''Marilyn Maye, Girl Singer'' is a

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by American singer

Marilyn Maye Marilyn Maye McLaughlin (born April 10, 1928) is an American singer, musical theater actress and masterclass educator. With a career spanning eight decades, Maye has performed music in the styles of cabaret, Jazz music, jazz and Pop music, pop ...

. It was released in April 1970 via

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and was the seventh studio album of her career. It was also her final album released by RCA Victor. ''Girl Singer'' contained a total of 11 tracks. Two tracks were originally singles. The 1968 single "Feelin'" became a top 20 song on the American

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chart. ''Girl Singer'' was given a positive review from ''

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'' magazine following its release.

Background, recording and content

Marilyn Maye had been a recording artist for the RCA Victor label since 1965. Her first album was issued the same year and the label released a series of recordings by Maye through 1970. She found chart success with the songs "

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", "

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" and " Step to the Rear". ''Marilyn Maye, Girl Singer'' proved to be her last album issued by RCA Victor. The studio project was recorded at

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's RCA Studios A and B. Unlike her previous releases, the album was produced by Jim Foglesong. ''Girl Singer'' consisted of 11 tracks in total. Most of its tracks were covers of songs that made America's ''

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music chart. This included

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's "

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's " Make Your Own Kind of Music" and

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's " Let It Be Me".

Release, critical reception and singles

''Marilyn Maye, Girl Singer'' was originally released in April 1970 by RCA Victor. It was the seventh studio album of Maye's career. The label originally offered it as a

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, with six songs on "Side A" and five songs on "Side B". During the 2020s decade, the album was re-released to digital sites, which included

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. The album was given a positive review from ''

'' magazine following its original release. The publication noted that Maye's experience of performing at piano bars resulted in her not "missing one spunky note". They further commented, "Marilyn has paid her dues and shows how on "I'm a Woman," "Make Your Own Kind of Music," "Let It Be Me." Two singles were included on ''Girl Singer''. "Feelin'" was first released by RCA Victor as a single in November 1968. It became a top 20 single on America's ''Billboard''

chart, rising to the number 14 position. The second single included on the album was " I'll Never Fall in Love Again", which was first issued in April 1969.

Track listing

Release history

References

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