Marcia Shines | ||||
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Released | October 1975 | |||
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Label | Wizard Records | |||
Producer | Robie Porter | |||
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Marcia Shines is the debut studio album as a solo artist for American-Australian singer Marcia Hines. Hines had been resident in Australia since 1970. Marcia Shines was released in October 1975, and peaked at number 4 in January 1976. Marcia Shines was the biggest selling album by an Australian female artist in 1975. In November 1976, Hines was given a platinum award for this album. It was the highest selling album by an Australian female artist at the time.[1][2]
Track listing
[edit]- LP/Cassette[3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Fire and Rain" | James Taylor | 4:39 |
2. | "Trilogy" | Robie Porter | 4:20 |
3. | "Don't Let the Grass Grow" | David Buskin | 4:13 |
4. | "From the Inside" | Artie Wayne | 3:43 |
5. | "If This Was the Last Song" | Jimmy Webb | 3:50 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Jumpin' Jack Flash" | Jagger/Richards | 4:05 |
2. | "You Gotta Let Go" | Teddy Randazzo & Victoria Pike | 4:30 |
3. | "But It's Alright" | J J Jackson | 2:45 |
4. | "I Need It Just as Bad as You" | Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland, Jr. | 2:55 |
5. | "Easy Evil" | Alan O'Day | 4:35 |
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]Chart (1975–76) | Peak position |
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Australian (Kent Music Report)[4] | 4 |
Year-end charts
[edit]Chart (1976) | Position |
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Australian (Kent Music Report)[4] | 18 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[2] | Platinum | 100,000[2] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Marcia Hines - Bio". marciahines.com.au. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ a b c "Shining Over Australia" (PDF). Cash Box. 20 November 1976. p. 57. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Marcia Hines Marcia Shines". Discogs. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 139. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.