Women Hold Up Half the Sky (album)

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Women Hold Up Half the Sky
Women Hold Up Half the Sky.jpg
Studio album by
Ruby Turner
Released1986
Genre
LabelJive
Producer
Ruby Turner chronology
Women Hold Up Half the Sky
(1986) 		Ruby Turner Live at Glastonbury
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[1]

Women Hold Up Half the Sky is the debut solo studio album by British Jamaican singer Ruby Turner, released in 1986 by Jive Records.

Singles[]

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 #30), "I'm in Love" (UK #61, #57 re-release), "Bye Baby" (UK #52), a cover of the Etta James standard "I'd Rather Go Blind" (UK #24) and "In My Life" (UK #95).[2][3][4]

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)"Carl Hampton, Homer Banks, Raymond JacksonBilly Ocean4:27
2."In My Life (It's Better to Be in Love)"Monte MoirMonte Moir4:42
3."A Woman Left Lonely"Dan Penn, Spooner OldhamJon Astrop4:45
4."Bye Baby"Jolyon Skinner, Jonathan Butler
  • Jolyon Skinner
  • Jonathan Butler
4:39
5."I'd Rather Go Blind"Billy Foster, Ellington JordanPete Q. Harris6:34
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
6."I'm in Love"Jonathan Butler, Simon MayBryan "Chuck" New4:29
7."The Story of a Man and a Woman"Michael Denne, Richard Jon SmithNew4:50
8."Only Women Bleed"Dick Wagner, Vincent FurnierNew4:05
9."Still on My Mind"Nigel RickhardsHarris3:39
10."He's Mine"Jonathan Butler, Simon MayNew3:50
11."Hurting Inside"Cecil Womack, Linda WomackWomack & Womack5:27

2010 Remastered Edition bonus tracks

  2. "Won't Cry No More"
  4. "I'm Livin' a Life of Love"
  6. "If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)" (Extended Version)
  8. "Ooo Baby Baby"
  10. "In My Life (It's Better to Be in Love)" (Alternative Version)

Chart performance[]

Chart Peak
position
New Zealand Albums Chart[5] 4
UK Albums Chart[4] 47

References[]

  1. ^ "Women Hold Up Half the Sky - Ruby Turner - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. ^ "RUBY TURNER - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  3. ^ Bruce Eder. "Ruby Turner | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  4. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 569. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ Hung, Steffen. "charts.nz - Ruby Turner - Women Hold Up Half The Sky". charts.nz. Retrieved 24 September 2018.

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