Esther Phillips-"We Are Through"

(We Are Through) was recorded for Esther's last studio album (A Way To Say Goodbye) on Muse Records. As a great song stylist she was, Esther took this song and made it her own. Grooved it in a blues-jazzie way. (We Are Through) was first recorded by Water & Power and written by W.Sams Jr.-W.Peele Jr.-A. Dixon. In this picture is Aretha Franklin's brother Cecil, Aretha and Esther. Aretha felt that Esther should have recieved the Grammy for Esther's album that year(From A Whisper To A Scream).

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Music

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• Johnny Otis
• Athrea Franklin
• Grammys
• Whisper to a Scream
• What A Different A Day Make
• Little Esther Phillips
• Diana Washington
• Gil Scott Heron
• jazz
• soul
• r&b
• instrumental

[justice000777]

Is that Aretha and her brother in the picture with Esther?

[bpeele10]

Yes it is....................

[bpeele10]

Everytime I hear Esther Phillips voice it just set me in that zone. She does a great job on this song.

[ConnieAnna1]

We called her LITTLE Esther Phillips

[fernanonice]

Grande, diva, eterna.

[brandonmachew3204]

@bpeele10 yes it is, its Cecil Franklin, cirqa 1973, at the 1972 Grammy award ceremonies. Aretha awarded Esther with a grammy for "From a Whisper to a scream". Aretha had won that night for "Young, Gifted and Black" Which included the Hit singles "Day Dreaming" (pop#5, R&B#1), "Rock Steady" (pop #9, R&B#2) "Oh Me oh My I'm a fool for you baby" (Pop #73, R&B #9), "Holy Moses" (pop #37, R&B#5) "A Brand new me"(Pop#25, R&B?) All the kings horses (Pop#26, R&B#7). Great album, so was From a Whisper

[cratedigga80]

5 stars...

[cratedigga80]

wow esther with 80 sounds.....burner..

[14nitetripper]

This is great!!

[spiritladysoul]

brilliant.thankyou for the share lindamae

[TheTescos]

At the time of its release I could hardly listen to that album, it just made me feel so sad ... even now. What a loss.