Marcella (album)

Marcella is the debut studio album by British-based American musician Marcy Levy, who in her later career would perform under the name Marcella Detroit.

Marcella
Studio album by
Marcy Levy
Released1982
GenrePop
LabelEpic
ProducerFrank Rand, John Boylan; co-produced by Richard Feldman
Marcy Levy chronology
Marcella
(1982)		 Jewel
(1994)
Singles from Marcella
  1. "Close to Her"
    Released: 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Background

Detroit aka Levy began working on her debut solo album with producer David Foster in the mid-1970s signed to RSO Records, whilst she was touring with Eric Clapton. The album was primarily an R&B-oriented record, which Detroit felt was an attempt to "pigeonhole" her by RSO Records.[2] For unknown reasons, the album was not finished. Detroit later stopped touring with Clapton to focus more on her own solo career. Whilst working on singing and songwriting for numerous artists including Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Chaka Khan, Belinda Carlisle, and Al Jarreau, she was also working on her own solo album, and Marcella was finally released in 1982 and failed to appear on any major charts. After the commercial failure of the album, Epic Records refused her tour allowance with John Mellencamp, and she was later dropped by the label.[3]

The song "Love Side" was covered by Rita Coolidge on her 1984 album Inside the Fire with the title "Hit Me on the Loveside".

Track listing

All tracks composed by Marcella Levy and Richard Feldman; except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Close to Her" 4:09
2."First Invasion"Marcella Levy, Richard Feldman, David Batteau, Walt Richmond4:14
3."All My Love" 4:22
4."Waiting on You" 3:18
5."Life Is on the Line" 4:31
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Can't Stand It"Marcella Levy, Richard Feldman, Scott Shelly3:28
2."Get to Know You"Marcella Levy, Richard Feldman, Geo Connor3:56
3."I Can't Wait That Long"Marcella Levy, Richard Feldman, J.C. Crowley3:46
4."To You" 3:47
5."Love Side"Marcella Levy, J.C. Crowley5:12

References
  1. "Marcella - Marcy Levy : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
  2. Marcella Detroit - 2013 Huffington Post Interview
  3. "Marcella Detroit - Biography". Marcella-Detroit.com. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
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