A Woman's Viewpoint: The Essential 1970s Recordings [Import]

Irma Thomas | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 6, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Kent Records UK
• ASIN: B000CR89KO
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #134,675 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. In Between The Lines

2. She'll Never Be Your Wife

3. These Four Walls

4. What's So Wrong With You Loving Me

5. You're The Dog (I Do The Barking Myself)

6. Medley: Coming From Behind (Monologue)/Wish Someone Would Care

7. Turn My World Around

8. We Won't Be In Your Way Anymore

9. I'd Do It All Over You

10. I'm So In Love

11. Can't Get Enough

12. Save A Little Bit For Me

13. That's How I Feel About You

14. A Woman Left Lonely

15. Dance Me Down Easy

16. Zero Willpower

17. Don't Blame Him For What You Didn't Do

18. Safe With Me

19. Looking Back

Editorial Reviews

For the first time in one compilation kent is proud to present the cream of the ''Soul Queen of new orleans'' 1970 recordings With songs and productionsby such major names as jerry Williams Jr pka Swamp Dogg Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham and monk Higgins and Dee Ervin the soul connoiser will need no persuacion whatsoever to puchase includes the wholee of Irma's Swamp Dogg - Penned and producer 1973 Fungus album '' in between tears'', plus selected recordings from her tenures with canyon, RCS and scepter/ Wand ( includings one previosly unissued track from the latter label) 2006

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Irma's Southern Soul, January 3, 2007

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Truth "Truth24-7" (DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Woman's Viewpoint: The Essential 1970s Recordings (Audio CD)

After recording for Minit and Liberty/Imperial in the early 1960s and finishing the decade with a short stint at Chess Records, the "Soul Queen of New Orleans" recorded for several record labels; that is where these recordings are derived.

After recently having her home destroyed by hurricane Katrina and performing at the funeral of journalist (CBS's "60 Minutes) and Jazz aficionado Ed Bradley, she continues to record.

A WOMAN'S PERSPECTIVE: ESSENTIAL 70s RECORDINGS consists of 19 songs, recorded in the 1970s (1970-1979) on Canyon/RRG/Roker, BASF/Fungus, and RCS labels (none from Atlantic are included, and seem to be unavailable or unreleased); tracks are not in chronological order. Disc packaged in standard black jewel case; total running time: 67:20. Booklet includes a detailed essay by Tony Rounce, track release years, and photos of original 45s. The sound quality is good (tracks 12 & 13 are mono and of a lesser quality).

Two "mystery tracks" are included (track 10, "I'm So in Love", and track 11, "Can't Get Enough"), which may have been recorded in the late 1960s. The version of "Don't Blame Him for What You Didn't Do" (track 17) is a live recording from 1977 (the horns in the intro suffer from an audio distortion), which concludes with a brief yet still prolonged dialog by an announcer and Irma herself. Track 6 is a cover of Thomas's own "Wish Somebody Would Care", preceded by a 5 minute "monologue" (rap), not unlike those of Millie Jackson (the track is over 12 minutes in length, with her vamping for the last third of the track). Most of the songs are around 3 minutes long. Six of the songs are from 1973's "In Between Tears" LP (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7).

Most of the songs are straight-up Southern Soul. There are ballads and up-tempo songs. Some of the songs from the late 1970s have a disco vibe (tracks 15, 18).

Overall, this is an enjoyable collection. I think these songs are superior to her 60s recordings.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Done it again, April 17, 2006

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Soulboogiealex (Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Woman's Viewpoint: The Essential 1970s Recordings (Audio CD)

The people at Ace/Kent have succeeded again. When they released a compilation of Irma's sixties recordings a few years back it soon became the definite collection of songs of that period in Irma's career. This follow up is a welcome addition to that release.

The seventies are a much overlooked phase of Irma's career. Mostly because it didn't wield any big hits like break a-way or time is on my side. That doesn't mean the seventies were lesser times in qualitative terms for Irma. Just listen to the Swamp Dogg recordings available on this disc and it becomes clear that people were just not paying attention enough. Of course these songs were hardly marketed back then. But that had more to do with a lack of interest than a lack in quality. This collection features some of the best work Irma Thomas has done, or Swamp Dogg for that matter. But as with more work of genius, recognition comes late.

The disc loses some momentum when it explores the later seventies. Those productions can't keep up with the rest of the material here. This is to be considered just a minor flaw since the majority of this disc soul supreme.

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Have Record, May 27, 2008

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Y. Terpstra (Heerenveen, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Woman's Viewpoint: The Essential 1970s Recordings (Audio CD)

If you're a music lover and especially (deep south) soul this is an essential record that you must have. Irma Thomas' voice and the stories she relates really knock you off your feet. Especially the songs from the album thats now unavailable 'In between tears' are really getting to you.

I had the record taped from the original vinyl record and had been searching the CD version for years'. As soon as it was available I needed to have it. I'm so glad Kent Records put it on CD.