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Simply the Best Live [Live]

Irma ThomasAudio CD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Live
  • Label: Rounder / Umgd
  • ASIN: B0000002ZC
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,683 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Genre: Blues Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 13-FEB-1991

 

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Irma Thomas is an underappreciated treasure, January 7, 1999
This review is from: Simply the Best Live (Audio CD)
If you do not know Irma, then choose this live set to get acquainted. This is one of the best live performances I've ever heard on a recording; she smokes, sparkles and stuns the listener into giving it up and having a good time. Just listen. Only Aretha and Irma are the real Soul Queens.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars OUR HOMETOWN GIRL, April 27, 2003
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Chalmatian "Down in da Parish" (Chalmette, Louisiana United States) - See all my reviews
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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)."
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic fun, January 16, 2006
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E. C Goodstein (Northern CA United States) - See all my reviews
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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
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