After spending a few years in limbo after scoring her first R&B hits and returned to the spotlight in 1961 with her first release, . made both the R&B and pop charts with the album's title cut, What makes a great album is not only the solid hits it contains, but also the strong variety of material throughout. expertly handles jazz standards like as well as 's blues classic demonstrates her keen facility on the title track in particular, as she easily moves from powerful blues shouting to more subtle, airy phrasing; her -inspired, bad-girl growl only adds to the intensity. would go on to even greater success with later hits like but on one hears the singer at her peak in a swinging and varied program of blues, R&B, and jazz standards. ~ Stephen Cook