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Marlena Shaw

Real Name:
Marlina Burgess
Profile:
Marlena Shaw, born 22nd September 1942, New Rochelle, New York, U.S.A.
Beginning as a soul artist on the Bluenote label in the early 1970's, Marlena's strong voice quickly establised her on the US soul scene.
By the mid 1970's the disco scene was beginning to influence the sound of Bluenote and it was here that Marlena relesed "It's better than walking out", which was the first 12" on the Bluenote label.

Switching to Columbia records in 1977 ensured better record sales; her first album here includes the disco track "Pictures and memories". Marlena, however, will best be remembered by disco fans for her cover version of Diana Ross's "Touch me in the morning" - the disco medley on the LP includes several late 1960's and early 1970's soul tunes. Listen out for "Love dancin'" and "Haven't we been in love before".
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Releases:
Let's Wade In The Water / Show Time (7")   Cadet Records 1966
Brother Where Are You / Waiting For Charlie To Come Home (7")   Cadet Records 1967
Out Of Different Bags (LP, Album)   Cadet Records 1967
Looking Thru The Eyes Of Love / California Soul (7", Single, Promo)   Cadet Records 1969
The Spice Of Life (4 versions)   Cadet Records 1969
Woman Of The Ghetto (7")   Cadet Records 1969
From The Depths Of My Soul (LP)   Blue Note 1973
Last Tango In Paris (7")   Blue Note 1973
The Feeling's Good (7", Promo)   Blue Note 1973
Who Is This Bitch, Anyway? (LP, Album)   Blue Note 1975
It's Better Than Walkin' Out (7")   Blue Note 1976
It's Better Than Walkin' Out / Love Has Gone Away (12", Promo)   Blue Note 1976
Just A Matter Of Time (Album) (2 versions)   Blue Note ... 1976
Love Has Gone Away (12", Promo, S/Sided)   Blue Note 1976
Sweet Beginnings (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1977
Yu-Ma / Go Away Little Boy / Look At Me, Look At You (We're Flying) (7")   CBS 1977
Acting Up (Vinyl, Album, TP)   Columbia 1978
Acting Up (LP, Album)   CBS 1978
Love Dancin' / No One Yet (12")   Columbia 1979
Suite Seventeen (12")   CBS 1979
Take A Bite (Album) (3 versions)   Columbia ... 1979
Touch Me In The Morning (12", Promo)   Columbia 1979
Let Me In Your Life (LP)   South Bay 1982
More Room At The Top / At Last (12")   South Bay 1982
Never Give Up On You (12")   South Bay 1982
It Is Love Recorded Live On Vine St. (Vinyl, Album + LP)   Polygram Records/Verve Digital 1987
Love Dancin' / Touch Me In The Morning (12")   Columbia 1987
I Want To Know (7")   Polydor 1988
I Want To Know (12")   Polydor 1988
Love Is In Flight (LP)   Polydor 1988
Yu-Ma Go Away Little Boy / New York New York (12")   Old Gold (2) 1988
Anthology (Comp) (2 versions)   Soul Brother Records (UK) 2000
Who Is This Bitch, Anyway? (CD, Album, RE)   Blue Note 2001
The Blue Note Years (CD, Album, Comp)   Stateside 2003
California Soul / Wade In The Water (7")   Jazzman 2004
Live At Montreux (LP, RE)   Blue Note 2004
Feel Like Makin' Love / Love To Love You, Baby (7")   Sonorama 2007
Liberation Conversation / Woman Of The Ghetto (7", Promo, RE)   Cadet Records 2008
Cars (12")   Freestyle Records (2) 2009
California Soul / Hang On In There (7")   Cali-Soul  
Touch Me In The Morning / Give Me Just A Little More Time (12", RP)   Singles, Ep's & eXhits  
Wade In The Water / The In Crowd (12")   Chess  
Production:
Mixed Masters - The Compilation - Volume 3 (CD, Comp) Touch Me In The Mornin... CBS 1989
