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Marilyn Martin

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I had this album on cassette back in college. Loved it! Marilyn Martin has pipes akin to Pat Benatar and Laura Branigan -- part rock, part torch, and entirely awesome. Martin should have become a bigger star, but unfortunately there seems to be only so much room in the music industry for divas. Thank goodness this album has been reissued. Hopefully a whole new slew of Marilyn martin fans will appear. A very talented rocker, indeed!

I've waited forever for this one to come out on CD. The remastered issue is excellent. In the 80's I wore out my cassette rockin' to this lady. Initially Marilyn was a backing vocalist for Stevie Nicks when I first became aquainted with her talents. Two of my favorite cuts are, "Night Moves and Turn it On." Although she had a hit with the guitar-driven, "Night Moves," the suits just never knew what to do with such a versatile artist. In fact ther are eight producers on this CD. Worst still, her follow up album they tried to turn her into a dance act! Enough said. This sultry singer rocks!!

Most people know the song Marilyn Martin did with Phil Collins. Separate Lives was a great song, and it gave Marilyn her first #1 single and a Grammy Nomination. She got a solo recording contract because of that song. But, on this album she rocks.

Night Moves has an ethereal sound that crescendos in a wall of guitars during the chorus. The rest of the album is not nearly as guitar driven, nor does it have the power of that song, but it is a great pop/rock album and Marilyn's voice is absolutley mesmerizing.

Marilyn Martin is a terrific singer with a strong, sexy voice. Why she only recorded 2 albums is a mystery, but she does appear recently on Jim Wilson's "A Place In My Heart" cd, released by Artemis Nashville. Hopefully this re-emergence is a sign of things to come.

With a voice equal to the stronger female voices of the mid-1980s, it's hard to understand how Marilyn Martin didn't reach a greater audience. Best known for the duet "Seperate Lives" with Phil Collins, Marilyn recorded at least one other duet with well known composer David Foster, and even sang a cover of Stevie Nicks' "Sorcerer".

On her first solo album, Marilyn proved she had the pipes to contend with the best. "Night Moves" is a song you might expect from Pat Benatar, a dark song of hidden and forbidden love, laden with squealing rock guitar. Her second single, "Move Closer" was sensual, and the video reminicent of Olivia Newton-John's "Soul Kiss". Marilyn had a passionate, red-hot ballad in this mellow tune.

There are at leaset two stand out album tracks worth the price of this package. The peppy, almost bouncing rocker "One Step Closer" and the scorching "Beauty Or The Beast", akin to the likes of Heart's Ann Wilson in power and soaring vocals. To have these four tracks alone on CD after nearly twenty years is a real treat.

Marilyn may have slipped from commercial radar after her second album, however, you can find her on a Japanese release from 2002 entitled SINCERELY... MARIYA TAKEUCHI SONGBOOK. She sings "Plastic Love" and "When Angels Cry" wih Joe Pizzulo. With her first album finally making it to CD format, hopefully, Marilyn's second release THIS IS SERIOUS will soon be re-released as well.

Beautiful voice, too bad her fame never grew bigger than what she deserves. Nevertheless, this CD is awesome.

This was one of my favorite albums in college. I have searched and searched and searched for it on cd, the only copies I could find were Japanese imports for over $50. FINALLY, this has come to cd. Every song on here is amazing, her voice is absolutely beautiful, and I never understood why her career never took off as it should. "We're on the edge....reaching the point of no return"....I am SO happy this is finally out on CD. "Beauty and the Beast", "Night Moves", "Body and the Beat", "Move Closer"...all classics in my mind. Buy it...and enjoy.

Terrific, but the track listing doesn't include THANK YOU which for me was one of the best tracks on my UK cassette. Love her though, way overdue for comeback!

1. Night Moves 2. Body And The Beat 3. Too Much Too Soon 4. Turn It On 5. Dream Is Always The Same, The 6. One Step Closer 7. Beauty Or The Beast 8. Move Closer 9. Wildest Dreams 10. Here Is The News.

This is CD by Marilyn Martin is a back in the day favorite. Mastered on CD it is an awesome buy. Memories of highschool and big hair days.