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The Story of My Life
R&B / Soul · 2008 · 11 tracks

The Story of My Life

Irma Thomas

Dignified New Orleans soul. Irma Thomas delivers eleven tracks of unhurried, piano-led reflections on love, solitude, and the wisdom of age.

2008 · Rounder Records

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A dignified and weary grace that finds strength in vulnerability.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
No Use Talkin’
3:27
02
The Story of My Life
4:39
03
I Count the Teardrops
3:32
04
Cried Too Long
4:37
05
Love Don’t Get No Better Than This
3:33
06
Hold Me While I Cry
3:28
07
I Won’t Cry for You
2:59
08
We All Need Love
3:14
09
Get Here
5:08
10
Keep the Faith
4:26
11
Dr. Feelgood
4:44
Moments Worth Listening For
The weary but resolute way she holds the final note on the title track, signaling a lifetime of survival.
The transition into the bluesy, possessive swagger of Dr. Feelgood where the band locks into a deep, swampy pocket.
The sparse, piano-driven opening of Get Here that showcases her voice without any studio artifice.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Story of My Life sound next to the rest of Irma Thomas's catalogue?

Self Examination+1.6σ

The writing leans notably further into self examination than the rest of the catalogue.

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