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Bobbie Gentry’ “Fancy” and Marlene Shaw’s “The Spice of Life” are both just as sweet as they are bitter.  Bobbie Gentry kicks off with “Fancy”, a story of a hopeless woman in the countryside who’s only hope for her daughter is to pimp her out.  Marlene Shaw’s “Woman of the Ghetto” points fingers back at legislators speaking harsh truths that create impossible decisions for a hopeless mother. Both albums talk about heartbreak, but still getting off on it on Gentry’s “He Made a