Marva Whitney - Ball of Fire - 1969

[5nowba11]

Do you reckon this is the first track to ever feature scratchin'?

[MelvinWren]

does this track start off with scratching?

[totallyclubbin]

@MelvinWren nah! this video is lame, sound quality is awful and the scratching is just stupid.

[MrKiddbama]

I want this record bad, is there a place I can buy it?

[ensconse]

That picture of a billboard at about 1:15: that can't be an original. JB looks from about 1980.

Thanx 4 this great post from a great artist.

[gnowave]

yeh, its not at all a proper marva tune, just generic cabaret tune written in by some hit factory person, well, thats the impression

anything that is of real marva and the soul funk sound, is stripped bear from this... so sad many felt they had to jumop thru those hoops..

it fails to become soul at that level, a mere technical exercise

[micr0cosm]

You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about, seriosuly, no idea.

This is a gem fool.

[gnowave]

@gnowave

hmm, i just got told that i dont know what am talking about!

what is r&b/soul/soul-funk without grit and sweat? it is working class dance/p[arty/struggle music!, though i'd happily use this tune to humorously wine and dine a lady with.

[aron1014]

Connie Austin Version blows this away! no comparison

[noahf67]

Afraid I have to agree. This one's nice, but the Connie arrangement is exquisite.

[scottsoul64]

@noahf67 connie would not even get in marva's backing band bro'

[DezoWilliams]

That black & white picture at 1:30 is NOT Marva Whitney, it's Betty Davis.

Please do this over. If you don't know who Betty Davis is, look her up. She's the funkiest of them all!!!

myspace/DezoWilliams

[wufwufwufwuf]

Brill TOOooOON thx

[TEAUK1]

very nice track, thanks for posting