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She was their first female artist, but Blue Note Records didn't have a clue on how to record or promote Marlena Shaw. Her two Cadet albums are more satisfying than any of her five Blue Note sets. This is her most commercial Blue Note offering, as she was dropped after Who Is This Bitch Anyway, an aptly titled album given that Marlena constantly bickered with Blue Note about the minuscule sales of three previous albums. Marlena craved a hit, something she hadn't experienced since "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" made the R&B charts in 1967 on Cadet Records. Blue Note hired R&B producers Bert DeCoteaux and Tony Silvester to make it happen, but it never did; only the disco-ish "It's Better Than Walking Out" surfaced. "Be for Real" (Not the Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes song) and "No Hiding Place" owe more to gospel than anything, but they're weak and uninspiring, and "Brass Band" is silly. The best of the bunch include a remake of the Spinners' "Love Has Gone Away," "This Time I'll Be Sweeter," and the lilting "You and Me."
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Lee Garrett, ComposerLyricist - R. Taylor, ComposerLyricist - Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Tony Silvester, Producer - Marlena Shaw, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Blue Note Records
Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Tony Silvester, Producer - Marlena Shaw, MainArtist - B. Craig, Composer
℗ 1976 Blue Note Records
Pat Grant, Composer - Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Tony Silvester, Producer - Marlena Shaw, MainArtist - Gwen Gutherie, Composer
℗ 1976 Blue Note Records
Gwen Guthrie, Composer - Pat Grant, Composer - Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Tony Silvester, Producer - Marlena Shaw, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Blue Note Records
Carson Whitsett, Composer - Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Tony Silvester, Producer - Marlena Shaw, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Blue Note Records
C. Simmons, Composer - Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Joe Jefferson, Composer - Tony Silvester, Producer - Marlena Shaw, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Blue Note Records
Bernard Ighner, Composer - Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Tony Silvester, Producer - Marlena Shaw, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Blue Note Records
B. Crutcher, Composer - Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Tony Silvester, Producer - Marlena Shaw, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Blue Note Records
Frederick Knight, Composer - Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Tony Silvester, Producer - Marlena Shaw, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Blue Note Records
Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Tony Silvester, Producer - Marlena Shaw, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Blue Note Records
Album review
She was their first female artist, but Blue Note Records didn't have a clue on how to record or promote Marlena Shaw. Her two Cadet albums are more satisfying than any of her five Blue Note sets. This is her most commercial Blue Note offering, as she was dropped after Who Is This Bitch Anyway, an aptly titled album given that Marlena constantly bickered with Blue Note about the minuscule sales of three previous albums. Marlena craved a hit, something she hadn't experienced since "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" made the R&B charts in 1967 on Cadet Records. Blue Note hired R&B producers Bert DeCoteaux and Tony Silvester to make it happen, but it never did; only the disco-ish "It's Better Than Walking Out" surfaced. "Be for Real" (Not the Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes song) and "No Hiding Place" owe more to gospel than anything, but they're weak and uninspiring, and "Brass Band" is silly. The best of the bunch include a remake of the Spinners' "Love Has Gone Away," "This Time I'll Be Sweeter," and the lilting "You and Me."
© Andrew Hamilton /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:24
- Main artists: Marlena Shaw
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1976 Blue Note Records ℗ 2014 Blue Note Records
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