16 Classic songs from one of the great female singers. The hard hitting 60’s vibes of ‘Woman of The Ghetto’ , ‘Liberation Conversation’, ‘Mercy Mercy Me’, ‘Wade In The Water’ and her anthem ‘California Soul’ still sound very fresh. Her Smoother 70’s tracks like ‘Feel Like Making Love’ , ‘Loving You Is Like A Party’ , ‘Back For More’ ‘Look At Me Look At You’ , ‘Rhythm of Love’ and her epic Yuma-Go Away Little Boy’ with its spoken intro and early 80’s ‘Without You In My Life’ prod by Gary Taylor and masterpieces. Classic Marlena, Classic Soul.
Track listings:
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01 Woman Of The Ghetto by Marlena Shaw
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02 California Soul by Marlena Shaw
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03 Mercy Mercy Mercy by Marlena Shaw
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04 Wade In The Water by Marlena Shaw
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05 Liberation Conversation by Marlena Shaw
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06 Loving You Was Like A Party by Marlena Shaw
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07 The Feeling’s Good by Marlena Shaw
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08 So Far Away by Marlena Shaw
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09 Feel Like Making Love by Marlena Shaw
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10 Yu Mago Away Little Boy by Marlena Shaw
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11 Rhythm Of Love by Marlena Shaw
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12 Without You In My Life by Marlena Shaw
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13 Look At Me, Look At You (We’re Flying) by Marlena Shaw
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14 Back For More by Marlena Shaw
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15 You Bring Out The Best In Me by Marlena Shaw
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16 Could It Be You (With Phil Upchurch) by Marlena Shaw
Paul (verified owner) –
I wasn’t familiar with much of Marleena Shaw’s work other than California Soul and Woman of the Ghetto, but glad I purchased this CD as it is a fantastic compliation of this much underrated singer’s work. A must have for anyone who enjoys classic soul standards.