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Down at Muscle Shoals
R&B / Soul · 1984 · 2 tracks · 32m

Down at Muscle Shoals

Irma Thomas

Southern soul restraint. Thomas brings her New Orleans poise to the swampy, humid grooves of the legendary Muscle Shoals rhythm section.

1984 · Chess

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A dignified, weary resilience that finds beauty in the aftermath of heartbreak.

Tracklist · 2 Tracks · 32m
03
Here I Am, Take Me
2:43
09
I Gave You Everything
2:21
Moments Worth Listening For
The way her voice cracks with quiet dignity on the opening line of Here I Am, Take Me.
The subtle, locked-in interplay between the bass and the organ that anchors the mid-tempo grooves.
The sudden, sharp intake of breath before the final chorus of I Gave You Everything.
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How does Down at Muscle Shoals sound next to the rest of Irma Thomas's catalogue?

Medium Energy+0.8σ

It runs a touch hotter than this artist's baseline.

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