In 1961, Etta James

Etta James

Etta James is an American blues, soul, rhythm and blues , rock and roll, gospel and jazz singer. In the 1950s and 1960s, she had her biggest success as a blues and R&B singer...

 recorded the song for her debut album At Last!. Her rendition also served as the b-side to her hit "At Last

At Last

"At Last" is a 1941 song written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren for the musical film Orchestra Wives, starring George Montgomery and Ann Rutherford. It was performed in the film and on record by Glenn Miller and his orchestra, with vocals by Ray Eberle and Pat Friday...

." In 1996, Etta James' version became popular in the UK after featuring in a Diet Coke

Diet Coke

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 ad campaign. As a result, the single was re-released there. The song first appeared on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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 on February 10, 1996 at #5, the single stayed on the charts for 7 weeks and left the charts at #62 on March 23.

Rolling Stones version

The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...

 recorded the song, with slightly modified lyrics, for their 1964 debut album The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones (album)

-Personnel:The Rolling Stones*Mick Jagger – lead and backing vocals, harmonica, percussion*Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals*Brian Jones – guitar, harmonica, percussion, backing vocals*Charlie Watts – drums, percussion...

(titled England's Newest Hit Makers

England's Newest Hit Makers

-Personnel:The Rolling Stones*Mick Jagger – lead vocals, backing vocals, harmonica, percussion*Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals*Brian Jones – guitar, harmonica, percussion, backing vocals*Charlie Watts – drums, percussion...

in the US) and released the song as the B-side to "Tell Me" in America. A live version was later released on Rarities 1971-2003

Rarities 1971-2003

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.

Foghat version

Blues-rock

Blues-rock

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 group Foghat

Foghat

Foghat are a British rock band that had their peak success in the mid- to late-1970s. Their style can be described as "blues-rock," or boogie-rock dominated by electric and electric slide guitar. The band has achieved five gold records...

 released a version of "I Just Want to Make Love to You" on their self-titled debut album

Foghat (1972 album)

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 in 1972 and released the song as a single the same year where it reached #83 on the Billboard Hot 100

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 and was their first hit. A live version was released on Foghat Live

Foghat Live

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and released another 45 rpm single with "Fool for the City" as the b-side, the single was edited from over eight minutes to 3 minutes and 56 seconds. This single version reached #33 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Foghat's version of the song was used in the films Dazed and Confused

Dazed and Confused

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and Halloween II

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.

Other cover versions

The song was performed by a supergroup consisting of Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters

McKinley Morganfield , known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician, generally considered the "father of modern Chicago blues"...

, and Little Walter

Little Walter

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 on Super Blues

Super Blues

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in 1967.

The song has also been recorded by Willie Dixon

Willie Dixon

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, Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

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, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Alex Harvey (musician)

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, the Grateful Dead

Grateful Dead

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, Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy

George "Buddy" Guy is an American blues and jazz guitarist and singer. He is a critically acclaimed artist who has established himself as a pioneer of the Chicago blues sound, and has served as an influence to some of the most notable musicians of his generation...

, Mungo Jerry

Mungo Jerry

Mungo Jerry is an English rock group whose greatest success was in the early 1970s, though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing line-up, always fronted by Ray Dorset. They are remembered above all for their hit "In the Summertime". It remains their most successful and most...

, The Kinks

The Kinks

The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964. Categorised in the United States as a British Invasion band, The Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the era. Their music was influenced by a...

, Shadows of Knight

Shadows of Knight

The Shadows of Knight are an American rock band from the Chicago suburbs, formed in the 1960s, who play a form of British blues mixed with influences from their native city. At the time they first started recording, the band's self-description was as follows: "The Stones, Animals and Yardbirds...

, Robben Ford

Robben Ford

Robben Ford is an American blues, jazz and rock guitarist.-Biography:Ford was born in Woodlake, California, United States, but raised in Ukiah, California, and began playing the saxophone at age 10, picking up the guitar at age 13...

, Van Morrison

Van Morrison

Van Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely...

, Lou Rawls

Lou Rawls

Louis Allen "Lou" Rawls was an American soul, jazz, and blues singer. He was known for his smooth vocal style: Frank Sinatra once said that Rawls had "the classiest singing and silkiest chops in the singing game"...

, The Righteous Brothers

The Righteous Brothers

The Righteous Brothers were the musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. They recorded from 1963 through 1975, and continued to perform until Hatfield's death in 2003...

, The Yardbirds

The Yardbirds

- Current :* Chris Dreja - rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Jim McCarty - drums, backing vocals * Ben King - lead guitar * David Smale - bass, backing vocals...

, The Animals

The Animals

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, Janis Siegel, Meat Puppets

Meat Puppets

The Meat Puppets are an American rock band formed in January 1980, in Phoenix, Arizona. The group's original lineup was Curt Kirkwood , his brother Cris Kirkwood , and Derrick Bostrom . The Kirkwood brothers met Bostrom while attending Brophy Prep High School in Phoenix...

