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'.

Track List:
[02:07] 01. Irma Thomas - Don't Mess with My Man
[02:30] 02. Irma Thomas - Set Me Free
[02:22] 03. Irma Thomas - a Good Man
[02:30] 04. Irma Thomas - I May Be Wrong
[02:18] 05. Irma Thomas - for Goodness Sake
[02:36] 06. Irma Thomas - (Look Up) Whenever
[02:01] 07. Irma Thomas - Girl Needs Boy
[02:28] 08. Irma Thomas - Cry on
[03:37] 09. Irma Thomas - It's TooSoon to Know
[02:17] 10. Irma Thomas - That's All IAsk
[02:18] 11. Irma Thomas - Gone
[03:10] 12. Irma Thomas - I Done Got Over It
[02:28] 13. Irma Thomas - I Did My Part
[02:08] 14. Irma Thomas - It's Raining
[02:39] 15. Irma Thomas - Two Winters Long
[02:36] 16. Irma Thomas - Somebody Told You
[02:38] 17. Katie Webster & Ashton Conroy - Baby Baby
[02:09] 18. Katie Webster - Hoo Wee,Sweet Daddy
[02:29] 19. Katie Webster with the Songettes - I Feel So Low
[02:24] 20. Barbara George - I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)
[02:39] 21. Barbara George - You Talk About Love
[02:28] 22. Barbara George - If You Think
[02:15] 23. Barbara George - Send for Me (If You Need Some Lovin')
[02:18] 24. Barbara George - the Recipe (For Perfect Fools)
[02:02] 25. Barbara Lynn - Dina and Patrina
[02:23] 26. Barbara Lynn - Give Me aBreak
[02:25] 27. Barbara Lynn - You'll Lose a Good Thing
[02:01] 28. Barbara Lynn - Lonely Heartache
[01:56] 29. Barbara Lynn - Second Fiddle Girl
[02:31] 30. Barbara Lynn - Letter to Mommyand Daddy
[02:39] 31. Barbara Lynn - You're Gonna Need Me
[02:28] 32. Barbara Lynn - I'm Sorry I Met You