Shirley Murdock!

Shirley Murdock! is the debut studio album by the American soul singer Shirley Murdock. The album was released on February 18, 1986, and included the charting singles "Be Free", "As We Lay" and "Go on Without You".

Shirley Murdock!
Studio album by Shirley Murdock
Released	February 18, 1986
Recorded	1985
Genre	Soul
Length	63:26
Label	Elektra
Producer	Roger Troutman
Shirley Murdock chronology
Shirley Murdock! (1986) A Woman's Point of View (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Track listing

Side One

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Be Free"	Roger Larry Troutman	5:00
2.	"No More"	Gregory Jackson Shirley Murdock Roger Larry Troutman	5:25
3.	"Go on Without You"	Roger Larry Troutman	4:51
4.	"Truth or Dare"	Gregory Jackson Shirley Murdock Roger	3:55

Side Two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Danger Zone"	Gregory Jackson Shirley Murdock Roger	5:53
2.	"Teaser"	Gregory Jackson Shirley Murdock Roger	4:41
3.	"As We Lay"	Billy Beck Larry Troutman	5:56
4.	"The One I Need"	Roger Larry Troutman	4:43
5.	"Tribute"	Shirley Murdock	1:23

CD bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Truth or Dare" (European Mix)	7:38
11.	"No More" (Extended Mix)	5:23
12.	"As We Lay" (Midnight Mix)	5:31
13.	"Tribute" (Extended Mix)	3:07

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic

• Shirley Murdock – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Billy Beck – keyboards, backing vocals
• Dale DeGroat – keyboards, backing vocals
• Gregory Jackson – keyboards, backing vocals
• Roger Lynch – keyboards
• Roger Troutman – keyboards, lead guitars, rhythm guitars, horns, backing vocals
• Terry "Zapp" Troutman – keyboards, horns
• Aaron Blackmon – lead guitars, rhythm guitars, horns
• Lester Troutman – drums
• Robert "Kuumba" Jones – congas
• Larry Troutman – congas, backing vocals
• Sherman Fleetwood – horns
• Jannetta Boyce – backing vocals
• Ray Davis – backing vocals
• Larry Hatcher – backing vocals

Production

• Roger Troutman – producer
• Carol Friedman – art direction
• Sue Keston – design
• Michele Singer – photography
• Marion Caldwell – hair stylist
• Jean Derrickson – make-up

Technical credits

• Ralph Aikens – recording, mixing, editing
• Michael Braunstein – recording, mixing, editing
• Janine Connors – recording, mixing, editing
• Paul Logus – recording, mixing, editing
• Lester Troutman – recording, mixing, editing
• Michael Warren – recording, mixing, editing
• Dale DeGroat – mixing
• Gregory Jackson – mixing
• Shirley Murdock – mixing
• Roger Troutman – mixing, editing
• Terry "Zapp" Troutman – mixing, editing