Take a Look

by Irma Thomas

Take a Look cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1966
  • Label: Imperial
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 30:21
  • Community rating: 3.8/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded shortly after her move to Imperial Records, 'Take a Look' frames Irma Thomas as the undisputed 'Soul Queen of New Orleans'. The arrangements deftly balance her deeply emotive vocal delivery with commercially viable pop-soul sensibilities, securing her legacy in the Southern soul pantheon.

Genres

Descriptors: breakup, soulful, female vocalist, rhythmic, yearning, ballad, vocal, harmonies

Tracklist

  1. Take A Look (2:58)
  2. Teasing But You're Pleasing (1:46)
  3. I Haven't Got Time To Cry (2:43)
  4. You Don't Miss A Good Thing (Until It's Gone) (2:22)
  5. Some Things You Never Get Used To (2:45)
  6. Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand) (2:56)
  7. It's Starting To Get To Me Now (2:22)
  8. Times Have Changed (2:26)
  9. He's My Guy (2:39)
  10. Baby Don't Look Down (2:34)
  11. What Are You Trying To Do (2:12)
  12. Wait, Wait, Wait (2:35)

Credits

  • Irma Thomas - primary artist, written-by
  • Naomi Neville - written-by
  • Mel Carter - written-by
  • Zelda Samuels - written-by
  • Jerry Ragovoy - written-by
  • Van McCoy - written-by
  • Jeannie Seely - written-by
  • Judith Arbuckle - written-by

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