James Marvell, original lead male vocalist of the 60’s group Mercy, is still shaking his head in amazement over something that happened more than three decades ago.
- In 1969 Mercy skyrocketed to # 2 in Billboard with their million selling Warner Brother’s/Sundi Record’s mega-hit, “Love Can Make You Happy.” They shared the top 10 with Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and The Beatles. Mercy followed up with another Billboard chart hit titled “Forever.”
It was the only time that those pop legends shared the top 10 simultaneously. Marvell still can’t believe he was part of music history.
Today, James Marvell performs a strong 60s show and with the help of his wife Faye recreates the classics he recorded with Mercy such as “Love Is Blue”, “Obladi”, “Forever” and “Love Can Make You Happy”, the song that captured the essence of the peace and love generation.