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It's My Thing

Her King LP of ten singles recorded over 20 months, produced by Brown.
Marva Whitney, 1969

It's My Thing (King KSD-1062) was produced by James Brown, who wrote or co-wrote eight of its tracks, with engineers Ron Lenhoff and Dave Harrison. It collects ten singles recorded over 20 months in studios across the US. Jazz Rock Soul dates it to June 1969 and Wikipedia to October; no full band is listed. Bud Hobgood wrote "Shades of Brown", and Charles Spurling and Harry Ballard wrote "Unwind Yourself". CD editions add four tracks, including "What Do I Have to Do to Prove My Love to You" and "This Girl's in Love with You". Her earlier LP, I Sing Soul, was never issued; Live and Lowdown at the Apollo (King, February 1970) followed, though Wikipedia says it was recorded in Georgia.

Track listing

  1. It's My Thing (Part 1)
  2. It's My Thing (Part 2)
  3. Things Got to Get Better (Get Together)
  4. What Kind of Man
  5. If You Love Me
  6. In the Middle
  7. Unwind Yourself
  8. You Got to Have a Job (If You Don't Work, You Can't Eat)
  9. I'll Work It Out
  10. Get Out of My Life
  11. I'm Tired, I'm Tired, I'm Tired (Things Better Change Before It's Too Late)
  12. Shades of Brown

Sources

  1. Marva Whitney, Wikipedia
  2. Marva Whitney, Jazz Rock Soul