After the Rain (Irma Thomas album)

After the Rain is the eighteenth studio album by Irma Thomas. After the Rain won Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, the first Grammy Award for Thomas, and the second-ever Grammy win by a woman in this category, after Etta James.

The album was recorded at the Dockside Studios in Maurice, Louisiana, only months after Hurricane Katrina destroyed Thomas' home in New Orleans.

Personnel

 * Irma Thomas - vocals
 * David Egan - piano
 * Charles "Chucky C" Elam, III - background vocals
 * Corey Harris - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
 * Sonny Landreth - slide guitar
 * Stanton Moore - drums, percussion
 * Dirk Powell - fiddle, fretless banjo, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
 * James Singleton - acoustic bass
 * David Torkanowsky - Hammond B3 organ, piano
 * Juanita Brooks - background vocals
 * Marc Broussard - background vocals