Marvellous & Mine

"Marvellous & Mine"
Single by Lisa Stansfield
from the album So Natural
Released	21 July 1994 (1994-07-21)
Recorded	1993
Genre	Pop soul disco funk
Length	4:14
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Lisa Stansfield Ian Devaney Andy Morris
Producer(s)	Ian Devaney
Lisa Stansfield singles chronology
"Little Bit of Heaven" (1993) "Marvellous & Mine" (1994) "Make It Right" (1994)

"Marvellous & Mine" is a song recorded by British singer-songwriter and actress Lisa Stansfield for her third album, So Natural (1993). It was released as the fourth and Japanese only single on 21 July 1994 by Arista Records.[1] The song was written by Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, and produced by Devaney. The single was issued just before Stansfield's tour in Japan in September 1994.

The CD single included Sure Is Pure 12" Mix and Edited Master Mix of "Marvellous & Mine." It also featured previously released remixes of "So Natural" and "Little Bit of Heaven." The remix of "Marvellous & Mine" was also included on the "Dream Away" 1994 single and the 2014 deluxe 2CD + DVD re-release of So Natural (also on The Collection 1989–2003).[2][3]

Critical reception

In a retrospective review, Quentin Harrison from Albumism described the song as "luxurious" and "comprised of evocative strings, brass and bass rhythms".[4] AllMusic editor William Cooper named it a "sunny, up-tempo number" in his review of So Natural.[5] Pop Rescue called it "a grower" that "starts with a funky bassline".[6] Upon the release, Clark Collis from Select described it as "slinky" and considered it "being [a] prime contender for maximum K-Mart rotation".[7]

Track listings

• Japanese CD single ("Marvellous & Mine" Natural Selection)

1. "So Natural" (DJ Duro's Hip Hop Mix) – 5:27
2. "So Natural" (U.S. Remix) – 5:25
3. "Little Bit of Heaven" (Bad Yard Club 12" Mix) – 7:27
4. "Little Bit of Heaven" (Junior Vocal Mix) – 6:39
5. "Marvellous & Mine" (Edited Master Mix) – 4:14
6. "Marvellous & Mine" (Sure Is Pure 12" Mix) – 9:43

• Other remixes

1. "Marvellous & Mine" (Sure Is Pure 12" Edit) – 8:28

References

1. "Lisa Stansfield – Marvellous & Mine Natural Selection". Discogs. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
2. "Lisa Stansfield – The Collection: tracklists". lisa-stansfield.com. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
3. "Exclusive: First pictures takes you inside the reissues 'The Collection 1989–2003'". lisastansfield.net. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
4. Harrison, Quentin (6 November 2018). "Lisa Stansfield's 'So Natural' Turns 25: An Anniversary Retrospective". Albumism. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
5. "Lisa Stansfield - So Natural". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
6. "Review: "So Natural" by Lisa Stansfield (CD, 1993)". Pop Rescue. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
7. Collis, Clark (December 1993). "New Albums". Select. p. 90. Retrieved 4 January 2025.