, Cold Blood

Cold Blood

Cold Blood is a long-standing soul-rock-jazz band founded by Larry Field in 1968 and originally based in the San Francisco East Bay area. They have also gone by the name Lydia Pense and Cold Blood due to the popularity of their lead singer, Lydia Pense....

, April Wine

April Wine

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, Louise Hoffsten

Louise Hoffsten

Louise Hoffsten is a Swedish song writer, musician and singer spanning several genres, notably rock, blues and pop.Louise was born in Linköping...

, Foghat

Foghat

Foghat are a British rock band that had their peak success in the mid- to late-1970s. Their style can be described as "blues-rock," or boogie-rock dominated by electric and electric slide guitar. The band has achieved five gold records...

, Lee Aaron

Lee Aaron

Lee Aaron , is a Canadian rock and jazz singer. She had several hits in the 1980s and early 1990s such as "Metal Queen", "Whatcha Do to My Body", and "Sex with Love".- Background :...

, Saxon

Saxon (band)

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, Nanette Workman

Nanette Workman

Nanette Joan Workman is today a singer-songwriter, actress and author who has been based in Quebec, Canada during much of her career. She was raised by musician parents in Jackson, Mississippi where she began her first performances. She mainly performs in French although raised as a native...

, Smith

Smith (band)

Smith were an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1969. They had a blues based sound and had a Top 5 hit in 1969 with a cover of the song "Baby It's You", with the lead vocals sung by Gayle McCormick...

, James Blood Ulmer, Livin' Blues, Lloyd Spiegel, Junior Wells

Junior Wells

Junior Wells , born Amos Wells Blakemore Jr., was an American Chicago blues vocalist, harmonica player, and recording artist...

, Memphis Slim

Memphis Slim

Memphis Slim was an American blues pianist, singer, and composer. He led a series of bands that, reflecting the popular appeal of jump blues, included saxophones, bass, drums, and piano. A song he first cut in 1947, "Every Day I Have the Blues", has become a blues standard, recorded by many other...

, Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley

Ellas Otha Bates , known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter , and inventor...

, Johnny Otis

Johnny Otis

Johnny Otis is an American singer, musician, talent scout, disc jockey, composer, arranger, recording artist, record producer, vibraphonist, drummer, percussionist, bandleader, and impresario.He is commonly referred to as The Godfather Of Rhythm And Blues.-Personal life:Otis, the son of Alexander...

, Paul Rodgers

Paul Rodgers

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, Ross/Wollner's Inner City, The New Orleans Radiators, W.C.Spencer, Medicine Mike, Eddy Clearwater

Eddy Clearwater

Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater is the stage name of Edward Harrington ,) an American Chicago blues musician. Blues Revue said Eddy plays “joyous rave-ups…he testifies with stunning soul fervor and powerful guitar. One of the blues’ finest songwriters.” -Early life:He was born in Macon, Mississippi,...

, Stone, Thornetta Davis

Thornetta Davis

Thornetta Davis is an American Detroit blues and rhythm and blues singer. She has opened for Bonnie Raitt, Gladys Knight, and Etta James, and sang backing vocals on Bob Seger's 1991 album, The Fire Inside...

, Geoff Achison, Louise Hoffsten

Louise Hoffsten

Louise Hoffsten is a Swedish song writer, musician and singer spanning several genres, notably rock, blues and pop.Louise was born in Linköping...

, Cash McCall

Cash McCall (musician)

Cash McCall is an American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is best known for his 1966 R&B hit, "When You Wake Up". McCall's long career has seen him evolve in musical styles from gospel to soul to the blues...

, Corey Osborn, Radio Moscow, Chocolate Watchband, and Cold Blood/Lydia Pense.

A live version by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

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 is featured on their career-spanning live set, The Live Anthology

The Live Anthology

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.

The Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

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 song 'My Wife's Home Town', from the 2009 album Together Through Life

Together Through Life

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, is heavily influenced musically by the song, and the album notes give credit to Willie Dixon. The song's lyrics however are entirely different.

The middle eight was adapted by the Violent Femmes

Violent Femmes

Violent Femmes were an American alternative rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, initially active between 1980 and 1987 and again from 1988 to 2009...

 for their 1982 song "Gone Daddy Gone

Gone Daddy Gone

"Gone Daddy Gone" is a song written by Gordon Gano and originally recorded by his group Violent Femmes for their 1983 eponymous debut album....

" and the 2006 cover by Gnarls Barkley

Gnarls Barkley

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.

Espana

España

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 singer Soraya Arnelas

Soraya Arnelas

Soraya Arnelas Rubiales , better known by her stage name Soraya, is a popular Spanish singer...

 released a Spanish

Spanish

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 versin of the song, re-titled as "Tu Piel" on her 2005 album Corazón de Fuego.