How Could It Be

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How Could It Be
How Could It Be cover
Studio album by Eddie Murphy
Released 1985
Recorded 1984-1985
Genre Pop
Synthpop
Label CBS Records
Producer Rick James
Aquil Fudge
Professional reviews
Eddie Murphy chronology
Comedian
(1983)
How Could It Be
(1985)
So Happy
(1989)

How Could It Be is the first musical album and third album overall by comedian/singer, Eddie Murphy. The album was released in 1985 for CBS Records and was produced by Aquil Fudge, with the exception of the top ten single "Party All The Time," which was produced by Rick James. The album was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews but was a commercial success, making it to #26 on the Billboard 200 and #17 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Two singles were released, the huge smash hit, "Party All the Time," which made it to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "How Could It Be," which became a minor R&B hit.

[edit] Track Listing

  1. "Do I Wonder"- 3:56
  2. "C-O-N Confused"- 3:41
  3. "How Could It Be"- 4:39
  4. "I Wish (I Could Tell You When)"- 4:28
  5. "Party All the Time"- 4:12
  6. "I, Me, Us, We"- 4:41
  7. "My God Is Color Blind"- 4:42
  8. "Everything's Coming Up Roses"- 4:34