Through His Eyes
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| Studio album by Marilyn Martin | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 35:32 | |||
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Through His Eyes is the third studio album from American singer Marilyn Martin. It was originally recorded for a release in 1994, however the album was shelved and did not receive an official release.
Following the commercial failure of Martin's second album This is Serious, Martin spent most of the 1990s decade providing some background vocals for various artists. In 1992, Martin recorded a duet with Charles Dumont, titled "No Regrets". After beginning to work on a third album, Doug Morris, the head of Atlantic Records, suggested that Martin record a country album, as a possible career revival move. In 1994, she recorded the country album Through His Eyes. Atlantic Records released the title track Through His Eyes as a promotional single, however the album itself was withdrawn from getting an official release and shelved. Martin would not sign with a major label again, and would not release any new material until 2012, when she released her fourth album independently Trust, Love, Pray. The album first surfaced in recent years when Martin made the album available to listen in its entirety on her official website. Following this, she has made signed CD copies of the album available on eBay.
In her official website biography, Martin stated "I was starting to work on a third album when Doug Morris called with an interesting proposition... a country album with Atlantic Records in Nashville. I loved the idea! I grew up with country music and it felt like something I could pour my heart into, so off we went. My husband and I sold our house in Los Angeles, put the dog in the car, and headed to Nashville. It was fantastic being close to my family in Kentucky again, and I loved singing country songs, but I realized very quickly that success in the world of country music just wasn't in God's plan." In an interview with Breathe Cast, Martin added: "After my second album my contract with my manager was up for renewal but I was feeling restless about a lot of things, mainly my musical direction. I hired a new manager who thought I should leave Atlantic Records and go to a different label so I turned down the option Atlantic offered to do a 3rd project. Big oops/God's will, either way you look at it I wasn't able to get signed to another major label. I was eventually signed to a minor label when midway through recording the head of Atlantic Records called with a crazy idea. He asked if I would be interested in making a country record."
Speaking of the album's shelving, she said: "Atlantic Nashville's protocol was to have a market research group listen to new recordings and give their opinions on whether it would be a success or not and, sadly, mine came back lukewarm. In order to determine whether to move ahead or heed the market research findings everyone at the label gathered around a conference table to discuss and deliberate. Rick Blackburn, the president, stood at a large tablet, pen in hand and said, "Let's talk about the pros and cons". Starting with the cons the top two strikes against me were #1) I had had a pop hit and #2) I'm a woman... not kidding. The 2 pros were #1) In their opinion I had a good voice and #2) They thought I was nice. Unfortunately, the decision was made to not release my album, which was sad because I really liked it. After the traumatic end to my affiliation with Atlantic Nashville I desperately needed to stop. It was the first time I felt confused about what I was supposed to be doing. The worst part was that I felt like I had meandered outside of God's will."
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