, issued in 1967, was her label debut, and was a brave departure from the material she had been recording for . Indeed, her final album for that label, , featured the singer, pianist, and songwriter fronting a virtual orchestra. Here, is backed by a pair of guitarists ( and ), bassist ( ), drummer ( ), organist ( ), and harmonica player who doubled on saxophone ( ). handled the piano chores. The song selection is key here. Because for all intents and purposes this is perhaps the rawest record ever cut. It opens with the sultry, nocturnal, slow-burning original which doesn't beg the question but demands an answer: "Do I move you?/Are you willin'?/Do I groove you?/Is it thrillin'?/Do I soothe you?/Tell the truth now?/Do I move you?/Are you loose now?/The answer better be yeah...It pleases me...." As the guitarists slip and slide around her husky vocal, a harmonica wails in the space between, and 's piano is the authority, hard and purposely slow. The other tune in that vein, is equally tense and unnerving; the band sounds as if it's literally sitting around as she plays and sings. There are a number of signature tunes on this set, including and her singular, hallmark, definitive reading of from . Other notable tracks are the raucous, sexual roadhouse of written by 's then husband , and the woolly with the Hammond B-3 soaring around her vocal. The cover of 's literally drips with ache and want. also reprised her earlier performance of (released on a 1962 live platter called ). It has more authority in this setting as a barrelhouse ; it's fast, loud, proud, and wailing with harmonica and B-3 leading the charge. The original set closes with the slow yet sassy ending with the same sexy strut the album began with, giving it the feel of a Moebius strip. is a hallmark recording that endures; it deserves to be called a classic. ~ Thom Jurek