Marsha Thornton

1. Deep Water

2. Bottle of Wine and Patsy Cline

3. Other Shoe

4. Jealous Heart

5. Wasn't It You

6. Climb the Walls (And Walk the Floor)

7. Grass Is Greener

8. Next Time Around

9. Love Me

10. Don't Tell Me What to Do

Tracks:

You Better Straighten Up And Love Right
Is There A Way
Maybe The Moon Will Shine
A Far Cry From You
Is It Too Soon To Tell
Trouble Free
Always Believin'
Why Cry
In The Palm Of Your Hand
Real Love

Customer Reviews:

Great "traditional" country! .......2006-12-02

I just recently discovered Marsha Thornton when I had heard her song (from her first self-titled album), "A Bottle of Wine & Patsy Cline" and I got that album (luckily for $10 on eBay and NOT for $50 as someone is selling it on Amazon for!). Her first album AND this second album is some great "traditional" sounding country. I hate to make comparisons, but in a way, Marsha sounds a bit like Pam Tillis - who is also a great singer!

But if you like "twangy", steel-guitar oriented type of country - BOTH of Marsha's albums won't disappoint! It's really great stuff!

Quality traditional country.......2003-07-16

As I indicated in my review of her debut album, Marsha was good enough to be a major country star, but her music was unfashionable with the radio stations at the time, so this 1991 album marked the end of her career. Produced by Steve Fishell, this was her second and last album on MCA, after which she faded into obscurity. By surfing the net, I learned that Marsha has started recording again on a small independent label, beginning with a gospel album.

This album has some bluegrass influences that were absent from her debut, but both albums are equally brilliant. The songs here include A far cry from you (Steve Earle) and Trouble free (later covered by Rhonda Vincent) as well as the great title track and many other wonderful songs. Like her debut, this album contains some songs that Marsha co-wrote.

Tracks:

Deep Water
Bottle of Wine and Patsy Cline
Other Shoe
Jealous Heart
Wasn't It You
Climb the Walls (And Walk the Floor)
Grass Is Greener
Next Time Around
Love Me
Don't Tell Me What to Do

Customer Reviews:

Debut of a brilliant traditional country singer.......2003-07-12

Marsha was good enough to be a major country star. Unfortunately, her brand of country music (ideal for the sixties and seventies) was too traditional for 1990, when this album was released. Produced by the late great Owen Bradley (of Patsy Cline fame), this was her debut album, after which there was just one more album. Since then, she appears to have sunk without trace.

The songs here include the oldies Deep water (Bob Wills) and Jealous heart (Kitty Wells) but perhaps the standout here is one of the original songs, A bottle of wine and Patsy Cline. Apart from its quality, this reflective song caused a certain amusement at the time. I remember one radio station asking what other song titles could be made by rhyming drinks with country singers in this way.

Marsha had a classic country voice but was clearly not willing to follow the pop-country path to stardom. I note that, as I write this, the only used copy listed has a quoted price higher than one might expect from an obscure singer. This suggests that there are enough people out there who know just how good a singer Marsha was.

If you enjoy country music of the sixties and seventies, you will love this album. The playing time is short (half an hour), but the quality makes up for that.

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