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Marshall Howard Crenshaw (born November 11, 1953) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known for hit songs such as "Someday, Someway", a US top 40 hit in 1982, "Cynical Girl", and "Whenever You're on My Mind".
In the late 1970s, Marshall Crenshaw moved from his home state of Michigan to New York City to perform in the musical Beatlemania. [3] During this time, Crenshaw began to write songs that later appeared on his debut album, including "Someday, Someway"; he said "While I was on the verge of leaving the show, in Boston, I wrote 'Someday, Someway' and five or six of the other tunes on my first album.
This Is Easy includes twenty songs from Crenshaw's first seven studio albums and two tracks originally released on singles: "Something's Gonna Happen", a 1981 single on Alan Betrock's Shake Records before Crenshaw's major label debut, and "You're My Favorite Waste of Time", the B-side of Crenshaw's biggest hit, "Someday, Someway".
"Someday, Someway" is a song by American rock musician Marshall Crenshaw. The song was released on his 1982 self-titled debut album. A breakthrough song for Crenshaw, "Someday, Someway" originated as a take on Gene Vincent's "Lotta Lovin'". Crenshaw wanted to use the beat to create a hypnotic effect and wrote a new melody around it.
"You're My Favorite Waste of Time" was one of the first songs Marshall Crenshaw wrote, preceding his 1982 hit, "Someday, Someway". [2] Crenshaw explained, "That's one that I actually remember writing. I was still in Beatlemania at the time. The show was at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, and we were going to be there for two weeks.
All songs written by Marshall Crenshaw, except where noted. "Fantastic Planet of Love" – 4:39 "Wanda and Duane" – 4:18"You're My Favorite Waste of Time" – 3:32 ...
Good Evening is a 1989 album by Marshall Crenshaw. [5] Although critically well-received, it failed to chart. Crenshaw attributed the Traveling Wilburys' debut album as an influence for the album's sound. [6] The album was Crenshaw's last for Warner Bros. Records and, due to his soured relationship with the label, he chose to fill the album ...
Life's Too Short is the sixth album by singer/songwriter Marshall Crenshaw. [7]The album was produced by Ed Stasium and featured Kenny Aronoff on drums. Crenshaw recalled, "I liked what Kenny Aronoff (drums) and Ed Stasium (production) were doing right then, I liked them both personally, and I wanted to work with them, so off we went…"