Q (1/93, p.92) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...Without a duff track, TRUE BELIEVER is arguably the best soul album of the year...maybe time really is on her side..."
Living Blues (Jan/Feb 93, pp.59-60) - "...the nuances of Thomas' full, smooth voice with its slightly coarse timbre are best exemplified on the ballads....the session players are some of the Crescent City's best musicians..."
Personnel: Irma Thomas (vocals); Cranston Clements (acoustic & electric guitars); Amadee Castenel, Bill "Foots" Samuel, Alvin "Red" Tyler (saxophone); AJ Pittman (trumpet); Chris Belleau (trombone); David Torkanowsky (piano); Sammy Berfect (Hammond B-3 organ); Herman Ernest III (drums); Earl Smith, Jr, (background vocals).