THOMAS, IRMA - Wish Someone Would Care (Sealed) (LP)

The stunningly forlorn "Wish Someone Would Care," with its exquisite vocal performance and sophisticated, lustrous arrangement, set the tone for Thomas' marvelous Imperial debut. She takes on everything from the shadowy resolve of "Time is on My Side," to the supercharged Jackie DeShannon-Sharon Seeley romp "Breakaway," and she does it with all of her typically majestic, drastically expressive interpretive powers.