Marlena Shaw – Who Is This Bitch Anyway (1975/2014) [AcousticSounds DSF DSD64/2.82MHz + FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz]

Marlena Shaw’s 1975 release, her best-selling Blue note album, is a soul-jazz hybrid incorporating elements of funk along with topical lyrics dealing with social issues of the day. Shaw came up with the title herself, a tongue-in-cheek reaction to her relative obscurity in the United States.

A record as fierce and blunt as its title portends, Who Is This Bitch, Anyway? vaults Marlena Shaw into a brave new world of feminism and funk, updating the sophisticated soul-jazz approach of her previous records to explore a fast-changing musical, political, and sexual landscape. Opening with “You, Me and Ethel,” a hilarious satire of the singles bar culture, the album dissects modern romance with uncommon insight and candor, addressing lust (“Feel Like Makin’ Love”) and loss (“You Been Away Too Long”) without pulling any punches. The music is similarly direct and progressive, running the gamut from luminous soul to scorching funk grooves. Not only Shaw’s best-selling Blue Note release, Who Is This Bitch, Anyway? represents her creative apex as well.

Tracklist:

01 – Street Walkin’ Woman
02 – You Taught Me How To Speak
03 – Davy
04 – Feel Like Makin’ Love
05 – The Lord Giveth
06 – You Been Away Too Long
07 – You
08 – Loving You Was Like A Party
09 – Prelude To Rose Marie
10 – Rose Marie

DSF DSD64/2.82MHz

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mqs.link_MarlenaShawWhIsThisBitchAnyway19752014AcusticSundsDSD64.part2.rar

FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz

mqs.link_MarlenaShawWhIsThisBitchAnyway19752014FLAC24882.rar