Mazoom Le Plasir Presents Gold & Silver - The Sound Of Sitting Room (4xCD, Comp) Touch Me In The Morning Halidon 2006
Appears On:
Woman (LP) Woman Of The Ghetto Scepter Records 1975
Woman (LP) Woman Of The Ghetto Contempo 1975
Looking For Mr. Goodbar (LP) Theme From "Looking Fo... Columbia 1976
Woman Of The Ghetto / Let It Flow (12") Woman Of The Ghetto Contempo 1976
Soul Deep - Volume II (LP, Comp) Woman Of The Ghetto Atlantic, Contempo 1977
A Cast Of Thousands (Album) (5 versions) We Are Family Fantasy ... 1984
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (CD, Maxi) Boulevard Of Broken Dr... Epic 1991
Free Soul - Essential Argo / Cadet Grooves Vol. 3 (Comp) (3 versions) Woman Of The Ghetto Charly Records Ltd. 1991
The Best Of The Boys Town Gang - Disco Kicks (CD, Album, Comp) Dance Trance Medley Hot Productions 1994
A Night Out With Verve (4xCD, Comp + Box) At Last Verve Records 1996
Blue Movies: Scoring For The Studios (CD, Comp, Mono) Last Tango In Paris Blue Note 1997
Now That's What I Call Music! 36 (2xCD) Remember Me EMI Records, Virgin, Polygram 1997
Remember Me (Maxi, Single) (4 versions)   Jive ... 1997
The Annual III (Comp) (2 versions) Remember Me (Sure Is P... Ministry Of Sound 1997
The Best Dance Album In The World... Ever! Part 7 (2xCD, Comp) Remember Me Circa Records Ltd., Virgin 1997
Viva Dance Volume 7 (2xCD, Comp) Remember Me Warner Special Marketing GmbH 1997
World Dance Music (Cass, Comp) Remember Me Koka Music 1997
Blue Break Beats Volume 4 (2xLP) Woman Of The Ghetto, H... Blue Note 1998
Some Of My Best Friends Are...Singers (CD, Album) At Long Last Love, Ima... Telarc 1998
Blue Break Beats: Volumes One - Four (4xCD + Box, Comp) Woman Of The Ghetto, W... Blue Note 1999
Christmas Songs With The Ray Brown Trio (CD, Album) Jingle Bells Telarc 1999
Forces Of Nature (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD) Remember Me (Soulstice... DreamWorks Records 1999
Midnight Confessions: Classic Rocksteady And Reggae (CD, Comp) Woman Of The Ghetto Westside 2000
Objectif 2000 - Tome 1 - Made In France (CD) Rose Rouge (Radio Edit) Les Inrockuptibles 2000
Scotch And Sofa - Blue Note Mix CD Vol. 2 (CD)   EMI Music (France) 2000
One Shot - Die Eintagsfliegen Der 80er Und 90er (2xCD, Comp, Copy Prot.) Remember Me Polystar Records, Universal Strategic Marketing (Germany) 2002
DJ Fresh Presents: Club Y Session 2 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Squire For Hire (Capri... Big Dawg Productions 2003
Ganyani's House Grooves 3 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Squire For Hire Sheer House 2003
Jazz In The House 12 (Comp) (2 versions) Squire For Hire (Capri... Slip 'n' Slide ... 2003
Nova Soul 2 (A Collection Of Contemporary Soulmusic) (Comp) (2 versions) Squire For Hire Audiopharm 2003
Re Notes - Remixes (CD, Comp) Street Walking Woman (... Victor Entertainment Japan 2003
Rebirth Of The Cool (2xCD) Squire For Hire Beechwood Music 2003
Squire For Hire (12")   Chillifunk Records 2003
Chillifunk Recordings Vs Phil Asher (Restless Soul) (CD) Squire For Hire Chillifunk Records 2004
Club Fever (4xCD, Comp) Remember Me Wagram 2004
Disco Remedy Vol. 21 (CD) Squire For Hire Vulcanian 2004
Electro Jazz Divas (CD) Squire For Hire Wagram 2004
Jazz In The House - Box Set 4 (3xCD, Mixed, Comp) Squire For Hire (Capri... Slip 'n' Slide 2004
Nu Soul (2xCD, Comp) Squire For Hire Wagram 2004
Saint-Germain-Des-Prés Café IV (2 versions) Squire For Hire Wagram 2004
