Background
Marshall was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her father is caucasian and her mother is a black Trinidadian.
Marshall was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her father is caucasian and her mother is a black Trinidadian.
Marshall studied music extensively during her childhood, including at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
She has released three studio albums, the first was certified Diamond in Canada, with the latter two certified 3x Platinum and Platinum respectively. She is best known for her 1996 single, "Birmingham", which reached number 3 in Canada and was her only song to reach the United States charts. In several of her songs, Marshall has reflected on her racial identity "as a woman who looks white but is actually black".
While performing on the Queen Street West bar scene in her teens, she met guitarist Jeff Healey, who was struck by her powerful voice and took her on tour for a long time.
Debut album and critical success Marshall signed a recording contract with Metalblade Records in 1991, but both parties agreed that they were not a good fit and went their separate ways. In 1994, Marshall signed to Epic Records, and contributed to the Neil Young tribute album Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil Young the same year.
Her debut album Amanda Marshall was released the following year in 1995. The album was a major success in Canada, generating a great deal of airplay and spawning six Top 40 hits -- "Let lieutenant Rain", "Beautiful Goodbye", "Dark Horse", "Fall From Grace", "Sitting on Top of the World", and "Birmingham", her most successful hit in Canada and the only song to reach the United States charts.
In 1996, Marshall"s song "This Could Take All Night" was included in the original soundtrack of Tin Cup.
In 1997, Marshall"s song "I"ll Be Okay" was included in the original soundtrack of My Best Friend"s Wedding. 1999-2000: Tuesday"s Child and further success In 1999, she released a successful follow-up album, Tuesday"s Child. lieutenant followed in the same vein as her debut, with a mix of soulful popular songs and ballads, characterizing her powerful voice.
Her song "Ride" from that album would be featured in the The Replacements and on its soundtrack.
She also co wrote a song "Right Here All Along" with Carol King, who also performed background vocals on the track. 2001-2003: Everybody"s Got a Story and further releases In 2001, Marshall released her third album, Everybody"s Got a Story.
lieutenant marked a change in style and sound for Marshall, with a noticeable Rhythm & Blues influence. Her singles "Everybody"s Got a Story" and "Sunday Morning After" received some Canadian airplay, and for the album, Marshall worked with the likes of Peter Asher and Billy Mann.
Marshall"s absence from the music scene was due to legal battles with her record label after she fired her management in 2002.
As the disputes, over how royalties from the singles are to be apportioned, are not yet settled, Marshall is not allowed to reveal the substance of the disputes. In 2003, she released a greatest hits album entitled Intermission: The Collection, which was followed by another greatest hits album, Collections, in 2006. In 2008, yet another greatest hits album, The Steel Box Collection, was released.