After the Rain

Available for the first time on vinyl, After the Rain is the eighteenth studio album by the Soul Queen of New Orleans, Irma Thomas. After the Rain won the Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, which was the first time Thomas won a Grammy Award in her career. Recorded in rural Maurice, Louisiana, the soul queen of New Orleans, Irma Thomas brings her rich and resonant vocals to a surprisingly varied set of songs. Whether it's her full throttle performance on the ballad "If You Knew How Much," her intimate take on "In the Middle of It All," or her humorous "These Honey Do's," the common element is soulfulness.