The Return Of The Squire (For Hire) (2xCD, Enh, Car) Squire For Hire (Restl... Festival Mushroom Records (New Zealand), Chillifunk Records 2004
Best Of Jazz (CD, Comp, Copy Prot.) Woman Of The Ghetto EMI Music (France) 2005
Chess Classics (CD) Liberation Conversation Mojo Magazine 2005
Soho Soul (CD) Squire For Hire (Origi... Chillifunk Records 2005
Soul Sisters (CD, Comp, RM) Liberation Conversation Chess 2005
Bar SuSu: On The Rocks (CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mixed) Squire For Hire (Origi... SuSU 2006
Chillifunk - The Best Of 10 Years 1996-2006 (2xCD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mixed) Squire For Hire (Origi... Chillifunk Records 2006
City Lounge 2 (4xCD, Comp, Car) Squire For Hire Wagram 2006
Deep Down & Discofied (Set Two) (2xLP) Woman Of The Ghetto ITH Records 2006
Deep, Down & Discofied (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Woman Of The Ghetto ITH Records 2006
Right Now (CD, Album) Right Now Haven Music 2007
Xclusive Ibiza Chill (3xCD, Comp) Squire For Hire (Capri... Union Square Music 2007
Sampled! (CD, Comp, RM) California Soul Boutique, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2008
Verve // Unmixed 4 (CD, Comp) California Soul Verve Records 2008
Tracks Appear On:
Discotheque Jet Music (LP) It's Better Than Walki... GTA 1976
Record Breakers (LP, Promo) I Wonder Columbia 1977
Second Suite (2xLP, Comp) Yuma / Go Away Little Boy CBS 1981
Woman In Love Volume 2 (2xLP, Comp) Yuma / Go Away Little Boy Arcade 1981
Love Me Tonight - The 28 Best Love Songs (2xLP, Comp) Theme From "Looking Fo... Arcade 1982
Series 2, Issue 3 (2x12", Promo) Just Want This Feeling... Hot Tracks 1983
Series 2, Issue 6 (2x12", Promo) Take A Bite Medley Hot Tracks 1983
A Cast Of Thousands (Album) (5 versions) Touch Me In The Morning Fantasy ... 1984
Love Ballads (7xCass, Comp, Ltd + Box) Yuma / Go Away Little Boy Street Sounds 1984
Let's Dance! - The D.J.'s Collection Of Dance Club Classics (CD, Comp) Touch Me In The Morning Columbia 1987
Let's Dance! - The D.J.'s Collection Of Dance Club Classics (2xLP, Comp, Gat) Touch Me In The Morning Columbia 1987
Mixed Masters - The Compilation - Volume 2 (CD) Love Dancin' CBS 1989
Mixed Masters - The Compilation - Volume 3 (CD, Comp) Touch Me In The Mornin... CBS 1989
Club Columbia Collection Of Classic Dance Mixes (CD, Comp) Love Dancin' Columbia, Legacy 1990
Free Soul - Essential Argo / Cadet Grooves Vol. 3 (Comp) (3 versions) Woman Of The Ghetto Charly Records Ltd. 1991
Soul Souvenirs Volume One (Comp) (2 versions) Look At Me Look At You... Epic 1991
The Heatin' System - Essential Argo / Cadet Grooves Vol. 2 (LP) Liberation Conversation Charly Records Ltd. 1991
The Heatin' System - Essential Argo / Cadet Grooves Vol. 2 (CD) Liberation Conversation Charly Records Ltd. 1991
Blue 'n Soul (CD) Feel Like Making Love Blue Note 1992
Classic Mellow Mastercuts Volume 2 (Comp) (3 versions) Yu-Ma / Go Away Little... Mastercuts 1992
Inside Out - Essential Argo/Cadet Grooves Vol. 4 (Comp) (2 versions) California Soul Charly Records Ltd. 1992
Soul Groove SG (CD, Comp) Yuma / Go Away Littel ... Music Collection International (MCI) 1993
Capitol Rare (2xLP, Comp) Woman Of The Ghetto Blue Note 1994
The Story So Far - Essential Argo / Cadet Grooves (CD, Album, Smplr) California Soul Charly Records Ltd. 1994
Mega Funk (4xCD, Comp) Woman Of The Ghetto Arcade 1995
A Night Out With Verve (4xCD, Comp + Box) At Last Verve Records 1996
Blaxploitation (2xCD) Woman Of The Ghetto Global Television 1996
