A Crying Shame – 1960

Etta James

Argo 5359 - All I Could Do Was Cry / Girl Of My Dreams (Boy Of My Dreams) - 1960
Argo 5368 - My Dearest Darling / Tough Mary - 1960 (one known copy found in Los Angeles in 1999 pressed in blue vinyl)
Argo 5380 - At Last* / I Just Want To Make Love To You - 1961 *popularized in 1942 by Glenn Miller.
Argo 5385 - Trust In Me* / Anything To Say You're Mine - 1961 *both Wayne King and Mildred Bailey had top 5 versions of this song in 1937.
Argo 5390 - Fool That I Am / Dream – 1961
Argo 5393 - Don't Cry Baby / A Sunday Kind Of Love – 1961
Argo 5402 - Seven Day Fool / It's Too Soon To Know – 1961
Argo 5409 - Something's Got A Hold On Me / Waiting For Charlie (To Come Home)* - 1962 *recorded 14-July-1961.
Argo 5418 - Stop The Wedding* / Street Of Tears - 1962 *Recorded 27~29-July-1962.
Argo 5424 - Fools Rush In / Next Door To The Blues* - 1962 *written by Pearl Woods and Leroy Kirkland.
Argo 5430 - Would It Make Any Difference To You* / How Do You Speak To An Angel - 1962 *recorded 15-November-1962.
Argo 5437 - Pushover* / I Can't Hold It Anymore - 1963 *recorded
14-November-1962 --- written by Tony Clarke and Billy Davis.
Argo 5445 - Pay Back / Be Honest With Me – 1963
Argo 5452 - Two Sides (To Every Story) / I Worry 'Bout You – 1963
Argo 5459 - Baby What You Want Me To Do / What I Say – 1964
Argo 5465 - Loving You More Each Day / Look Who's Blue – 1964
Argo 5477 - Breaking Point / That Man Belongs Back Here With Me – 1964
Argo 5485 - Bobby Is His Name / Mellow Fellow – 1964
Oldies 45  84 - Dance With Me Henry / I'm A Fool - 1964

Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto

Argo 5519 - Do I Make Myself Clear / Somewhere Down The Line - 1965 (both tracks written by Shena DeMell and Peylia Parham who also wrote The Knight Brothers 1965 release "I'm Never Gonna Live It Down" on Checker 1124)

Cadet 5519 - Do I Make Myself Clear / Somewhere Down The Line - 1965   

Billy Preston / Etta James

Oldies 45  309 - Billy's Bag / Good Rockin' Daddy* - 1965 *Flip By Etta James.  

Etta James

Cadet 5526 - Only Time Will Tell / I'm Sorry For You - 1966     
Cadet 5526 - Only Time Will Tell - 1966 (One Sided Stock Issue)

Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto

Cadet 5539 - In The Basement (Part 1) / In The Basement (Part 2) - 1966

Etta James

Cadet 5552 - I Prefer You* / I'm So Glad (I Found Love In You) - 1967 *Recorded 16-October-1966.
Cadet 5564 - Don't Pick Me For Your Fool / It Must Be Your Love – 1967
Cadet 5568 - 842-3089 (Call My Name) / Happiness – 1967
Cadet 5578 - Tell Mama* / I'd Rather Go Blind** - 1967 *recorded 24-August-1967 at Muscle Shoals, Alabama.  **recorded
23-August-1967 at Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
Cadet - Do Right Woman, Do Right Man - 1967 (recorded 30-November-1967at Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Although unreleased on vinyl at the time this was released in 1993 on the MCA Chess double Cd "The Essential Etta James" CHD2-9341)  
Cadet 5594 - Security* / I'm Gonna Take What He's Got - 1968 *Recorded 6-December-1967.
Cadet 5606 - I Got You Babe / I Worship The Ground You Walk On – 1968
Cadet 5620 - You Got It / Fire – 1968
Philco-Ford Hp 31 - Tell Mama / Security - 1968 (4" Plastic "Hip Pocket Record")
Cadet 5630 - Almost Persuaded / Steal Away – 1969
Cadet 5655 - Miss Pitiful* / Bobby Is His Name - 1969 *Recorded 10-June-1969.
Cadet 5664 - Tighten Up Your Own Thing / What Fools We Mortals Be – 1969
Cadet 5671 - Sound Of Love / When I Stop Dreaming – 1970
Cadet 5676 - Losers Weepers (Part 1) / Losers Weepers (Part 2) - 1970 (Recorded 19-June-1970)
Chess 2100 - Nothing From Nothing Leaves Nothing / Love Of My Man – 1970
Chess 2112 - Take Out Some Insurance / I Think It's You – 1971
Chess 2125 - I Found A Love / Nothing From Nothing Leaves Nothing – 1972
Chess 2128 - Tell It Like It Is / W. O. M. A. N. - 1972
Chess 2144 - All The Way Down / Lay Back Daddy – 1973

