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At Last
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| Single by Etta James from the album At Last! |
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| 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 | Mack Gordon Harry Warren |
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| Producer | Phillip & Leonard Chess | ||||
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| Single by Céline Dion from the album A New Day Has Come |
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| Released | December 9, 2002 | ||||
| Format | Radio single | ||||
| Recorded | Studio Piccolo, Bananaboat Studios | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 4:39 | ||||
| Label | Columbia, Epic | ||||
| Writer | Mack Gordon, Harry Warren | ||||
| Producer | Humberto Gatica, Guy Roche | ||||
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"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, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Céline Dion (on her album A New Day Has Come), Lou Rawls, Eva Cassidy, Christina Aguilera, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Nicks, Norah Jones, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, The Manhattan Rhythm Kings, and most recently Cyndi Lauper on her come-back album, At Last. 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.
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| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1961 | Black Singles Chart | 2 |
| 1961 | Pop Singles Chart | 47 |
"At Last" was recorded by Céline Dion and included on her album A New Day Has Come. Her version was produced by Humberto Gatica and Guy Roche. It was released as a promotional single in the United States on December 9, 2002. There was no music video made for the song.
"At Last" peaked at number 16 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.
Live version was included on the A New Day... Live in Las Vegas album in 2004. Dion performed this song for four years during her A New Day... show in Las Vegas.
Promotional 1-track CD-single - (U.S.)
- "At Last" – 4:39
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 16 |
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