Marlena Shaw

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Marlena Shaw
Who Is This Bitch Anyway? (1974)
Background information
Birth name	Marlina Burgess
Born	September 22, 1942
Origin	New Rochelle, New York
Genre(s)	soul
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1967 - present
Label(s)	Cadet Records Blue Note

Marlena Shaw is a singer. Born Marlina Burgess in 1942, New Rochelle, New York, Shaw was discovered by Chess Records in 1966. She released her debut and sophomore albums on their subsidiary Cadet Records. She moved to Bluenote in 1972, and was that label's first female artist. Shaw still performs and records today.

Contents 1 Selected discography 1.1 Cadet 1.2 Blue Note 1.3 Columbia 1.4 South Bay 1.5 Verve 1.6 Concord Jazz 1.7 Soul Brother Records 2 Samples

[edit] Selected discography

[edit] Cadet

• Out of Different Bags (1967)
• Spice of Life (1969)

[edit] Blue Note

• Marlena (1972)
• Live At Montreux (1973)
• Who is This Bitch, Anyway? (1974)
• Just a Matter of Time (1976)

[edit] Columbia

• Sweet Beginnings (1977)
• Acting Up (1978)
• Take A Bite (1980)

[edit] South Bay

• Let Me In Your Life (1982)

[edit] Verve

• It Is Love (1986)
• Love Is In Flight (1988)

[edit] Concord Jazz

• Dangerous (1996)
• Elemental Soul (1997)

[edit] Soul Brother Records

• Anthology (2000)

[edit] Samples

• BlueBoy "Remember Me" (1997) includes sample from "The Blues ain't nothing but a good woman gone bad" from the Spice of Life album

• DJ Day "Gone Bad" Melting Pot Records (2005)includes sample from "The Blues ain't nothing but a good woman gone bad" from the Spice of Life album

• St. Germain sample from Live at Montreux used in "Rose Rouge" on Tourist (2000).