Chess - I Never Meant To Love Him - 1973
(recorded January / March - 1973 in Philadelphia. Although unreleased on vinyl at the time this was released in 1993 on the MCA Chess double Cd "The Essential Etta James" CHD2-9341)  
Chess 2148 - You Can Leave Your Hat On / Only A Fool - 1974 
Chess 2153 - Out On The Street Again / Feeling Uneasy - 1974 (session: Ken Marco (guitar), Danny Kortchmar (guitar), "Wah Wah" Watson (guitar), Lowell George (guitar), Chuck Rainey (bass), Louie Spears (upright bass), William Smith (keyboards), Larry Nash (keyboards), Gabriel Mekler (keyboards), Gary Coleman (percussion), Mailto Correa (percussion) and Ken "Spider" Rice (drums)) 
Chess 2171 - Take Out Some Insurance / Lovin' Arms – 1975
Chess 30001 - Jump Into Love / I've Been A Fool – 1976
Modern Oldies 6 - Roll With Me Henry / Good Rockin' Daddy - ?

Etta James

Warner Brothers 8545 - Piece Of My Heart / Lovesick Blues – 1978
Warner Brothers 8611 - Sugar On The Floor / Lovesick Blues – 1978

Tony Orlando / Tony Orlando & Etta James

Elektra 45501 - Don't Let Go / Bring It On Home To Me* - 1978 *flip by Tony Orlando and Etta James. 

Etta James

T-Electric 41264 - Mean Mother* / It Takes Love To Keep A Woman - 1980 *written by Willie Hutch.
Epic 68593 - Baby What You Want Me To Do / Max's Theme - 1989  
Capitol 15453 - Roof Tops / ? - ?
(12" release) 

Etta James & David A. Stewart

Capitol B44333 - Avenue D / My Head Is A City - 1989 (some copies issued with picture sleeve)

Etta James

Collectables Col 034177 - Tell Mama / Pushover - ?
Collectables Col 034467 - At Last / My Dearest Darling - ?
Collectables Col 034477 - Stop The Wedding / Fool That I Am - ?
Collectables Col 034767 - I'd Rather Go Blind / A Sunday Kind Of Love - ?
Collectables Col 034777 - All The Way Down / Out On The Street Again - ?
Collectables Col 039337 - Wallflower (Dance With Me Henry) / Good Rockin' Daddy - ?

Etta James / The Dells

Cadet ? - I'd Rather Go Blind / There Is - ?

Def Jef

Delicious Vinyl  Dv1008dj - Droppin' Rhymes On Drums (Vocal) (
4:23)* / Etta Droppin' Science On Drums (3:01)* / Drums (2:00) /// God Made Me Funky (Lp Version) (5:00) / God Made Me Funky (Instrumental) (4:58) - 1989 *vocals by Etta James - 12" release.

Etta James

BMG  WDAB-11593-1 - Miss You (Illicit Remix) (7:22) / Miss You (Ivan's X-Mix) (6:46) /// Miss You (Popular Beat Combo Remix) (4:44) / Miss You (Giuseppe's D.'S Groovin' Mix) (6:54) - 2001 (12" promo issue only) 

Etta James / Mandrill

Ugly Edits Uget09 - In The Basement (Theo Parrish Re-Edit) / Feeling Good (Theo Parrish Re-Edit)* - 2004 *flip by Mandrill. (12" release)

Etta James

RCA 82876 85243 2 - Strung Out (Quentin's Rehab Reproduction) (
8:35) / Strung Out (Quentin's Rehab Instrumental) (8:35) - 2006 (Cd single)

Trivia

On the 12-January-1993 Etta James was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.