Irma Thomas
amerikansk sångare och musiker
Irma Thomas, född Lee, 18 februari 1941 i Ponchatoula i Louisiana, är en amerikansk soul- och rhythm and bluessångerska. Hon är känd som Soul Queen of New Orleans.[2]
| Irma Thomas | |
 Irma Thomas på Jazz & Heritage-festivalen i New Orleans, 2006 | |
| Födelsenamn | Irma Lee |
|---|---|
| Pseudonym(er) | Soul Queen of New Orleans |
| Född |  18 februari 1941Ponchatoula, Louisiana, USA |
| Genrer | R&B, soul |
| År som aktiv | 1959 – |
| Skivbolag | Minit Records, Imperial Records, Chess Records, Rounder Records |
| Artistsamarbeten | Allen Toussaint, Marcia Ball, Dr. John, Eddie Bo |
| Webbplats | www.IrmaThomas.com |
Utmärkelser
Americana Lifetime Achievement Award för framträdande (2018)[1] | |
Thomas är samtida med Aretha Franklin och Etta James men har aldrig haft samma kommersiella framgång. Hon har likväl högt renommé bland musikkritiker- och skivköpare. År 2007 vann hon ett Grammy-pris för Best Contemporary Blues Album med skivan After the Rain, sin första Grammy i en karriär som spänner över 50 år.
Tracey Ullman har gjort en cover på Thomas låt Breakaway från 1964.
Discografi redigera
Singlar redigera
| År | A-sida | B-sida | Skivbolag | Amerikansk listplacering[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | "Don't Mess with My Man" | "Set Me Free" | Ron Records 328 | No. 22 – R&B |
| 1959 | "A Good Man" | "I May Be Wrong" | Ron Records 330 | |
| 1961 | "Girl Needs Boy" | "Cry On" | Minit Records 625 | |
| 1961 | "It's Too Soon to Know" | "That's All I Ask" | Minit Records 633 | |
| 1962 | "Gone" | "I Done Got Over It" | Minit Records 642 | |
| 1962 | "It's Raining" | "I Did My Part" | Minit Records 653 | |
| 1962 | "Two Winters Long" | "Somebody Told Me" | Minit Records 660 | |
| 1963 | "Ruler of My Heart" | "Hittin' on Nothing" | Minit Records 666 | |
| 1963 | "For Goodness Sake" | "Whenever (Look Up)" | Bandy Records 368 | |
| 1963 | "Foolish Girl" | "When I Met You" | Bumba Records 711 | |
| 1964 | "Wish Someone Would Care" | "Breakaway" | Imperial Records 66013 | No. 17 – Pop |
| 1964 | "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)" | "Time Is on My Side" | Imperial Records 66041 | No. 52 – Pop |
| 1964 | "Times Have Changed" | "Moments to Remember" | Imperial Records 66069 | No. 98 – Pop |
| 1964 | "He's My Guy" | "(I Want A) True, True Love" | Imperial Records 66080 | No. 63 – Pop |
| 1965 | "Some Things You Never Get Used To" | "You Don't Miss a Good Thing" | Imperial Records 66095 | |
| 1965 | "I'm Gonna Cry Till My Tears Run Dry" | "Nobody Wants to Hear Nobody's Troubles" | Imperial Records 66106 | |
| 1965 | "It's Starting to Get to Me Now" | "Hurt's All Gone" | Imperial Records 66120 | |
| 1965 | "Take a Look" | "What Are You Trying to Do" | Imperial Records 66137 | |
| 1966 | "It's a Man's-Woman's World (part 1)" | "It's a Man's-Woman's World (part 2)" | Imperial Records 66178 | |
| 1967 | "Somewhere Crying" | "Cheater Man" | Chess Records 2010 | |
| 1967 | "A Woman Will Do Wrong" | "I Gave You Everything" | Chess Records 2017 | |
| 1968 | "Good to Me" | "We Got Something Good" | Chess Records 2036 | No. 42 – R&B |
| 1970 | "Save a Little Bit For Me" | "That's How I Feel About You" | Canyon Records 21 | |
| 1971 | "I'd Do It All Over You" | "We Won't Be in Your Way Anymore" | Canyon Records 31 | |
| 1972 | "Full Time Woman" | "She's Taking My Part" | Cotillion Records 41444 | |
| 1973 | "She'll Never Be Your Wife" | "You're the Dog" | Fungus Records 15119 | |
| 1973 | "In Between Tears (part 1)" | "In Between Tears (part 2)" | Fungus Records 15141 | |
| 1974 | "Coming from Behind (part 1)" | "Coming from Behind (part 2)" | Fungus Records 15353 | |
| 1977 | "Don't Blame Him" | "Breakaway" | Maison de Soul 1012 | |
| 1978 | "Hip Shakin' Mama" | "Hittin' on Nothin'" | Maison de Soul 1058 | |
| 1979 | "Safe With Me" | "Zero Willpower" | RCS Records 1006 | |
| 1980 | "Take What You Find" | "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" | RCS Records 1008 | |
| 1980 | "A Woman Left Lonely" | "Dance Me Down Easy" | RCS Records 1010 | |
| 1981 | "Looking Back" | "Don't Stop" | RCS Records 1013 | |
| 1988 | "Mardi Gras Manbo" | "I Believe Saints Go All the Way" | Sound of New Orleans 10311 | |
| 2013 | "For The Rest Of My Life" | "Forever Young" | Swamp Island |
Albums redigera
| År | Namn | Skivbolag | Noteringar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Wish Someone Would Care | Imperial Records | |
| 1966 | Take a Look | Imperial | |
| 1973 | In Between Tears | Fungus | |
| 1977 | Irma Thomas Live – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival | Island | |
| 1978 | Soul Queen of New Orleans | Maison de Soul | |
| 1979 | Safe with Me | RCS | |
| 1981 | In Between Tears | Charly | Återutgåva, Fungus LP |
| 1981 | Hip Shakin' Mama | Charly | Återutgåva, Island LP |
