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A Woman's Point of View

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A Woman's Point of View
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 31, 1988
Recorded1987–1988
GenreSoul
Length54:24
LabelElektra Records
ProducerRoger Troutman
Shirley Murdock chronology
Shirley Murdock!
(1986)
A Woman's Point of View
(1988)
Let There Be Love!
(1991)

A Woman's Point of View is a studio album by the American soul singer Shirley Murdock.[1] The album was released on May 31, 1988, and includes the charting single "Husband".[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The Washington Post wrote that "Murdock gives her melodramatically powerful voice free rein, and it sobs and soars in a sonic stratosphere somewhere between Aretha Franklin and Jennifer Holliday."[3]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Husband"
  • Billy Beck
  • Larry Troutman
5:05
2."(Everybody Wants) Somethin' for Nothin'"Shirley Murdock4:30
3."Found My Way"
  • Billy Beck
  • Larry Troutman
5:57
4."If I Know"
  • Roger
  • Larry Troutman
5:03
5."A Woman's Point of View"
  • Shirley Murdock
  • Roger
  • Larry Troutman
4:05
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Oh What a Feeling"
  • Roger
  • Larry Troutman
5:23
2."I Still Love You"Shirley Murdock5:15
3."Spend My Whole Life" (featuring Dale Degroat)
  • Billy Beck
  • Roger
  • Larry Troutman
5:42
4."Modern Girl"
  • Billy Beck
  • Roger
  • Larry Troutman
3:48
5."And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"
  • Tom Eyen
  • Henry Krieger
4:32
6."Instrument of Praise"
  • Dale Degroat
  • Shirley Murdock
5:42

Personnel

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Adapted from AllMusic[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Wynn, Ron. Shirley Murdock: Shirley Murdock! > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Shirley Murdock: Billboard Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. ^ Brown, Joe (22 July 1988). "Murdock: From Choir to the Computer Age". The Washington Post. p. N21.
  4. ^ Wynn, Ron. "Shirley Murdock! > Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 September 2017.