Irma Thomas - The New Rules

Title: The New Rules Artist: Irma Thomas Release Date: 1986 Label: Rounder Duration: 36:30 UPCs: 011661204621, 011661204614, 011661204645 Genre: Rhythm & Blues Styles: Soul, New Orleans R&B Moods: Elegant, Stylish, Bittersweet, Intimate, Sensual, Exuberant, Joyous, Organic, Passionate Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. The New Rules
2. Gonna Cry 'Til My Tears Run Dry
3. I Needed Somebody
4. Good Things Don't Come Easy
5. The Love of My Man
6. One More Time
7. Thinking of You
8. The Wind Beneath My Wings (Hero)
9. I Gave You Everything
10. Yours Until Tomorrow

Year Type Label Catalog # 1986 CD Rounder CD-2046

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Irma Thomas balanced classic and contemporary sensibilities on this 1986 album. She did such songs as "Gonna Cry 'Til My Tears Run Dry" and "I Gave You Everything" from the 1960s, and also did more recent tunes, such as the title track and a good remake of "The Wind Beneath My Wings (Hero)." In the 1980s, there was little interest at urban contemporary stations in older, more soulful artists, and thus this worthy session got almost no attention outside New Orleans and the South. However, Irma Thomas can still sing with authority and quality. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bill "Foots" Samuel Production Assistant, Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone), Sax (Alto), Assistant Engineer Bobby Sellers Assistant Engineer Chester Henry Bass Craig Wroten Organ David Farrell Engineer E.L.S. Vocals (Background) Elaine Foster Vocals (Background) Emily Jackson Production Assistant Glenn Carvin Keyboards Gregg Lunsford Mixing Guillermo Ladut Guitar Irma Thomas Producer, Vocals Jeff Hannusch Liner Notes Joe Saulsbury, Jr. Horn Arrangements, Sax (Soprano), Vocals, Sax (Tenor), Tambourine Lawrence Weber Trumpet Lee Crum Photography Leroy Aych Guitar Lisa Foster Vocals (Background) Rob Jaczko Mixing Assistant Scott Billington Design, Producer Sharon Foster Vocals (Background) Terry Tullos Trumpet Tom Coyne Mastering Wilbert Widow Drums