I now nothing about Marion Jarvis except that she released two 45s in the eary 70s on Roxbury. It appears that the second single was promo only in the US and only released in UK.
Not even the knowledgeable Mr. Ridley at SirShambling is able to shed any more light except that he states he woudn't be surprised if these were recorded in Memphis.
However, I wonder if this 45 released in 1978 on Encore by Marion Javius is the same artist as the voice sounds similar?
Her debut single is a superb slice of 70s deep soul which entered US R&B chart in Oct 1974 peaking at #25 and spent 15 weeks on the chart, so must have been quite popular at the time. The flip 'Get It' is typical early 70s funky soul which unfortunatley doesn't warrant posting.
Marion Jarvis [1975] - Penny For Your Thoughts [Roxbury #RB 2012 / Chelsea (UK) #2005 038]
The follow-up single is a sweet soul number popular on the Lowrider scene. It was written by Kenny Nolan who had several hit songs recorded in 70s, probably the most well know is LaBelle's Lady Marmalade.
The flip side 'A Good Man To Wake Up To' was only on the UK issue as US was same-sided promo and I can't find a label scan or sound file so have no idea what it's like, but I would guess from the title that it may also be another ballad?
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