Amanda Marshall
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Amanda Meta Marshall is a Canadian pop
-rock
singer.
She grew up in Toronto
in a biracial family to a White Canadian father and a Black Trinidadian mother. In several of her songs, Marshall has reflected on her racial identity "as a woman who looks white but is also half-black".
Marshall studied music extensively during her childhood, including at the Royal Conservatory of Music
in Toronto. While performing on the Queen Street West
bar scene in her teens, she met guitarist Jeff Healey
, who was struck by her powerful voice and took her on tour.
, and released her debut album Amanda Marshall
the same year. The album was a major success in Canada, generating a great deal of airplay and spawning six Top 40 hits -- "Let It Rain," "Beautiful Goodbye," "Dark Horse," "Fall From Grace," "Sitting on Top of the World," and "Birmingham
," her most successful hit in Canada and the only song to reach the US charts.
In 1997, her song "I'll Be Okay" was included into the original soundtrack of My Best Friend's Wedding
.
In 1999, she released a successful follow-up album, Tuesday's Child
. It followed in the same vein as her debut, with a mix of soulful pop songs and ballads, characterizing her powerful voice. Her song "Ride" from that album would be featured in the The Replacements
and on its soundtrack. Another single from that album, "Believe In You," was featured on one episode of Touched By An Angel
, while Richie Sambora
of Bon Jovi was the guest guitarist on the track "Why Don't You Love Me." She also co wrote a song with Carol King on the track "Right Here All Along". Carol King also performed background vocals on the same track.
In 2001, she released her third album, Everybody's Got a Story. It marked a change in style and sound for Marshall, with a noticeable R&B influence. Her singles "Everybody's Got a Story" and "Sunday Morning After" received some Canadian airplay, and for the album, Marshall worked with the likes of Peter Asher
and Billy Mann.
In 2003, she released a greatest hits album entitled Intermission: The Singles Collection, which was followed by another greatest hits album, Collections, in 2006. In 2008, yet another greatest hits album, The Steel Box Collection, was released.
In 2007, the Canadian Idol
Top Ten Finalists covered Amanda's song "I Believe In You." The profits from this track were to be donated to Ronald McDonald House Charities across Canada.
On July 1, 2009, Amanda Marshall performed during a Canada Day
celebration concert at Chinguacousy Park in Brampton, ON. On July 9, 2009, she performed at the 2009 Kinsmen Cornwall Lift-Off in Cornwall, Ontario.
Amanda Marshall's absence from the music scene was due to legal battles with her record label after she fired her management in 2002. As the disputes are not yet settled, Amanda Marshall is not allowed to reveal the substance of the disputes.
Amanda Marshall's latest appearance was a concert at Casino Rama on November 5, 2010.
Amanda has not released a studio album since 2001, but is said to be working on a new one- no release has been set for the CD
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
-rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
singer.
She grew up in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
in a biracial family to a White Canadian father and a Black Trinidadian mother. In several of her songs, Marshall has reflected on her racial identity "as a woman who looks white but is also half-black".
Marshall studied music extensively during her childhood, including at the Royal Conservatory of Music
Royal Conservatory of Music
The Royal Conservatory of Music is a music school and performance venue in Toronto, Canada. Other uses of the term include:*The Madrid Royal Conservatory, Spain*The Royal Academy of Music, London, United Kingdom...
in Toronto. While performing on the Queen Street West
Queen Street West
Queen Street West describes both the western branch of Queen Street, a major east-west thoroughfare, and a series of neighbourhoods or commercial districts, situated west of Yonge Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Queen Street begins in the west at the intersection of King Street, The...
bar scene in her teens, she met guitarist Jeff Healey
Jeff Healey
Norman Jeffrey "Jeff" Healey was a blind Canadian jazz and blues-rock vocalist and guitarist who attained musical and personal popularity, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s.-Early life:...
, who was struck by her powerful voice and took her on tour.
