IRMA THOMAS has ruled as the acknowledged 'R&B Queen Of New Orleans' for many decades, although back in the late 50s/early 60s, while she was still princess-in-waiting, she had a number of rivals, notably KATIE WEBSTER, BARBARA GEORGE and BARBARA LYNN. This unique compilation is built around Irma's first eight singles, which includes her early hits 'Don't Mess With My Man', 'It's Raining' and 'Two Winters Long'. Katie Webster is represented by three tracks, which showcase her Swamp Blues roots.Barbara George famously topped the US R&B charts with her first record, 'I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)', which is included herein alongside her other R&B hits, 'You Talk About Love' and 'Send For Me'.Barbara Lynn topped the R&B charts with 'You'll Lose A Good Thing', and also registered with 'Second Fiddle Girl' and 'You're Gonna Need Me'.................
1. IRMA THOMAS - DON'T MESS WITH MY MAN 2. IRMA THOMAS - SET ME FREE 3. IRMA THOMAS - A?GOOD MAN 4. IRMA THOMAS - I MAY?BE WRONG 5. IRMA THOMAS - FOR GOODNESS SAKE 6. IRMA THOMAS - (Look Up) WHENEVER 7. IRMA THOMAS - GIRL NEEDS BOY 8. IRMA THOMAS - CRY ON 9. IRMA THOMAS - IT'S TOO?SOON TO KNOW 10. IRMA THOMAS - THAT'S ALL I?ASK 11. IRMA THOMAS - GONE 12. IRMA THOMAS - I DONE GOT OVER IT 13. IRMA THOMAS - I?DID MY PART 14. IRMA THOMAS - IT'S RAINING 15. IRMA THOMAS - TWO WINTERS LONG 16. IRMA THOMAS - SOMEBODY TOLD YOU 17. KATIE WEBSTER &?ASHTON CONROY - BABY BABY 18. KATIE WEBSTER - HOO WEE,?SWEET DADDY 19. KATIE WEBSTER WITH THE SONGETTES - I?FEEL SO LOW 20. BARBARA GEORGE - I KNOW (You Don't Love Me No More) 21. BARBARA GEORGE - YOU TALK?ABOUT?LOVE 22. BARBARA GEORGE - IF YOU THINK 23. BARBARA GEORGE - SEND FOR ME (If You Need Some Lovin') 24. BARBARA GEORGE - THE RECIPE (For Perfect Fools) 25. BARBARA LYNN - DINA AND PATRINA 26. BARBARA LYNN - GIVE ME A?BREAK 27. BARBARA LYNN - YOU'LL LOSE A?GOOD THING 28. BARBARA LYNN - LONELY HEARTACHE 29. BARBARA LYNN - SECOND FIDDLE GIRL 30. BARBARA LYNN - LETTER TO MOMMY?AND DADDY 31. BARBARA LYNN - YOU'RE GONNA NEED ME 32. BARBARA LYNN - I'M SORRY I MET YOU
