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THE BEST KEPT SECRET IN NEW ORLEANS
NOLA BEST FUNK & R&B LEADERS
GALACTIC
QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS SOUL
IRMA THOMAS
JOINING FORCES ON THE ALBUM
AUDIENCE WITH THE QUEEN




GALACTIC and IRMA THOMAS
AUDIENCE WITH THE QUEEN
TCHOUP-ZILLA - THIRTY TIGERS 2025
RELEASE DATE : APRIL 11, 2025
(USA)
Listen to samples - Galactic and Irma Thomas - Audience With The Queen

Musicians: Irma Thomas - vocals Ben Ellman sax, harmonica Eric Gordon - trumpet Robert Mercurio - bass Stanton Moore - drums Jeff Raines - guitar
Rich Vogel - keyboards Ivan Neville - organ (Track 8) Rick G. Nelson - strings
Mike Dillon, Pedro Segundo - percussion Anjelika "Jelly" Joseph, Boyfriend, Josh Kagler, Princess Shaw Sean Carey - backing vocals
Tracklist: 01 How Glad I Am 03:08 02 Where I Belong 03:26 03 Love's Gonna Find A Way Again 03:13 04 Lady Liberty 03:18 05 Puppet On Your String 04:19
06 Peace In My Heart 03:27 07 People 03:26 08 Over You 03:23 09 Be Your Lady 03:48
IRMA THOMAS DISCOGRAPHY

GALACTIC DISCOGRAPHY


IRMA THOMAS (BORN IRMA LEE), AT 84 YEARS OLD, IS THE LAST OF THE GREAT SOUTHERN SOUL DIVAS. GALACTIC IS THE MOST EXCITING CONTEMPORARY SOUL-FUNK BAND FROM NEW ORLEANS. IRMA BEGAN SINGING IN 1960 UNDER THE WING OF ALLEN TOUSSAINT AND RELEASED HER FIRST ALBUM IN 1964. GALACTIC FORMED IN 1994 AND DROPPED THEIR DEBUT ALBUM IN 1996.
A SIXTY-FOUR-YEAR CAREER AS A SINGER HAS JOINED FORCES WITH A THIRTY-YEAR CAREER AS A BAND, INTERSECTING IN A PLACE THAT CALLS NEW ORLEANS AS THEIR HOME. THE QUESTION IS: COULD THERE BE A MORE PRODUCTIVE AND EXCITING COLLABORATION FOR A MUSIC LOVER IN THE BIG EASY? THE ANSWER IS NO. THIS ALBUM IS THE CONNECTION. "AUDIENCE WITH THE QUEEN" IS A SURPRISE, THE BEST-KEPT SECRET IN NEW ORLEANS. THE DIVA RISES ONCE AGAIN WITH THE PERFECT BAND TO MATCH HER. RAW SOUL AND FUNK. THAT’S IT.








Lady Liberty
Lady Liberty lyrics
Take a look outside, you can see that the whole damn world’s on fire
When the world goes cold, the fire burns hot and the people are tired
Let ‘em know where you stand or we could all just lie down on this land
We ain’t a castle in the sand that you can come and just down knock down with your hand
Get up for something or you can fall for anything
No, this ain’t no way to treat a human being, no
There’s some people outside and they’re feeling so tired they’ve done had enough
Another black man shot down last night and they keep adding up
Is this the world that we’re living in?
The one we raise our children in
Lord save us all, Lady Liberty took a fall.
The more things change, the more they seem to stay the same
In justice was and is the fuel that feeds the flame
How long can history repeat itself, Lord we need some help
Time to shuffle these cards that we’ve been dealt and free ourselves
If you don’t do something, you know nothing’s gonna change
We’re writing history but every page is the same
There’s some people outside and they’re feeling so tired they’ve done had enough
Another black man shot down last night and they keep adding up
Is this the world that we’re living in?
The one we raise our children in
Lord save us all, Lady Liberty took a fall.
Ooh, lately I’ve been feeling strange,
I want to see a change
There’s got to be a better way than this
Ooh, and if we can learn to love,
Maybe we can rise above
Are you hearing me, Lady Liberty?
There’s some people outside and they’re feeling so tired they’ve done had enough
Another black man shot down last night and they keep adding up
Is this the world that we’re living in?
The one we raise our children in
Lord save us all, Lady Liberty took a fall
Lady Liberty lyrics
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