Shirley Murdock
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| Shirley Murdock | |
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| Birth name | Shirley Murdock |
| Born | May 22, 1957 Toledo, Ohio, United States |
| Genres | R&B/soul Gospel music |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | Elektra Records Dexterity Sounds/EMI Gospel Tyscot Records |
| Associated acts | Roger Troutman Zapp |
Shirley Murdock (born May 22, 1957, in Toledo, Ohio)[1] is an American R&B singer, who is best known for her 1986 R&B hit single "As We Lay" and for her vocals on Zapp and Roger hit single Computer Love.
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[edit] Career
Murdock started out singing gospel music in her native Toledo. Singer/musician Roger Troutman hired Murdock as a backing singer for his family's band Zapp, which had several hits on Warner Bros. (and its Reprise Records 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 chart single was a Warner Bros. single issued as Roger (featuring Shirley Murdock), "Girl, Cut It Out", which charted at number 79 R&B in early 1985.
Murdock signed with Elektra Records and released "No More", Written by Shirley Murdock and Gregory Jackson,(Cincinnati,Ohio Funk Keyboardist and member of Zapp),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 album ! went gold, also helped along by the follow-up hits "Go on Without You" and "Be Free." She also released albums 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, Sr. and David Peaston.
Murdock released Home, her gospel-music debut album, in 2002 on T.D. Jakes' Dexterity Sounds record label. She made her acting debut in the movie Sweating in the Spirit. Most recently, Murdock has signed with Tyscot Records and released her most recent album in March 2007.[2]
In 2009, Murdock collaborated with Teena Marie on the song "Soldier", from Marie's album Congo Square.[3] She also appeared in the 2009 stage play A Mother's Prayer, with Johnny Gill, Robin Givens, and Jermaine Crawford.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions[4] | US certifications[5] |
Record label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Gospel |
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| 1986 | Shirley Murdock! | 44 | 9 | — | Gold | Elektra Records |
| 1988 | A Woman's Point of View | 137 | 19 | — | — | |
| 1991 | Let There be Love | — | 22 | — | — | |
| 2001 | The Very Best of Shirley Murdock | — | — | — | — | Rhino/Atlantic Records |
| 2002 | Home | — | — | 9 | — | Chordant |
| 2007 | Soulfood | — | 71 | 7 | — | Tyscot |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart, was not released or was not certified | ||||||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions [4][6] | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US AC |
US Dance |
UK | |||
| 1986 | "No More" | — | 24 | — | 27 | — | Shirley Murdock! |
| "Truth or Dare" | — | — | — | — | 60 | ||
| "As We Lay" | 23 | 5 | 21 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "Go on Without You" | — | 5 | — | — | — | |
| "Be Free" | — | 86 | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "Husband" | — | 5 | — | — | — | A Woman's Point of View |
| 1991 | "In Your Eyes" | — | 7 | — | — | — | Let There Be Love |
| "Stay with Me Tonight" | — | 36 | — | — | — | ||
| 1992 | "Let There Be Love!" | — | 89 | — | 47 | — | |
| 2007 | "I Love Me Better Than That" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released | |||||||
[edit] Movie career
| Movie | Year |
|---|---|
| Sweating in the Spirit | 2005 |
| First Cousins (post-production) | 2007 |
[edit] References
- ^ Shirley Murdock at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "GospelFlava News". December 14, 2006. http://www.gospelflava.com/news.html.
- ^ http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/Congo-Square/
- ^ a b "Shirley Murdock US chart history". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/shirley-murdock/chart-history/5264. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ^ "Shirley Murdock US certifications history". riaa.com. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Shirley%20Murdock&format=Album&go=Search&perPage=25. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- ^ "Shirley Murdock UK chart history". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=4551. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
