Marcella Detroit

Marcy Levy/Marcella Detroit
Levy singing with Eric Clapton on tour in San Bernardino, California on August 15, 1975
Background information
Birth name	Marcella Levy
Also known as	Marcy Levy
Born	(1952-06-21) June 21, 1952 (age 64) Detroit, Michigan, United States
Genres	Pop, rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, musician
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, harmonica
Years active	1972–present
Labels	Polydor(1975-1982) Epic (1982) Warner Bros.(1983-1988) London (1988–1995) AAA Records (1996–present)
Associated acts	Eric Clapton, Shakespears Sister, Marcy Levy Band, Siobhan Fahey, Bob Seger, Stanley Clarke, Aurora, Vacuum, Marcella Puppini, Loverush U.K., Alex Dixon

Marcella Detroit (born Marcella Levy, June 21, 1952) is an American soprano vocalist (perhaps best known for her backup singing on many Top 20 Billboard hits), guitarist, and songwriter. She released her debut album Marcella in 1982 to little success before she joined Shakespears Sister with ex-Bananarama member Siobhan Fahey. Detroit sang the lead vocals on their biggest hit, "Stay", which was number one in the United Kingdom for eight consecutive weeks. Since leaving the band in 1993, Detroit has maintained a successful solo career, and from 2002 to 2007 fronted her own self-titled blues band.

Detroit-born Marcy Levy began playing for different bands in her home city during the early 1970s. The first major act she worked with was Bob Seger who signed her band "Julia" up to tour with him. She sang back-up vocals on his Back in '72 album, which was recorded at Leon Russell's "Grand Lake studio". Detroit was then asked by Russell to join him on tour, which she did "a while after that". After moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma to further pursue her musical career, she and her then-current band were hired by Eric Clapton for touring. She sang backing and group vocals on Clapton's album There's One in Every Crowd, and toured and recorded with him for the next four years. While working with Clapton, she sang backing vocals on some of his most enduring songs, including "Lay Down Sally" (which she co-wrote), "Promises", and "Wonderful Tonight". During this period, Detroit began working on her debut solo album with producer David Foster in the mid-late 1970s signed to RSO Records. For unknown reasons however, the album was shelved and remained unfinished. Detroit later stopped working with Clapton to focus more on her own solo career. Whilst working on her debut album, she was singing and songwriting for numerous artists including Aretha Franklin, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Stanley Clarke, Chaka Khan, Belinda Carlisle, and Al Jarreau.