After the Rain (Irma Thomas album)

After the Rain is the eighteenth studio album by Irma Thomas. After the Rain won Best Contemporary Blues Album[2] at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, the first Grammy Award for Thomas, and the second-ever Grammy win by a woman in this category, after Etta James.

After the Rain
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 25, 2006[1]
VenueMaurice, Louisiana, United States
StudioDockside Studios
GenreBlues, R&B
LabelRounder Records
Irma Thomas chronology
My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn
(2000)
After the Rain
(2006)
Two Phases of Irma Thomas
(2007)

The album was recorded at the Dockside Studios in Maurice, Louisiana, only months after Hurricane Katrina destroyed Thomas' home in New Orleans.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In the Middle Of It All"Arthur Alexander4:45
2."Flowers"Gwil Owen / Kevin Gordon4:22
3."I Count the Tears"Doc Pomus / Mort Shuman3:03
4."Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor"traditional4:30
5."I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free"Billy Taylor3:03
6."If You Knew How Much"David Egan2:27
7."Another Man Done Gone"Irma Thomas / Scott Billington / Traditional3:49
8."Till I Can't Take It Anymore"Clyde Otis3:27
9."These Honey Dos"Corey Harris / David Egan / Irma Thomas4:27
10."Another Lonely Heart"Eleni Mandell4:20
11."Soul of a Man"Blind Willie Johnson3:01
12."Stone Survivor"David Egan3:49
13."Shelter in the Rain"Stevie Wonder4:14

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Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b "After the Rain - Irma Thomas - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "After the Rain - Irma Thomas - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Irma Thomas: After the Rain". Jazztimes.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Irma Thomas - After The Rain". Discogs. Retrieved 2 August 2018.