Esther had lots of ups and downs during her career-here are two of the ups. Always a powerful vocalist, she"s at her soulful, bluesy best on these 1970 and 1975 Atlantic albums, singing Release Me; Makin" Whoopee; Cry Me a River Blues; C.C. Rider; Confessin" the Blues; In the Evenin" , and 14 more from one of the first female superstars of R&B.