Marva Whitney (01 May 1944 - 22 Dec 2012)
Female Person - United States
Releases (7)
Official
Album
- It's My Thing 1969
- I Am What I Am 04 Jun 2007
Single
- Your Love Was Good For Me / Saving My Love For My Baby Jun 1967
- What Do I Have To Do To Prove My Love To You / Your Love Was Good For Me 1968
- I Made a Mistake Because It's Only You 1969
- Live And Let Live / Don't Let Our Love Fade Away 1972
Promotion
Single
- This Is My Quest 1970
Recordings by (47)
- Your Love Was Good for Me 2:34 (Jun 1967)
- Saving My Love for My Baby 2:26 (Jun 1967)
- If You Love Me 2:40 (1968)
- What Kind of Man 2:10 (1968)
- What Do I Have to Do to Prove My Love to You 2:26 (1968)
- I'm Tired, I'm Tired, I'm Tired (Things Better Change Before It's Too Late) 2:28 (1969)
- It's My Thing, Part 1 2:50 (1969)
- It's My Thing, Part 2 1:52 (1969)
- Things Got to Get Better (Get Together) 3:01 (1969)
- In the Middle (instrumental) 2:47 (1969)
- Unwind Yourself 2:50 (1969)
- You Got to Have a Job (If You Don't Work, You Can't Eat) 4:12 (1969)
- I'll Work It Out 2:58 (1969)
- Get Out of My Life 2:58 (1969)
- Shades of Brown (instrumental) 3:06 (1969)
- I Made a Mistake Because It's Only You, Part 1 2:58 (1969)
- I Made a Mistake Because It's Only You, Part 2 2:58 (1969)
- This Is My Quest 2:33 (1970)
- Giving Up on Love 2:28 (1970)
- Live and Let Live 2:25 (1972)
- Don't Let Our Love Fade Away 2:35 (1972)
- It's My Thing 2:50 (1988)
- It's My Thing, Parts 1 & 2 ?:?? (1989)
- Unwind Yourself (extended edit) ?:?? (1989)
- Do Your Thing 2:24 (1994)
- Daddy Don't Know About Sugar Bear 2:35 (24 Jun 1996)
- Here I Am ?:?? (1996)
- It's My Thing (You Can't Tell Me Who to Sock It To), Parts 1 & 2 4:00 (21 Apr 1998)
- I Made a Mistake Because It's Only You, Parts 1 & 2 4:50 (21 Apr 1998)
- It’s My Thing (You Can’t Tell Me Who to Sock It To) (live) 4:04 (13 Jun 2000)
- He's The One 2:32 (20 Nov 2000)
- This Girl's in Love With You 2:59 (20 Nov 2000)
- Respect ?:?? (2002)
- It's My Thing (You Can't Tell Me to Suck It to) 3:58 (2005)
- I Am What I Am, Parts 1 & 2 4:37 (04 Jun 2007)
- Soulsisters (Of the World Unite) 5:24 (04 Jun 2007)
- He's Mine 2:47 (04 Jun 2007)
- It's Her Things 6:39 (04 Jun 2007)
- (Let a Sister Come in and) Wrapp Things Up, Part 3 5:15 (04 Jun 2007)
- Give It Up or Turn It a Loose, Parts 1 & 2 5:40 (04 Jun 2007)
- Every Little Bit Hurts 4:18 (04 Jun 2007)
- We Sing Soul 4:02 (04 Jun 2007)
- Peace in the Valley 6:23 (04 Jun 2007)
- I’m Tired, I’m Tired, I’m Tired (Things Better Change Before It’s Too Late) 2:26 (2007)
- It's My Thing (You Can't Tell Me Who to Sock It to) 3:57 (25 Feb 2008)
- I Am What I Am, Part 1 & 2 4:38 (24 Oct 2008)
- You Got to Have a Job 4:12 (2010)
On Recordings (4)
Performer
- Think 2:55 James Brown feat. Marva Whitney (26 Jun 2001)
Vocals
- Sunny 3:18 James Brown & Dee Felice Trio (May 1969) guest
- Think (live) 2:56 James Brown & Marva Whitney (1989)
- You Got to Have a Job (If You Don’t Work, You Can’t Eat) (live) 4:14 James Brown & Marva Whitney (1989)
Credited as (12)
- Marva Whitney
- Marva Whitney and James Brown
- James Brown & Dee Felice Trio feat. Marva Whitney
- Marva Whitney duet with James Brown
- Marva Whitney feat. James Brown
- Marva Whitney / Myra Barnes
- Marva Whitney with Lyn Collins & James Brown
- James Brown & Marva Whitney
- Marva Whitney with James Brown
- James Brown feat. Marva Whitney
- Marva Whitney & Osaka Monaurail
- The Vibrettes / Marva Whitney / Dyke & the Blazers
Works (2)
Wrote
- What Do I Have to Do to Prove My Love to You
- It's My Thing (You Can't Tell Me Who to Sock It To) additional
Links (15)
Official Homepages
Other Databases
- https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/marva_whitney
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94078511
- https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14007882s
- https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n94078511
- https://d-nb.info/gnd/13465921X