Shirley Murdock
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| Shirley Murdock | ||
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 The cover of one of her albums.
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Shirley Murdock | |
| Origin | Toledo, Ohio | |
| Genre(s) | R&B/Soul | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals | |
| Years active | 1987 - Present | |
| Associated acts |
Roger Troutman | |
Shirley Murdock is a American R&B singer. She was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio where she learned a passion for music.
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[edit] Career
American-born singer/songwriter Shirley Murdock is best known for the ethereal ballad "As We Lay," which was produced by Roger Troutman. Murdock started out singing gospel music in her native Toledo. Troutman hired her as a background singer for his family's group Zapp, who had several hits on Warner Brothers (or its Reprise imprint). Based on this success, Troutman began recording tracks with Murdock and lead singer Sugarfoot of the Ohio Players, among others, at his Dayton-based recording studio Troutman Sound Labs. Murdock and Troutman's first charting single was a Warner single issued as Roger (Featuring Shirley Murdock), "Girl, Cut It Out," which charted at number 79 R&B in early 1985.
Murdock was signed to Elektra Records with the pumping "No More," which made it to number 24 R&B in early 1986. Then came her signature hit, "As We Lay," written by Zapp's Larry Troutman and keyboardist Billy Beck (of the Ohio Players). The tender, melancholy ballad made it to the R&B Top Ten and peaked at number 23 pop in 1986. Her LP Shirley Murdock went gold, also helped along by the follow-up hits "Go on Without You" and "Be Free." She also released full-lengths in 1988 (A Woman's Point of View) and 1991 (Let There Be Love). In early 2000, Murdock toured in the inspirational/gospel play, Be Careful What You Pray For with Cuba Gooding and David Peaston.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
| Single | Year | US R&B Singles | The Billboard Hot 100 |
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| As We Lay | 1986 | 5 | 23 |
| No More | 1986 | 24 | - |
| Be Free | 1987 | 86 | - |
| Go on Without Me | 1987 | 5 | - |
| Husband | 1988 | 5 | - |
| In Your Eyes | 1991 | 7 | - |
| Stay With Me Tonight | 1991 | 36 | - |
| Let There Be Love! | 1992 | 47 | - |
[edit] Albums
| Album | Year | US R&B Albums |
|---|---|---|
| Shirley Murdock | 1986 | 9 |
| A Woman's Point of View | 1988 | 19 |
| Home | 2002 | 9 |
[edit] Movie Career
| Movie | Year |
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| Sweating in The Spirit | 2005 |
| First cousins-post-production | 2007 |
Around 2005-2006 Shirley decided to take her career in a new direction. This was acting, her debut movie was Sweating in The Spirit.
