Let There Be Love! | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Studio | Troutman Sound Labs | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Label | Elektra [1] | |||
Producer | Roger Troutman | |||
Shirley Murdock chronology | ||||
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Let There Be Love! is an album by the American R&B singer Shirley Murdock, released in 1991. [2] [3]
The album's first track, "In Your Eyes", was a top 10 R&B hit. [4]
The album was produced by Roger Troutman, with assistance from Murdock and Dale DeGroat. [5] Murdock cowrote a few songs, including "Let There Be Love" and "In Your Eyes". [6] Let There Be Love! was recorded at Troutman Sound Labs, in Dayton, Ohio. [7]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Billboard called the album a "shimmering set of lush ballads and rousing dance/funk tunes." [5] The Washington Post considered "We Should Be Together" to be the album's best song, deeming it "a funky, scat-filled jazz tune complete with plunger-mute horn riffs." [10] The Boston Globe opined that Murdock "is one of those under-publicized and underrated singers, raised on gospel, whose power on more secular offerings is a bit too jolting for the average consumer." [11]
The Dayton Daily News thought the album to be "solidly written and produced," praising the "heavy house-music influence" of the title track. [12] USA Today described it as "an adult-oriented collection of lovely ballads and a few discreetly funky dance numbers that generally serve to emphasize her prowess with the slow songs." [13]
AllMusic wrote that "while Let There Be Love! isn't the soul extravaganza Murdock is quite capable of delivering, R&B/pop ballads and slow jams like 'The Last Hurrah', 'Say It, Mean It' and the Anita Baker-ish 'Anywhere' aren't anything to be embarrassed by either." [8] MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide thought that Murdock "leaves the soap opera topics behind this time and crafts a work that fully meshes the best aspects of her gospel and secular influences." [9]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "In Your Eyes" | 3:58 |
2. | "Stay with Me Tonight" | 4:02 |
3. | "Let There Be Love" | 5:14 |
4. | "Say It, Mean It" | 3:43 |
5. | "The Last Hurrah" | 3:28 |
6. | "We Should Be Together" | 3:31 |
7. | "Anywhere" | 3:57 |
8. | "Everywhere" | 4:17 |
9. | "Heavenly" | 4:03 |
10. | "Save the Children" | 4:06 |
Let There Be Love! | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Studio | Troutman Sound Labs | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Label | Elektra [1] | |||
Producer | Roger Troutman | |||
Shirley Murdock chronology | ||||
|
Let There Be Love! is an album by the American R&B singer Shirley Murdock, released in 1991. [2] [3]
The album's first track, "In Your Eyes", was a top 10 R&B hit. [4]
The album was produced by Roger Troutman, with assistance from Murdock and Dale DeGroat. [5] Murdock cowrote a few songs, including "Let There Be Love" and "In Your Eyes". [6] Let There Be Love! was recorded at Troutman Sound Labs, in Dayton, Ohio. [7]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Billboard called the album a "shimmering set of lush ballads and rousing dance/funk tunes." [5] The Washington Post considered "We Should Be Together" to be the album's best song, deeming it "a funky, scat-filled jazz tune complete with plunger-mute horn riffs." [10] The Boston Globe opined that Murdock "is one of those under-publicized and underrated singers, raised on gospel, whose power on more secular offerings is a bit too jolting for the average consumer." [11]
The Dayton Daily News thought the album to be "solidly written and produced," praising the "heavy house-music influence" of the title track. [12] USA Today described it as "an adult-oriented collection of lovely ballads and a few discreetly funky dance numbers that generally serve to emphasize her prowess with the slow songs." [13]
AllMusic wrote that "while Let There Be Love! isn't the soul extravaganza Murdock is quite capable of delivering, R&B/pop ballads and slow jams like 'The Last Hurrah', 'Say It, Mean It' and the Anita Baker-ish 'Anywhere' aren't anything to be embarrassed by either." [8] MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide thought that Murdock "leaves the soap opera topics behind this time and crafts a work that fully meshes the best aspects of her gospel and secular influences." [9]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "In Your Eyes" | 3:58 |
2. | "Stay with Me Tonight" | 4:02 |
3. | "Let There Be Love" | 5:14 |
4. | "Say It, Mean It" | 3:43 |
5. | "The Last Hurrah" | 3:28 |
6. | "We Should Be Together" | 3:31 |
7. | "Anywhere" | 3:57 |
8. | "Everywhere" | 4:17 |
9. | "Heavenly" | 4:03 |
10. | "Save the Children" | 4:06 |