Martha Reeves (album)

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Martha Reeves
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Studio album by
Martha Reeves
Released1974
Recorded1973 [1]
StudioProducers Workshop
Sound Labs
Crystal Sound (all in Los Angeles)
Genre
Length39:04 [2]
Label MCA
Producer Richard Perry [3] [4]
Martha Reeves chronology
Martha Reeves
(1974)		The Rest of My Life
(1976)
Singles from Martha Reeves
  1. "No One There"
    Released: March 1973
  2. "Power of Love"
    Released: March 1974
  3. "Wild Night"
    Released: August 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Record Guide C+ [5]

Martha Reeves is the debut album by singer Martha Reeves, released in 1974 on the MCA label. It is her first album after her position as lead singer in Martha and the Vandellas, who disbanded two years before the album's release. The album peaked at No. 94 in Australia. [6]

Contents

Overview

In 1973, Jet magazine reported that Reeves had left Motown to start a solo career with MCA Records, and that the Vandellas disbanded. [7] Reeves entered the studio with Richard Perry to record the album. [8] [9] By the time the album was released, it was a commercial failure. "No One There" peaked at No. 52 in the UK. [10] "Power of Love" peaked at No. 76 on the Pop charts, [11] and on No. 27 on the R&B charts. [12] Reeves covered "Wild Night", a single by Van Morrison, and it was a minor hit on the R&B charts. [13] It peaked at No. 74 on the R&B charts. [14] [15] The song also appeared in the 1991 film Thelma & Louise and was on the soundtrack. [13]

Track listing

  1. Wild Night (Van Morrison) 03:28
  2. You've Got Me for Company (Billy Preston; Bruce Fisher) 02:34
  3. Facsimile (Leon Patillo; Martha Reeves) 03:06
  4. Ain't That Peculiar (Marvin Tarplin; Robert Rogers; Smokey Robinson; Warren Moore) 03:27
  5. Dixie Highway (Carole King) 03:44
  6. Power of Love (Gamble & Huff; Joe Simon) 03:24
  7. My Man (You Changed My Tune) (Cynthia Webb; Vini Poncia) 03:38
  8. Sweet Misery (Hoyt Axton) 03:52
  9. I've Got to Use My Imagination (Barry Goldberg; Gerry Goffin) 04:00
  10. Storm In My Soul (John Vastano; Vini Poncia) 04:12
  11. Many Rivers to Cross (Jimmy Cliff) 03:43

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. [16]

Technical

Charts

Chart (1974)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [17] 94

Singles

YearSingleChart positions
US [18] [19] US
Soul [18] [19] 		AUS
[17] 		UK
1974"No One There"–––52
"Power of Love"7627––
"Wild Night"–7495–

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References

  1. ↑ "Martha Reeves to Sing Title Song in New Film". Jet. October 4, 1973 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 "Martha Reeves - Martha Reeves | Album | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ↑ "Pop". June 15, 1974 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "Talent In Action". Billboard. September 28, 1974 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 3, 2024– via robertchristgau.com.
  6. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 249. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  7. ↑ "Singer Martha Reeves Leaves Motown Records". Jet. March 29, 1973 – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul. Hal Leonard Corporation. 2003. ISBN   978-0-87930-744-8.
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  15. ↑ "Hot Soul Singles". Billboard. September 28, 1974.
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