# Irma Thomas | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 05:39 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Irma Thomas
- Visible lyric pages: 22

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `irma-thomas`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 05:39 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-51bcea71c5c37a54
- Visible lyric pages: 22
- Pages with stored lyric text: 22
- Video-backed song pages: 21
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 26685
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 50
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: It's Raining, Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand), Back Water Blues, Be You, Breakaway, Cold Rain, Cry On, and Dancing In The Street
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Irma Thomas started singing as a teenager in New Orleans and recorded her first single, 'You Can Have My Husband,' when she was still in her mid-teens. That regional hit led to a contract with Imperial Records in 1961, where she cut 'Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand).' The song became her signature, a piece of soul balladry that still gets covered and sampled decades later. She kept...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. It's Raining — https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/it-s-raining
2. Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand) — https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/anyone-who-knows-what-love-is-will-understand
3. Back Water Blues — https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/back-water-blues
4. Be You — https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/be-you
5. Breakaway — https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/breakaway
6. Cold Rain — https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/cold-rain
7. Cry On — https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/cry-on
8. Dancing In The Street — https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/dancing-in-the-street
9. Get Here — https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/get-here
10. I Haven't Got Time To Cry — https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/i-haven-t-got-time-to-cry
11. I Need Your Love So Bad — https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/i-need-your-love-so-bad
12. I Think It's Going To Rain Today — https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/i-think-it-s-going-to-rain-today
13. I'd Rather Go Blind — https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/i-d-rather-go-blind
14. I'm Your Puppet — https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/i-m-your-puppet
15. Looking Back — https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/looking-back
16. Oh Holy Night — https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/oh-holy-night
17. Old Records — https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/old-records
18. Overrated (feat. Davell Crawford) — https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/overrated-feat-davell-crawford
19. Straight From The Heart — https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/straight-from-the-heart
20. Take a Look — https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/take-a-look
21. Time Is On My Side — https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/time-is-on-my-side
22. Wish Someone Would Care — https://lyroverse.com/irma-thomas/wish-someone-would-care