Etta James, her other name is Jamesetta Hawkins, got her break after an impromptu audition for Johnny Otis at the back of San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium, who was always looking out for new young talent. The Wallflower which was re-titled  Roll With Me Henry, and Dance With Me Henry, to disguise the risqué lyrics, was her 'answer' record to Hank Ballard's Work With Me Annie.

Etta has always been a fiery singer whose songs, fast or slow, pack a punch, is firing on all cylinders with this cut; aided by Richard Berry she sets up a call and response with him, her somewhat reluctant partner, to 'get it together' whether that's on the dance floor or somewhere else is for the listener to decide.

After singing and touring with Johnny Otis, and Modern records Etta became infatuated with Harvey Fuqua of the Moonglows, who was A&R man at Chess. She left the West Coast and travelled to Chicago, where Harvey got her a deal at with the Chess brothers, and although it's said Harvey, an older man, was unaware of Etta's feelings toward him, she recorded a number of passionate songs, for Chess subsidiary Argo, with him in mind.

Recorded in Los Angeles 25th November 1954 and originally issued on Modern 947 backed with Hold Me, Squeeze Me and released in the UK backed with a later track Good Rockin' Daddy, to an entirely different generation a decade later circa 1965,

The musicians were: Don Johnson, trumpet; Jim Wynn, bass guitar; Devonia Williams, piano; Chuck Norris, guitar; Chuck Hamilton, bass; Leard Bell, drums; Maxwell Davis, tenor sax; Big Jim Wynn, baritone sax; Johnny Otis, vibraphone and Abbye & Jean Mitchell, vocals, as The Peaches.