| 1984 | Down at Muscle Shoals | Chess Records/P-Vine Records|P-Vine | Inspelad 1967/68 för Chess |
| 1986 | The New Rules | Rounder | |
| 1988 | The Way I Feel | Rounder | |
| 1991 | Live: Simply the Best | Rounder | |
| 1992 | True Believer | Rounder | |
| 1993 | Walk Around Heaven: New Orleans Gospel Soul | Rounder | |
| 1993 | Turn My World Around | Shanachie | |
| 1997 | The Story of My Life | Rounder | |
| 1998 | Sing It! | Rounder | I samarbete med Marcia Ball & Tracy Nelson |
| 2000 | My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn | Rounder | |
| 2006 | After the Rain | Rounder | |
| 2008 | Simply Grand | Rounder /Decca | |
| 2014 | Full Time Woman – The Lost Cotillion Album | RGM/Rhino | Inspelad 1971/72 för Atlantic/Cotillion |
Samlingsalbum redigera
| År | Namn | Skivbolag | Noteringar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Irma Thomas Sings | Bandy | Bandy/Minit recordings |
| 1983 | Time Is on My Side | Kent | Minit/Imperial recordings |
| 1986 | Break-A-Way: The Best of Irma Thomas | Legendary Masters Series (EMI-USA) | |
| 1987 | BreakaWay | Stateside | Minit/Imperial recordings |
| 1990 | Something Good: The Muscle Shoals Sessions | MCA/Chess | Chess recordings |
| 1991 | Safe with Me/Irma Thomas Live | Paula | |
| 1992 | Time Is on My Side: The Best of Irma Thomas Volume 1 | EMI-USA | Minit/Imperial |
| 1996 | Ruler of Hearts | Charly | Minit/Bandy/Island |
| 1996 | Sweet Soul Queen of New Orleans: The Irma Thomas Collection | Razor & Tie | Minit/Imperial |
| 1996 | Time Is on My Side | Kent | Utökad version |
| 2001 | If You Want It, Come and Get It | Rounder | |
| 2005 | Straight from the Soul | Stateside | Minit/Imperial |
| 2006 | A Woman's Viewpoint: The Essential 1970s Recordings | Ace | Fungus/Canyon/RCS |
| 2006 | Wish Someone Would Care/Take a Look | Collectables | Imperial |
| 2009 | The Soul Queen of New Orleans: 50th Anniversary Celebration | Rounder | Three previously unreleased, out of fifteen tracks |
Gästframträdanden redigera
| År | Namn | Artist | Skivbolag | Noteringar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Blues Summit | B.B. King | MCA | Duet on "We're Gonna Make It"[7] |
| 2005 | I Believe to My Soul | Blandade artister | Rhino | Singing "Loving Arms"[8] |
| 2005 | Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast | Blandade artister | Elektra/Nonesuch Records | Singing "Back Water Blues"[9] |
| 2006 | Sing Me Back Home | The New Orleans Social Club | Burgundy Records/Honey Darling | Duet med Marcia Ball på "Look Up"[10] |
| 2007 | Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino | Blandade artister | Vanguard Records | Duet med Marcia Ball på "I Can't Get New Orleans Off My Mind"[11] |
| 2010 | Ya-Ka-May | Galactica | Anti | Sång på "Heart of Steel"[12] |
| 2011 | Let Them Talk | Hugh Laurie | Warner Bros. | Sång på "John Henry" and "Baby, Please Make a Change" |
Referenser redigera
- ^ läs online, americanamusic.org , läst: 22 juni 2020.[källa från Wikidata]
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. [[[:Mall:AllMusic]] ”Biography: Irma Thomas”]. Biography: Irma Thomas. AllMusic. Mall:AllMusic.
- ^ ”Irma Thomas - Chart history - Billboard”. Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/artist/303889/irma-thomas/chart.
- ^ ”Irma Thomas: A discography of US singles”. Irma Thomas: A discography of US singles. Helsinki.fi. http://www.helsinki.fi/~ilva/irmadisco.html.
- ^ ”Spotify: Irma Thomas”. Spotify: Irma Thomas. https://open.spotify.com/album/5H6eoIgjOl1Nm9lE0xIp1W.
- ^ [a b] ”Irma Thomas - Album Discography - AllMusic”. AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/irma-thomas-mn0000772526/discography/all.
- ^ ”Blues Summit - B.B. King - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic”. AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/blues-summit-mw0000098246.
- ^ ”I Believe to My Soul - Various Artists - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic”. AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/i-believe-to-my-soul-mw0000539743.
- ^ ”Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast - Various Artists - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic”. AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/our-new-orleans-a-benefit-album-for-the-gulf-coast-mw0000351963.
- ^ ”Sing Me Back Home - The New Orleans Social Club - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic”. AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/sing-me-back-home-mw0000402086.
- ^ ”I Can't Get New Orleans Off My Mind, Discogs”. Discogs. https://www.discogs.com/Various-Goin-Home-A-Tribute-To-Fats-Domino/release/7559394.
- ^ ”Ya-Ka-May - Galactic - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic”. AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/ya-ka-may-mw0001368553.
Externa länkar redigera
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