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Just a Matter of Time (Marlena Shaw album)

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Just a Matter of Time
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedFebruary 1976
StudioMediasound, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelBlue Note
BN-LA606-G
ProducerBert DeCoteaux, Tony Silvester
Marlena Shaw chronology
Who Is This Bitch, Anyway?
(1974)
Just a Matter of Time
(1976)
Sweet Beginnings
(1977)

Just a Matter of Time is an album by American vocalist Marlena Shaw recorded in 1976 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Andrew Hamilton awarded the album 2½ stars stating "This is her most commercial Blue Note offering".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

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  1. "It's Better Than Walkin' Out" (Lee Garrett, Robert Taylor) – 4:20
  2. "Brass Band" (Bradford Craig) – 3:40
  3. "This Time I'll Be Sweeter" (Gwen Guthrie, Patrick Grant) – 4:57
  4. "Think About Me" (Gwen Guthrie, Patrick Grant) – 4:30
  5. "You and Me" (Carson Whitsett) – 3:57
  6. "Love Has Gone Away" (Charles Simmons, Joseph Jefferson) – 4:53
  7. "Sing to Me" (Benard Ighner) – 4:00
  8. "Take My Body" (Bettye Crutcher) – 4:53
  9. "Be for Real" (Frederick Knight) – 4:59
  10. "No Hiding Place" (Arranged and adapted by Marlena Shaw) – 2:13

Personnel

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  • Marlena Shaw – vocals
  • George Butcher, Ricky Williams – keyboards
  • Bert De Coteaux – keyboards, arranger
  • Jerry Friedman, Hugh McCracken, Jeff Mironov, Lance Quinn – guitar
  • Bob Babbitt – electric bass
  • Jimmy Young – drums
  • Carlos Martin – conga
  • David Carey, Teddy Sommer – percussion

References

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  1. ^ Blue Note Records discography, accessed January 14, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Hamilton, A. Allmusic Review accessed January 14, 2011