Live! Simply the Best
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Artist: Irma Thomas
Label: Rounder / Umgd
Category: Music
Average customer rating:
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
UPC: 011661211025
EAN: 0011661211025
ASIN: B0000002ZC
Release Date: 1991-07-01 |
Live! Simply the Best
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Tracks:
- Breakaway
- Time Is On My Side
- Hip Shakin' Mama
- That's What Love Is All About
- Thinking Of You
- I Needed Somebody
- I've Been Loving You Too Long/Please...
- Hittin' On Nothin'
- It's Raining
- I've Done Got Over/Iko Iko/Hey Pocky Way
- Wish Someone Would Care
- You Can Have My Husband
- Oh Me Oh My(I'm A Fool For You)
- Simply The Best
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Customer Reviews:
Great live performance.......2006-10-12
This is one of the few "live in concert" recordings that really lives up to its name. Usually, the sound quality is extremely poor, or the artist gives short shrift to their old material, instead choosing to showcase whatever newer material they're promoting at the time. On this CD, the sound quality's very good, and Irma performs lots of her older songs that her fans love.
Really strong set from an underappreciated artist.......2006-06-28
If you listen to mainstream radio, you've probably never heard of Irma Thomas. What a mistake radio has made ignoring her work all these years! She's probably best known for her song "Time Is On my Side" which the Rolling stones made very famous and a fine version is on this CD.
Really the entire set is very good and this is an artist deserving of a huge audience. It's so much better than 90% of what you hear on the radio. There's real talent here- enjoy.
fantastic fun.......2006-01-17
Yes, Irma's timbre & voice have darkened somewhat since the '60's-- but I think the
husky quality is incorporated well. And while yes it's live so sound isn't completely pristine, it's till very good IMO. Most importantly they run through a whole host of
her most famous material and she just does it great! Very entertaining-- superb artist! If you want a more ballad side of the mature Irma, check out too her underated
"True Believer" album
OUR HOMETOWN GIRL.......2003-04-28
Irma's rendition of "It's Raining" is worth the price of the entire CD. I've always liked her friendly, smoky voice and the selection of songs is pretty good too, especially the aforementioned "It's Raining" and the too-funny "You Can Have My Husband (But Please Don't Take My Man)."
Huge disappointment........2002-10-22
Lousy sound quality. Irma has strained her voice beyond recognition. Irma should give her voice a rest and recover her famous timbre. Musically Irma is wonderful, but she is going the way of Maria Callas.
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