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Who sang Something s Got A Hold On Me?

Release date: 5/5/1962

Duration: 02:50

Writer(s): Etta James

Producer(s): Leonard Chess

Etta James released the song Something s Got A Hold On Me. Date of release: 5/5/1962.

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- The singer says that love has changed her and everything about her seems different.

- She says something has a hold on her and she can't get rid of it

- She says it makes her feel good even though she knows it will hurt her.

- In the chorus, she repeats that something has a hold on her and she knows it must be love.

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The singer talks about how love has changed her and everything looks different. She says that something has a hold on her and she can’t get rid of it. In the chorus, she repeats that something has a hold on her and she knows that it must be love?

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Etta James - Short Biography

- Jamesetta Hawkins, better known as Etta James, was an American singer who performed in a variety of genres, including gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, rock and roll, and soul.

- She began her career in 1954 and became famous with hits such as "The Wallflower", "At Last", "Tell Mama", "Something's Got a Hold on Me" and "I'd Rather Go Blind".

- James faced a number of personal problems, including heroin addiction, severe physical abuse and incarceration, before making a musical comeback in the late 1980s with the album Seven Year Itch.

- She has won six Grammy Awards and 17 Blues Music Awards.

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- The song was released in 1962 as the third single from his 1962 self-titled album as a 7" vinyl record.

- Musically, "Something's Got a Hold on Me" is an R and B track with elements of soul, blues and gospel. Upon its release, the single was an R and B hit, reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot R and B Sides chart.

- "Something's Got a Hold on Me" has been covered and sampled by various contemporary artists. Pretty Lights sampled the song on her 2006 album Taking Up Your Precious Time. In 2010, American singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera recorded a cover of the song.

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