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Simply Grand

Irma Thomas

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Released: Aug 2008
Label: New Rounder
She's a great unsung hero of New Orleans R&B, revered by those in the know (this lady recorded "Time Is on My Side" before the Rolling Stones) and slowly gaining the ears of those who should know. Well into her sixth decade, Irma Thomas hits it here, hard: Twelve pianists, nearly as many songwriters and Thomas, a diva whose aging voice hasn't lost that odd mixture of earthiness and stateliness that defines her. Her blues ache without growling, the New Orleans R&B swings, and she's in cool command of the jazz. The few clunkers don't derail what is ultimately a classy and affecting album.
- Sarah Bardeen
Irma Thomas - Simply Grand 2010-09-12
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    River Is Waiting
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    3:29
    If I Had Any Sense I'd Go Back Home
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    3:18
    Too Much Thinking
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    Early in the Morning
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    What Can I Do
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    Underground Stream
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    Thinking About You
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    Be You
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    4:43
    This Bitter Earth
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    Cold Rain
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    Somebody Told You
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    4:46
    Overrated
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    Same Old Blues
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    I Think It's Going to Rain Today
℗ 2008 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group