The Spice Of Life (studio album) by Marlena Shaw

The Spice Of Life by Marlena Shaw
Year: 1969
Overall rank: 9,909th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 25 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1969 (149th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (734th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,909th)

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The Spice Of Life is ranked as the best album by Marlena Shaw.

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03/10/2023 17:52 Igtonumama  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 9,18060/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.0/100, a mean average of 80.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.5.

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From 03/28/2017 01:51
Laura Nyro-esque jazzy soul. Fab standouts with Woman of the Ghetto and California Soul, but great throughout.
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From 07/08/2016 23:56
Brilliant bluesy jazz album. Full of great songs and Marleena is on top form throughout. Woman of the ghetto, is a stunning track.
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3. Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
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5. Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
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