At Last

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“At Last”
“At Last” cover
Single by Etta James
from the album At Last!
B-side "I Just Want to Make Love to You"
Released 1961
Format 45 rpm
Recorded 1960
Genre Soul
Length 2:57
Label Argo
Writer(s) Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
Producer Phil Chess, Leonard Chess
Etta James singles chronology
"Spoonful"
(1960)		 "At Last"
(1961)		 "Don't Cry Baby"
(1961)
“At Last”
“At Last” cover
Single by Céline Dion
from the album A New Day Has Come
Released December 9, 2002
Format Radio single
Recorded Studio Piccolo, Bananaboat Studios
Genre Pop
Length 4:16 (Album/Single Version)
Label Columbia, Epic
Writer(s) Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
Producer Humberto Gatica, Guy Roche
Céline Dion singles chronology
"Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)"
(2002)		 "At Last"
(2002)		 "I Drove All Night"
(2003)

"At Last" is a 1941 song written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren and first performed by Glenn Miller. Although the song was a major hit for Miller, it was largely forgotten until it was covered by blues singer Etta James. James was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, for her rendition of "At Last".[1]

The song became James' signature song and was the third in a string of successful songs from her Chess Records debut album At Last!. Upon the song's release in April 1961, it became her second number-two R&B hit and crossed over to pop radio, reaching number forty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100. Despite its rather low pop chart standing, the song is well-known and is still played regularly on oldies radio stations.

In the decades since its release it has been covered by a number of artists, including Ella Fitzgerald, Phoebe Snow, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Céline Dion, Lou Rawls, Eva Cassidy, Christina Aguilera, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Nicks, Norah Jones, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Jimmy Scott, The Manhattan Rhythm Kings, and Cyndi Lauper. The Etta James version remains the most famous, and is a favorite at weddings and wedding receptions because of its romantic lyrics and sweeping orchestration.

Beyonce Knowles will star in Cadillac Records as Etta James and will record four songs for the soundtrack including "At Last."

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[edit] Etta James version

Chart (1961) Peak
position
Black Singles Chart 2
Pop Singles Chart 47

[edit] Céline Dion version

"At Last" was recorded by Céline Dion and included on her 2002 album A New Day Has Come.[2] Her version was produced by Humberto Gatica and Guy Roche, and released as a promotional single in the United States on December 9, 2002. However, there was no music video made for the song. It was also the last single released from the A New Day Has Come album.

"At Last" peaked at number 16 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.

A live version of this song was included on the A New Day... Live in Las Vegas album in 2004, as Dion performed it for four years during her A New Day... show in Las Vegas.

[edit] Formats and track listings

U.S. promotional CD single

  1. "At Last" – 4:16

[edit] Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 16
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Céline Dion

[edit] References

  1. ^ Grammy Hall of Fame Database
  2. ^ A New Day Has Come. Retrieved March 22, 2002.
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