Simply Ground (2008)

Artist: Irma Thomas
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Label: Rounder Records
UPC: 00011661220225
Release Date: 8/12/2008
Buy.com Sku: 208292453
Item#: M47RH7
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. River Is Waiting ~ Irma Thomas
2. If I Had Any Sense I'd Go Back Home ~ Irma Thomas
3. Too Much Thinking ~ Irma Thomas
4. Early In The Morning ~ Irma Thomas
5. What Can I Do ~ Irma Thomas
6. Underground Stream ~ Irma Thomas
7. Thinking About You ~ Irma Thomas
8. Be You ~ Irma Thomas
9. This Bitter Earth ~ Irma Thomas
10. Cold Rain ~ Irma Thomas
11. Somebody Told You ~ Irma Thomas
12. Overrated ~ Irma Thomas
13. Same Old Blues ~ Irma Thomas
14. I Think It's Going To Rain Today ~ Irma Thomas



 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
New Orleans soul queen Irma Thomas tackles the duet-album concept with a difference on SIMPLY GRAND. The shockingly vibrant voice of the 67-year-old R&B belter is blissfully uncrowded by the presence of guest vocalists; instead, these duets find Thomas paired with a succession of famed pianists, including Dr. John, Ellis Marsalis, Norah Jones, and others. The novel concept works well throughout, but the most affecting moments are probably the sparse piano-and-vocal-only tracks Thomas recorded with Dr. John, where the subtleties of the veteran soul singer's rich sound can be most fully experienced. And if you think you've heard the definitive version of Randy Newman's "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" before, you may reconsider upon catching Thomas and Newman's take on the melancholy marvel.

 
Compilation Appearances
Best Of Jazz Fest-Live From Ne
Vol. 1-All Time Classic Blues
Blues Summit
Mardi Gras Party
Vol. 1-Swamp Gold
Vol. 3-Swamp Gold
Louisiana Spice-25 Years Of Lo
Deep Blues-Rounder 25th Annive
Must Be A Santa-Rounder Christ
Rounder 25th Anniversary Box S
Best Of Louisiana Music Sample
Mississippi-River Of Song
Vol. 1-Dave Godin's Deep Soul
Vol. 2-Dave Godin's Deep Soul
Rollin' Into Memphis-Songs Of
Vol. 3-Deep Soul Treasures
Mardi Gras In New Orleans
Any Woman's Blues
Cheatin Heartbreakers
Rough Guide To The Music Of Louisiana
Soul Superfly
Box Of The Blues
Toussaint Touch
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: big
Soul Of Sue: Uk Sue Story 3
Ultimate New Orleans
Talcum Soul Vol 4:26 Stonking Northe
Six Feet Under, Volume 2-Everything Ends
Chess Tear Jerkers
Don't Be No Square Get Hip To Quezerque / Var
One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost and Found
Mastercuts Funk Divas (box)
A Celebration of New Orleans Music to Benefit MusiCares Hurricane Relief 2005
Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast
Best Of LOUISIANA MUSIC (DIG)
Goin Home:tribute To Fats Domingo
Home For Christmas
City Of Dreams:collection Of New Orle
Funky Divas
Jerry Ragovoy Story:time Is On My Sid
Simply Ground
Paradise Island:rare Songs Of Burt Ba
Rough Guide To Blues Revival
Funk Soul Sisters

 
Associated Artists and Works
Ball, Marcia
Blues Summit ~ King, B. B.
Blues Summit ~ King, B.B.
King, B.B.

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 08/12/2008
Original Release Date : 2008
Catalog ID : Rounder 1166
Label : Rounder Select
Number of Discs : 1
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00011661220225

 
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.88)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[A] set of understated piano-based songs by Crescent City's long-reigning queen of soul....Thomas' versions of these stark, powerful tunes help SIMPLY GRAND live up to its title."

Down Beat (p.81)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "She holds one's attention with sophisticated presentations of emotion..."

Dirty Linen (p.50)
- "SIMPLY GRAND celebrates the Crescent City's legacy of great piano players, with Thomas accompanied on each track by a different pianist."

Billboard (p.41)
- "[Her voice] is a rare blend of smooth simplicity and heart-cracking emotion....Randy Newman's 'I Think It's Going to Rain Today' closes the set with a bittersweet touch."

Paste (magazine)
(p.57)
- "There's delicate jazz with Ellis Marsalis, punchy funk with Dr. John, ornate wizardry with Tom McDermott and sophisticated beauty with Randy Newman, all held together by a singer who lands straight in the heart of every song."

  
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