| Women Hold Up Half the Sky | ||||
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| Released | 1986 | |||
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| Label | Jive | |||
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| AllMusic |    [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.
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]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)" | Carl Hampton, Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson | 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" | Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham | Jon Astrop | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Bye Baby" | Jolyon Skinner, Jonathan Butler |
| 4:39 |
| 5. | "I'd Rather Go Blind" | Billy Foster, Ellington Jordan | Pete Q. Harris | 6:34 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "I'm in Love" | Jonathan Butler, Simon May | Bryan "Chuck" New | 4:29 |
| 7. | "The Story of a Man and a Woman" | Michael Denne, Richard Jon Smith | New | 4:50 |
| 8. | "Only Women Bleed" | Dick Wagner, Vincent Furnier | New | 4:05 |
| 9. | "Still on My Mind" | Nigel Rickhards | Harris | 3:39 |
| 10. | "He's Mine" | Jonathan Butler, Simon May | New | 3:50 |
| 11. | "Hurting Inside" | Cecil Womack, Linda Womack | Womack & Womack | 5:27 |
2010 Remastered Edition bonus tracks
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Albums Chart [5] | 4 |
| UK Albums Chart [4] | 47 |
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