Blaxploitation: The Sequel (2xCD) Liberation Conversation Global Television 1997
Blue Movies: Scoring For The Studios (CD, Comp, Mono) Last Tango In Paris Blue Note 1997
Chess Soul - A Decade Of Chicago's Finest (2xCD, Comp, RM) Mercy, Mercy, Mercy Chess, Universal Records 1997
Women In Blue No. V (CD, Comp, Promo) Feel Like Makin' Love Blue Note 1997
1998 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras: 20 Explosive Years (2xCD, Comp) Touch Me In The Mornin... Dance Pool 1998
Blue Break Beats Volume 4 (2xLP) Woman Of The Ghetto Blue Note 1998
Blue Break Beats Volume 4 (CD) Woman Of The Ghetto Blue Note 1998
Essential Mix 98/01 (2xCD, Mixed) California Soul FFRR 1998
The Best Of Blaxploitation (2xCD, Album) Woman Of The Ghetto Global Television 1998
Blue Break Beats: Volumes One - Four (4xCD + Box, Comp) Woman Of The Ghetto Blue Note 1999
Brainfreeze (CD, Mixed) California Soul Sixty 7 Recordings 1999
Deep Blue - The United States Of Mind (CD) Save The Children Blue Note 1999
Diggin' On Blue (CD, Mixed) Woman Of The Ghetto Toshiba EMI Ltd, Fabulous Records, Blue Note 1999
Diggin' On Blue (CD, Mixed) Feel Like Makin' Love Toshiba EMI Ltd, Fabulous Records, Blue Note 1999
Fire Island Classics Volume 2 (2xCD) Touch Me In The Morning Centaur Music, Inc. 1999
The Premo Collection (2xLP) California Soul Buys Records 1999
Classic Rare Groove Mastercuts Volume 3 (2xLP) Look At Me, Look At You Mastercuts 2000
Comme Un Aimant (3 versions) Life, What's Your Answer? No Sellout ... 2000
Eimsbush Tapes Vol. 10 - Connections Two (Cass, Mixed) California Soul Eimsbush 2000
Good Times (Sampler) (12", Pro) California Soul Nuphonic 2000
Good Times With Joey And Norman Jay (3 versions) California Soul Nuphonic ... 2000
Rare Groove Mastercuts 3 (CD, Comp) Look At Me, Look At Yo... Mastercuts 2000
Sampled (2xCD, Comp) Woman Of The Ghetto Virgin, Virgin 2000
Disco Dance (3xCD) Love Dancin' (Extended... Sony Music Entertainment Inc. 2001
Rundfunk - Rhythmus Einer Stadt (Oliver Scotoni Und Alex Dallas) (2xCD, Comp) Feel Like Making Love Universal 2001
Sampled (2xCD) Woman Of The Ghetto Virgin, Circa Records Ltd. 2001
The Magnet (Soundtrack From The Motion Picture) (CD, Promo) Life, What's Your Answer? No Sellout, Delabel, OmTown 2001
Back To Breaks (CD, Comp) Woman Of The Ghetto Blow Recordings (2) 2002
Sampled Volume 3 (2xCD, Comp) California Soul Virgin, Circa Records Ltd. 2002
Say It Loud! (3xLP) Woman Of The Ghetto Blue Note 2002
Say It Loud! Brotherhood, Pride & Groove On Blue Note (CD) Woman In The Ghetto EMI Music (France), Blue Note 2002
Tender Feelin's (Comp) (3 versions) Feel Like Makin' Love Blue Note ... 2002
The Soul Brother Selection (CD, Comp) Without You In My Life Soul Brother Records (UK) 2002
60's Soul Mix (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) California Soul Universal Music TV 2003
Blue Note Trip - Saturday Night / Sunday Morning (Comp) (2 versions) Save The Children Blue Note 2003
Blue Note Trip - Sunset / Sunrise (Comp) (2 versions) Feel Like Makin' Love Blue Note 2003
DJ Fresh Presents: Club Y Session 2 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Squire For Hire (Capri... Big Dawg Productions 2003
Friends And Family Mix (2003) (CD) California Soul Fat City 2003
Kinda Kinky (CD, Album) Let's Wade In The Water Top Kapi Records 2003
Sex (CD, Sli) Feel Like Makin' Love Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc. 2003
Soul (3xCD, Comp) Let's Wade In The Water Universal International Music BV 2003