Career
She signed a recording contract with Metalblade Records in 1991, but both parties agreed that they were not a good fit and went their separate ways. In 1995, Marshall signed to Epic RecordsEpic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
, and released her debut album Amanda Marshall
Amanda Marshall (album)
Amanda Marshall is the 1995 debut album by Canadian singer Amanda Marshall. The album peaked at #4 on the Canadian Albums Chart and has also been certified Diamond by the CRIA with over 1,000,000 copies sold in Canada making it Marshall's best-selling album of her career. The album also made an...
the same year. The album was a major success in Canada, generating a great deal of airplay and spawning six Top 40 hits -- "Let It Rain," "Beautiful Goodbye," "Dark Horse," "Fall From Grace," "Sitting on Top of the World," and "Birmingham
Birmingham (Amanda Marshall song)
Birmingham is a 1996 song performed by Amanda Marshall from her self-titled debut album. The song was her most successful single on the Canadian Singles Chart, reaching #3, and her only song to reach the United States Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #43....
," her most successful hit in Canada and the only song to reach the US charts.
In 1997, her song "I'll Be Okay" was included into the original soundtrack of My Best Friend's Wedding
My Best Friend's Wedding
My Best Friend's Wedding is a 1997 romantic comedy film directed by P. J. Hogan. It stars Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Dermot Mulroney, Rupert Everett, and Philip Bosco.The film received mostly positive reviews from critics...
.
In 1999, she released a successful follow-up album, Tuesday's Child
Tuesday's Child
For the nursery rhyme, see Monday's ChildTuesday's Child is Canadian singer-songwriter Amanda Marshall's second album, released in 1999...
. It followed in the same vein as her debut, with a mix of soulful pop songs and ballads, characterizing her powerful voice. Her song "Ride" from that album would be featured in the The Replacements
The Replacements (film)
The Replacements is a 2000 American film directed by Howard Deutch. It stars Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, Brooke Langton and Orlando Jones.-Plot:...
and on its soundtrack. Another single from that album, "Believe In You," was featured on one episode of Touched By An Angel
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel is an American drama series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994 and ran for 211 episodes and nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series stars Roma Downey, as an angel named Monica, and Della...
, while Richie Sambora
Richie Sambora
Richard Stephen "Richie" Sambora is an American rock guitarist, producer, musician, singer, and songwriter who is the longtime lead guitarist of the rock band, Bon Jovi. He and frontman Jon Bon Jovi form the primary songwriting unit of the band...
of Bon Jovi was the guest guitarist on the track "Why Don't You Love Me." She also co wrote a song with Carol King on the track "Right Here All Along". Carol King also performed background vocals on the same track.
In 2001, she released her third album, Everybody's Got a Story. It marked a change in style and sound for Marshall, with a noticeable R&B influence. Her singles "Everybody's Got a Story" and "Sunday Morning After" received some Canadian airplay, and for the album, Marshall worked with the likes of Peter Asher
Peter Asher
Peter Asher is an English guitarist, singer, manager and record producer. He first came to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the vocal duo Peter and Gordon before going on to a successful career as a record producer.-Early life:He was born at the Central Middlesex Hospital, a child actor and...
and Billy Mann.
In 2003, she released a greatest hits album entitled Intermission: The Singles Collection, which was followed by another greatest hits album, Collections, in 2006. In 2008, yet another greatest hits album, The Steel Box Collection, was released.
In 2007, the Canadian Idol
Canadian Idol
Canadian Idol is a Canadian reality television competition show which aired on CTV, based on the British show Pop Idol. The show was a competition to find the most talented young singer in Canada, and was hosted by Ben Mulroney. Jon Dore was the "roving reporter" for the first three seasons...
Top Ten Finalists covered Amanda's song "I Believe In You." The profits from this track were to be donated to Ronald McDonald House Charities across Canada.
On July 1, 2009, Amanda Marshall performed during a Canada Day
Canada Day
Canada Day , formerly Dominion Day , is the national day of Canada, a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867, enactment of the British North America Act , which united three British colonies into a single country, called Canada, within the British Empire...
celebration concert at Chinguacousy Park in Brampton, ON. On July 9, 2009, she performed at the 2009 Kinsmen Cornwall Lift-Off in Cornwall, Ontario.
Amanda Marshall's absence from the music scene was due to legal battles with her record label after she fired her management in 2002. As the disputes are not yet settled, Amanda Marshall is not allowed to reveal the substance of the disputes.
