Marshall Crenshaw (album)

Marshall Crenshaw
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 28, 1982
August 15, 2000 (Reissue)
RecordedJanuary 1982
StudioRecord Plant (New York City)
Genre
Length34:10
LabelWarner Bros.
Rhino (Reissue)
ProducerRichard Gottehrer, Marshall Crenshaw
Marshall Crenshaw chronology
Marshall Crenshaw
(1982)
Field Day
(1983)

Marshall Crenshaw is the debut studio album by American musician Marshall Crenshaw. It was released on April 28, 1982, by Warner Bros. Records. Crenshaw, a performer in the musical Beatlemania, had begun to write songs for the album while staying in New York. The album was recorded with his backing band and producer Richard Gottehrer, engineer Thom Panunzio, and second engineer Jim Ball.

Marshall Crenshaw was a promising debut for Crenshaw, reaching number 50 in the United States and featuring a hit single in "Someday, Someway." Reviews were overwhelmingly positive, and many of Crenshaw's most famous songs, such as "Cynical Girl," "Mary Anne," and "There She Goes Again," are featured on the album.

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