Martha Reeves | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1974 | |||
Recorded | 1973 [1] | |||
Studio | Producers Workshop Sound Labs Crystal Sound (all in Los Angeles) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 39:04 [2] | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Richard Perry [3] [4] | |||
Martha Reeves chronology | ||||
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Singles from Martha Reeves | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
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]
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]
Adapted from liner notes. [16]
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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Australia ( Kent Music Report) [17] | 94 |
Year | Single | Chart positions | |||
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US [18] [19] |
US Soul [18] [19] |
AUS [17] |
UK | ||
1974 | "No One There" | – | – | – | 52 |
"Power of Love" | 76 | 27 | – | – | |
" Wild Night" | – | 74 | 95 | – |
Martha Reeves | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1974 | |||
Recorded | 1973 [1] | |||
Studio | Producers Workshop Sound Labs Crystal Sound (all in Los Angeles) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 39:04 [2] | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Richard Perry [3] [4] | |||
Martha Reeves chronology | ||||
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Singles from Martha Reeves | ||||
|
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
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]
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]
Adapted from liner notes. [16]
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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Australia ( Kent Music Report) [17] | 94 |
Year | Single | Chart positions | |||
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US [18] [19] |
US Soul [18] [19] |
AUS [17] |
UK | ||
1974 | "No One There" | – | – | – | 52 |
"Power of Love" | 76 | 27 | – | – | |
" Wild Night" | – | 74 | 95 | – |