Amanda Marshall's latest appearance was a concert at Casino Rama on November 5, 2010.
Amanda has not released a studio album since 2001, but is said to be working on a new one- no release has been set for the CD
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | CRIA Canadian Recording Industry Association Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada... Certification |
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| CAN Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| 1995 | Amanda Marshall Amanda Marshall (album) Amanda Marshall is the 1995 debut album by Canadian singer Amanda Marshall. The album peaked at #4 on the Canadian Albums Chart and has also been certified Diamond by the CRIA with over 1,000,000 copies sold in Canada making it Marshall's best-selling album of her career. The album also made an... |
4 | 156 | 6 | 47 | Diamond |
| 1999 | Tuesday's Child Tuesday's Child For the nursery rhyme, see Monday's ChildTuesday's Child is Canadian singer-songwriter Amanda Marshall's second album, released in 1999... |
4 | — | 30 | — | 3x Platinum |
| 2001 | Everybody's Got a Story Everybody's Got a Story Everybody's Got a Story is Amanda Marshall's third album. The album was certified platinum by the CRIA selling over 100,000 copies across Canada.-Track listing:#"Everybody's Got a Story" - 4:11... |
15 | — | — | — | Platinum |
Compilations
| Year | Album | CAN |
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| 2003 | Intermission: The Singles Collection Intermission: The Singles Collection Intermission: The Singles Collection is a greatest hits album by Amanda Marshall.-Track listing:# "Let It Rain" # "Birmingham" # "Dark Horse" # "Beautiful Goodbye"... |
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| 2006 | Collections Collections (Amanda Marshall album) Collections is a 2006 greatest hits album by Amanda Marshall.-Track listing:#"Everybody's Got a Story" #"Dark Horse" #"Fall from Grace" #"Let It Rain"... |
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| 2008 | The Steel Box Collection | — |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |||
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| CAN Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... |
CAN AC | US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
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| 1995 | "Let It Rain" | 10 | 5 | — | 30 | Amanda Marshall |
| 1996 | "Birmingham Birmingham (Amanda Marshall song) Birmingham is a 1996 song performed by Amanda Marshall from her self-titled debut album. The song was her most successful single on the Canadian Singles Chart, reaching #3, and her only song to reach the United States Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #43.... " |
3 | 6 | 43 | — | |
| "Fall from Grace" | 17 | 2 | — | — | ||
| "Beautiful Goodbye" | 5 | 4 | — | — | ||
| "Dark Horse Dark Horse (Amanda Marshall song) "Dark Horse" is the title of a song co-written and originally recorded by Canadian pop singer Amanda Marshall. It was the fifth single from her 1995 self-titled debut album... " |
5 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Sitting on Top of the World" | 5 | 2 | — | — | |
| "Trust Me (This Is Love)" | 24 | 5 | — | — | ||
| "This Could Take All Night" | — | — | — | — | Tin Cup Tin Cup Tin Cup is a 1996 romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Ron Shelton, and starring Kevin Costner and Rene Russo with Cheech Marin and Don Johnson in major supporting roles.-Synopsis:... (soundtrack) |
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| "I'll Be Okay" | — | — | — | — | My Best Friend's Wedding My Best Friend's Wedding My Best Friend's Wedding is a 1997 romantic comedy film directed by P. J. Hogan. It stars Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Dermot Mulroney, Rupert Everett, and Philip Bosco.The film received mostly positive reviews from critics... (soundtrack) |
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| 1998 | "Believe in You" | 10 | 3 | — | — | Tuesday's Child |
| 1999 | "Love Lift Me" | 10 | 5 | — | — | |
| "If I Didn't Have You" | 31 | 11 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | "Shades of Gray" | 25 | 27 | — | — | |
| "Why Don't You Love Me?" | 42 | 26 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "Everybody's Got a Story" | 6 | — | — | — | Everybody's Got a Story |
| 2002 | "Sunday Morning After" | 20 | — | — | — | |
| "Marry Me" | 19 | — | — | — | ||
| "Double Agent" | 19 | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "The Voice Inside" | — | — | — | — | |
| "Until We Fall In" | — | — | — | — | Intermission: The Singles Collection |