Jazz Cafe: The Soul Mix (2xCD) California Soul Inspired (2) 2004
Recovered Vol. 1 (2 versions) Let's Wade In The Water Sony Music Entertainment (Austria) 2004
Saint-Germain-Des-Prés Café IV (CD) Squire For Hire Wagram 2004
All The Breaks (CD, Comp) California Soul All The Breaks 2005
Best Of Jazz (CD, Comp, Copy Prot.) Woman Of The Ghetto EMI Music (France) 2005
Black & Proud Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) I Wish I Knew (How It ... Trikont 2005
Chess Classics (CD) Liberation Conversation Mojo Magazine 2005
Chess Northern Soul (CD, Comp, RM) Let's Wade In The Water Chess 2005
Hunk Of Heaven (CD, Album) California Soul Jazzman 2005
Katalyst Presents: Dusted (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) California Soul (Album... Invada Records, Universal Music (Australia) 2005
Pro Jazz 2 (2xCD, Ltd) Feel Like Making Love S.B.A./GALA Records 2005
Soul Divas Vol.1 (2xCD, Comp) Woman Of The Ghetto Wagram 2005
Soul Sisters (CD, Comp, RM) Liberation Conversatio... Chess 2005
The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever! (4xCD, Comp) Save The Children, Wom... Virgin, Virgin 2005
Blue Note Trip - Jazzanova - Scrambled (Comp) (3 versions) Save The Children Blue Note 2006
Deep Down & Discofied (Set Two) (2xLP) Woman Of The Ghetto ITH Records 2006
Deep, Down & Discofied (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Woman Of The Ghetto ITH Records 2006
Mama's Got A Bag Of Her Own (CD) Feel Like Making Love Stateside 2006
Mazoom Le Plasir Presents Gold & Silver - The Sound Of Sitting Room (4xCD, Comp) Touch Me In The Morning Halidon 2006
Out Of Sight...More Sounds From The In Crowd (2xCD, Dig) Mercy, Mercy, Mercy Universal Music (UK) 2006
Pozytywne Wibracje 8 (2xCD) Woman Of The Ghetto (I... Universal Music Polska, STX Records (2) 2006
Mastercuts Soul Sessions (3xCD, Comp) Yu Ma / Go Away Little... Mastercuts 2007
RetroLounge (CD) Let's Wade In The Water Universal Music (Switzerland) 2007
Stephnew (12" + Vinyl, W/Lbl) Woman Of The Ghetto, C... Stephnew 2007
Xclusive Ibiza Chill (3xCD, Comp) Squire For Hire (Capri... Union Square Music 2007
Disco Breakfast (2xCD, Comp) It's Better Than Walki... Universal Music (Austria) 2008
Here Come The Girls (3xCD, Comp) California Soul, Liber... Universal Music TV 2008
Sampled! (CD, Comp, RM) California Soul Boutique, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2008
Sounds - Now! (CD, Comp) California Soul Musikexpress 2008
Verve // Remixed 4 (Comp) (7 versions) California Soul (Diplo... Verve Records ... 2008
Verve // Remixed 4 (Select Mixes) (12", Promo) California Soul (Mad D... Verve Records 2008
Verve // Unmixed 4 (CD, Comp) California Soul Verve Records 2008
Carry On Kinky Beats (2xLP) Let's Wade In The Water Lacerba  
Disc. Jockeys (LP, Promo) It's Better Than Walki... Gérard Tournier, United Artists Records  
Rare Funk Volume 7 - Female Funk (LP) Liberation Conversation Cobalt Records  
The Atomic Cafe (CD, Comp) Ahmad's Blues Stilton Records  
Unofficial Releases:
Swatch Compilation (LP, Comp) Liberation Conversation Swatch Records 1994
Brainfreeze (CD, Mixed) California Soul Pirateria Fonografica 1999
Diggin Volume Six (LP, Comp) California Soul Diggin Breaks Records  
Slurped! (2xLP) California Soul Not On Label  
Slurped! Original Brainfreeze Flavors Volume 1 (CD, Comp) California Soul Not On Label  
Vintage On Vinyl - Part 2 (LP, W/Lbl, Unofficial) Woman Of The Ghetto Not On Label  
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