JANICE'S BLUES ALLEY PRESENTS
SHIRLEY MURDOCK
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Singer/songwriter Shirley Murdock is best known for the ethereal ballad "As We Lay," which was produced by Roger Troutman. Murdock started out singing gospel music in her native
Toledo. Troutman hired her as a background singer for his family's group Zapp, who had several hits on Warner Brothers (or its Reprise imprint). Based on this success, Troutman
began recording tracks with Murdock and lead singer Sugarfoot of the Ohio Players, among others, at his Dayton-based recording studio Troutman Sound Labs.
Murdock and Troutman's first charting single was a Warner single issued as Roger (Featuring Shirley Murdock), "Girl, Cut It Out," which charted at number 79 R&B in early 1985. Murdock was signed to Elektra Records with the pumping "No More," which made it to number 24 R&B in early 1986. Then came her signature hit, "As We Lay," written by Zapp's Larry Troutman and keyboardist Billy Beck (of the Ohio Players). The tender, melancholy ballad made it to the R&;B Top Ten and peaked at number 23 pop in 1986. Her LP Shirley Murdock went gold, also helped along by the follow-up hits "Go on Without You" and "Be Free." She also released full-lengths in 1988 (A Woman's Point of View) and 1991 (Let There Be Love). In early 2000, Murdock toured in the inspirational/gospel play, Be Careful What You Pray For with Cuba Gooding and David Peaston. -- Ed Hogan of All Music Guide. |
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1985 Shirley Murdock! | |||
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01. Be Free 02. No More 03. Go On Without You 04. Truth Or Dare 05. Danger Zone |
06. Teaser 07. As We Lay 08. The One I Need 09. Tribute | ||
1988 A Woman's Point Of View | |||
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01. Husband 02. (Everybody Wants) Somethin' For Nothin' 03. Found My Way 04. If I Know 05. Woman's Point Of View 06. Oh What A Feeling |
07. I Still Love You 08. Spend My Whole Life 09. Modern Girl 10. And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going 11. Instrument Of Praise | ||
1991 Let There Be Love! | |||
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01. In Your Eyes 02. Stay With Me Tonight 03. Let There Be Love 04. Say It Mean It 05. The Last Hurrah |
06. We Should Be Together 07. Anywhere 08. Everywhere 09. Heavenly 10. Save The Children | ||
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2002 Home | |||
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01. In Your Eyes 02. Stay With Me Tonight 03. Let There Be Love 04. Say It Mean It 05. The Last Hurrah |
06. We Should Be Together 07. Anywhere 08. Everywhere 09. Heavenly 10. Save The Children | ||
2005 Soulfood | |||
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01. The F.O.G. (The Favor Of God) 02. I Love Me Better Than That 03. Praise Him 04. More Than A Conqueror 05. Oh To Know Him 06. Rhema Word |
07. Thank You 08. You Are My Righteousness 09. Medley: The Invitation / Nothing But The Blood 10. Shout Now 11. The F.O.G (The Favor Of God) (Remix) 12. I Love Me Better Than That (Live) | ||
2011 Live: The Journey | |||
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01. He Is God 02. It's In Your Hands 03. Upward Way (Intro) 04. Upward Way [Regina Belle] 05. He Is The Rock [Beverly Crawford] 06. He Is The Rock (Reprise) [Beverly Crawford] 07. Word (Intro) 08. Word 09. Lord You Reign |
10. Lord You Reign (Reprise) 11. Rejoice Come On 12. God Can Do Anything 13. Winner In Me 14. Keep Lovin' Me [Kelly Price] 15. Dream (Intro) 16. Dream 17. Someday [Beverly Crawford, Kelly Price, Regina Belle] | ||
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