Christine Kittrell - Call Her Name: The Complete Recordings 1951-1965 (2010)

Christine Kittrell made some of the best R&B of the 1950s and '60s without ever becoming a household name. She was the leading nightclub vocalist on the rocking Nashville scene in the late 1940s and '50s. A marvelous singer - far more versatile than most of her contemporaries - Christine worked with Joe Turner, Fats Domino, Memphis Slim, Little Walter, Johnny Otis and even Count Basie. Her relatively few recordings, mainly on unfashionable labels, possessed rare expressiveness that could elevate a mundane song into something exceptional. She sang late night mood songs like Heartache Blues and Don't Do It, and pounding rockers like Call His Name and Lord Have Mercy - where she is backed by Little Richard on piano and vocals. Her rerecording of Call His Name in the 60s, became a northern soul classic. She also recorded the original version of the anthemic I'm A Woman. Her biggest hit, Sittin' Here Drinking, featured one of her trademark spoken intros.

Tracklist:

01. Call His Name (2:26)
02. Leave My Man Alone (3:14)
03. Don't Do It (3:30)
04. Old Man You're Slipping (2:55)
05. Sittin' Here Drinking (3:31)
06. It Ain't Nothin' But A Fool (2:00)
07. Heartache Blues (3:00)
08. You Ain't Nothin' But Trouble (2:12)
09. Slave To Love (3:11)
10. Gotta Stop Loving You (3:09)
11. I'll Help You Baby (3:24)
12. L & N Special (2:33)
13. Every Night In The Week (2:39)
14. Evil-Eyed Woman (3:14)
15. The Price You Pay For Love (3:20)
16. Snake In The Grass (Alt.) (4:31)
17. Snake In The Grass (2:47)
18. Lord Have Mercy (I'm So Lonely) (3:02)
19. Sittin' Here Drinking Again (3:33)
20. Black Cat Crossed My Trail (2:29)
21. If You Ain't Sure (2:37)
22. I'm Just What You're Looking For (2:16)
23. I Thank Him (2:22)
24. Mr. Big Wheel (2:05)
25. Sittin' And Drinkin' (2:52)
26. I'm A Woman (2:35)
27. It's Nobody's Fault (1:50)
28. Next Door To The Blues (1:45)
29. Love Letters (Straight From My Heart) (2:31)
30. Ain't Never Seen So Much Rain Before (2:45)
31. Call His Name (2:46)