Birmingham (Amanda Marshall song)
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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.
The song tells of a woman, who is the victim of domestic violence
at the hands of her husband (Virgil Spencer) while the two resided in the city of Birmingham, Alabama
. She plans to leave Virgil and Birmingham behind, and one early morning (around 3AM, while Virgil is passed out from a bottle of Jim Beam
) she successfully manages to do so without him stopping her.
Amanda Marshall
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...
from her self-titled debut album
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 song was her most successful single on the Canadian Singles Chart
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....
, reaching #3, and her only song to reach the United States Billboard Hot 100
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...
, peaking at #43.
The song tells of a woman, who is the victim of domestic violence
Domestic violence
Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence , is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation...
at the hands of her husband (Virgil Spencer) while the two resided in the city of Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
. She plans to leave Virgil and Birmingham behind, and one early morning (around 3AM, while Virgil is passed out from a bottle of Jim Beam
Jim Beam
Jim Beam is a brand of bourbon whiskey produced in Clermont, Kentucky. It is currently one of the best selling brands of bourbon in the world. Since 1795 , seven generations of the Beam family have been involved in whiskey production for the company that produces the brand, which was given the name...
) she successfully manages to do so without him stopping her.