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Irma Thomas
Walk Around Heaven: New Orleans Gospel Soul
Release Date: 1993 10 zz
Running Time: 47:36
Label: Rounder

During R&B's glory years -- the 1950s, '60s and '70s -- the African-American church provided one great singer after another. Church choirs served as a magnificent training ground for so many of the great soul shouters, and it clearly had a positive effect on Irma Thomas (arguably the greatest female soul singer to come out of New Orleans). At 52, Thomas celebrated her gospel heritage with this solid, heartfelt CD. Thomas' voice had held up quite well since the 1960s, and she brings an impressive range and a seemingly endless supply of emotion to songs like "Where We'll Never Grow Old," "Ask What You Will" and "Careful Hands." Walk Around Heaven reminds us that as impressive as her contributions to secular soul have been, Thomas hasn't forgotten the church. Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Ask What You Will	Akers	5:32
2	I Know Prayer Changes Things	Anderson	3:35
3	Careful Hands	Griffin	6:42
4	Hold to God's Unchanging Hand	Eiland, Wilson	3:09
5	No Not One	Hugg, Oatman	7:16
6	I Will Say Yes Lord	Traditional	4:01
7	Walk Around Heaven All Day	Cleveland, George	3:10
8	O Holy Night	Adam, Dwight	4:58
9	Just a Little While to Stay Here	Brumley	3:21
10	Where We'll Never Grow Old	Moore	5:52