Shirley Brown
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Biography
[Edit]Born January 6, 1947, in West Memphis, the Browns moved to St. Louis, MO, when Shirley was very young. Cutting her teeth in church, at the age of ten, she earned a reputation in gospel circles throughout the city for delivering powerful solos. In her late teens, she concentrated on secular music and sung with many of the city's soul singers. Her first recordings, produced by Oliver Sain, did nothing nationally but made some noise locally. "I Ain't Gonna Tell" and "Love Is Built On a Strong Foundation" found their way to Memphis R&B stations, giving Brown the impetus, with the help of manager Albert King, to tryout and secured a deal with Stax Records. Brown had the last hit for Stax before the label folded. On November 14, 1974, "Woman to Woman" topped the R&B chart for two weeks.
Luck and timing caused her finest moment in music to occur, writers James Banks, Eddie Marion, and Henderson Thigpen wanted newly signed Inez Foxx ("Mockingbird") to cut the trend-setting love triangle. But, Foxx turned it down, suggesting the long rap on the beginning made it more suitable for Issac Hayes. After "Woman," she released two more singles on Stax's Truth label: "It Ain't No Fun" and "It's Worth a Whippin'," but Stax was on its last leg, and the doors to the theater at 926 East McLemore closed forever in 1975. She signed with Arista Records in 1977, her first single "Blessed Is the Woman (With a Man Like Mine)" didn't light up the charts. Neither did two other Arista singles: "Givin' Up" and "I Can't Move No Mountains." A self titled Arista album suffered the same fate as the singles. Brown's next label, 20th Century, released "You Got to Like What I Do" in 1980 but it didn't sell and the label lost interest. The previous year Stax/Fantasy released an LP of unreleased cuts, The Real Feeling. A deal with Sound Town resulted in the LP Intimate Storm, and one single, "Leave the Bridges Standing," in 1984. Two years later, "Shootin' a Blank" on Chelsea Avenue bombed, as did a single on Black Diamond Records, "If This Is Goodbye."
At this point, Shirley couldn't buy a hit. She may have gotten discouraged, but she never quit. Despite waxing only one bona fide hit in her career, Shirley Brown still records for Malaco Records, a label she joined in 1989. She's had six albums released, including a compilation LP. She also does clubs in the South and it's a safe bet that "Woman to Woman" remains her most requested song.
Title: The Soul of a Woman
Artist: Shirley Brown
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: For the Real Feeling
Artist: Shirley Brown
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Holding My Own
Artist: Shirley Brown
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Fire & Ice
Artist: Shirley Brown
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Woman Enough!
Artist: Shirley Brown
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Collections
Title: Stax Chartbusters, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Best of Sound Town Records
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Blues Is Alright for Hurtin'
Genre: Blues
Title: Stax Chartbusters, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Stax Chartbusters, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Stax Chartbusters, Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Soul Forever - Memphis Stew (Live)
Genre: Blues
Title: Simply Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Disco Loco, Vol. 1
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Divine Soul Divas, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Pub Rock Classics (The Greatest Rock Music of All Times)
Genre: Rock
Title: Soul Romantix Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Blues In the Bedroom
Genre: Blues
Title: Sweet Soul - Love Songs
Title: Divine Soul Divas Vol. III
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 25 Southern Soul Picks
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Soul Romantix Vol. II
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Southern Soul Duets
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Rhythm & Soul CD 2
Genre: Soul
Title: Blues Women Anthology 3 (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Soul Sisters CD1
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration (Disc 2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Arte Summer Of Soul (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz
Title: Acoustics Lounge Vol. 32 (CD1)
Genre: Blues, World Music, Acoustic, Lounge
Title: Acoustics Lounge Vol. 32 (CD1)
Genre: Blues, World Music, Acoustic, Lounge
Title: Sweet Soul Music-Scorching Classics From 1974
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sweet Soul Music 1974
Genre: Pop
Title: Trax From Stax
Title: This Is The Sound Of... Soul
Genre: Soul
Title: Harlem Sessions
Title: If Loving You Is Wrong
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Slow Jams: The Timeless Collection Volume 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Funk
Title: The Wind Down Zone Volume 2
Title: Throwback Oldies - Vol. 5
Genre: Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Soulsville U. S. A.: A Celebration Of Stax (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Funk
Title: 101 Stax Records 5CDs (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Gospel, Byzantine/Relegious, Country, Disco
Title: 101 Stax Records 5CDs (CD5)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Gospel, Byzantine/Relegious, Country, Disco
Title: Stax Singles Vol 4: Rarities And The Best Of The Rest (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Punk Rock
Title: Juke Joint Essentials
Genre: Blues
Title: Quiet Storm Essentials (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Everybody Makes A Mistake (Stax Southern Soul Volume 2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Featuring albums
Title: The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Stax Singles, Vol. 4: Rarities & the Best of the Rest
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Heart Of Southern Soul: From Nashville To Memphis And Muscle Shoals
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul