Music Review

Birmingham

Amanda Marshall
Reviewed by William Stevenson | Oct 04, 1996
EW's GRADE
B+

Details Lead Performance: Amanda Marshall

The first single from her eponymous album is a well-crafted pop throwback to the story song (remember ''The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia''?) about a battered woman who ditches her husband. Employing a husky voice that builds in intensity, the 23-year-old Amanda Marshall delivers the empowering lyrics of ''Birmingham'' with an impassioned edge. B+

Originally posted Oct 04, 1996 Published in issue #347 Oct 04, 1996 Order article reprints

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