Just a Matter of Time
Studio album by Marlena Shaw
Released	1976
Recorded	February 1976
Studio	Mediasound, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Blue Note BN-LA606-G
Producer	Bert DeCoteaux, Tony Silvester
Marlena Shaw chronology
Who Is This Bitch, Anyway? (1974) Just a Matter of Time (1976) Sweet Beginnings (1977)

Just a Matter of Time is an album by American vocalist Marlena Shaw recorded in 1976 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1]

The Allmusic review by Andrew Hamilton awarded the album 2½ stars stating "This is her most commercial Blue Note offering".^[2]

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

1. "It's Better Than Walkin' Out" (Lee Garrett, Robert Taylor) – 4:20
2. "Brass Band" (Bradford Craig) – 3:40
3. "This Time I'll Be Sweeter" (Gwen Guthrie, Patrick Grant) – 4:57
4. "Think About Me" (Gwen Guthrie, Patrick Grant) – 4:30
5. "You and Me" (Carson Whitsett) – 3:57
6. "Love Has Gone Away" (Charles Simmons, Joseph Jefferson) – 4:53
7. "Sing to Me" (Benard Ighner) – 4:00
8. "Take My Body" (Bettye Crutcher) – 4:53
9. "Be for Real" (Frederick Knight) – 4:59
10. "No Hiding Place" (Arranged and adapted by Marlena Shaw) – 2:13

• Recorded at Mediasound Studios in New York City in February 1976.

• Marlena Shaw – vocals
• George Butcher, Ricky Williams – keyboards
• Bert De Coteaux – keyboards, arranger
• Jerry Friedman, Hugh McCracken, Jeff Mironov, Lance Quinn – guitar
• Bob Babbitt – electric bass
• Jimmy Young – drums
• Carlos Martin – conga
• David Carey, Teddy Sommer – percussion