Women Hold Up Half the Sky (album)
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Released1986
Producer
- Bryan "Chuck" New
- Billy Ocean
- Monte Moir
- Jon Astrop
- Jolyon Skinner
- Jonathan Butler
- Pete Q. Harris
- Womack & Womack
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| Released | 1986 | |||
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| Label | Jive | |||
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Women Hold Up Half the Sky is the debut solo studio album by British Jamaican singer Ruby Turner, released in 1986 by Jive Records.
The album includes five singles which reached the UK Singles Chart: a cover of The Staple Singers song and featuring Jonathan Butler, "If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)" (UK No. 30), "I'm in Love" (UK No. 61, No. 57 re-release), "Bye Baby" (UK No. 52), a cover of the Etta James standard "I'd Rather Go Blind" (UK No. 24) and "In My Life" (UK No. 95).[2][3][4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)" (featuring Jonathan Butler) |
| Billy Ocean | 4:27 |
| 2. | "In My Life (It's Better to Be in Love)" | Monte Moir | Monte Moir | 4:42 |
| 3. | "A Woman Left Lonely" | Jon Astrop | 4:45 | |
| 4. | "Bye Baby" |
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| 4:39 |
| 5. | "I'd Rather Go Blind" |
| Pete Q. Harris | 6:34 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "I'm in Love" |
| Bryan "Chuck" New | 4:29 |
| 7. | "The Story of a Man and a Woman" |
| New | 4:50 |
| 8. | "Only Women Bleed" | New | 4:05 | |
| 9. | "Still on My Mind" | Nigel Rickhards | Harris | 3:39 |
| 10. | "He's Mine" |
| New | 3:50 |
| 11. | "Hurting Inside" |
| Womack & Womack | 5:27 |
2010 Remastered Edition bonus tracks
- "Won't Cry No More"
- "I'm Livin' a Life of Love"
- "If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)" (Extended Version)
- "Ooo Baby Baby"
- "In My Life (It's Better to Be in Love)" (Alternative Version)