Shirley Murdock
Shirley Murdock | |
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| Birth name | Shirley Murdock |
| Born | May 22, 1957 Toledo, Ohio, U.S.[1] |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | EMI Gospel Tyscot Records |
Shirley Murdock (born May 22, 1957)Sirius XM Radio gospel channel for eight years since its initial release.
Career
Murdock started out singing
Dayton-based recording studio, Troutman Sound Labs.[2] Murdock and Troutman's first charted 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.[3]
Murdock signed with
Cuba Gooding, Sr. and David Peaston.[1]
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.[5]
In 2009, Murdock collaborated with
Congo Square.[6] She also appeared in the 2009 stage play A Mother's Prayer, with Johnny Gill, Robin Givens, and Jermaine Crawford
. She also appeared in "A Mother's Love" a stage play produced by Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker in 2014.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications
| |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] |
US R&B |
US Gos | ||||||||||||
| 1986 | Shirley Murdock!
|
44 | 9 | — | ||||||||||
| 1988 | A Woman's Point of View
|
137 | 19 | — | ||||||||||
| 1991 | Let There Be Love!
|
— | 22 | — | ||||||||||
| 2002 | Home
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— | — | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2007 | Soulfood
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— | 71 | 7 | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| US Gos | ||
| 2011 | Live: The Journey
|
24 |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2001 | The Very Best of Shirley Murdock |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US R&B [4] |
US Gos |
UK
[9] | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| "Oh What a Feeling" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Found My Way" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1991 | "In Your Eyes" | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | Let There Be Love! | ||||||
| "Stay with Me Tonight" | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1992 | "Let There Be Love!" | — | 89 | — | 47 | — | — | |||||||
| 2007 | "I Love Me Better Than That" | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | Soulfood | ||||||
| 2011 | "Dream" | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | Live: The Journey | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c "Shirley Murdock Page". Soulwalking.co.uk. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Hogan, Ed. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ "Roger Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Shirley Murdock Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ "GospelFlava News". December 14, 2006. Archived from the original on December 16, 2006.
- ^ "Congo Square : Teena Marie". Concord Entertainment Company. December 16, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ "Artist / Shirley Murdock". Billboard Database. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ "US Certifications > Shirley Murdock". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
- ^ "UK Charts > Shirley Murdock". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
External links
- Shirley Murdock official website
- Shirley Murdock at AllMusic
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