Read My Lips (Melba Moore album)

Read My Lips
Studio album by
Melba Moore
ReleasedMarch 22, 1985
StudiosUnique, New York City[1]
Length40:58
LabelCapitol
Producers
Melba Moore chronology
Never Say Never
(1983)		 Read My Lips
(1985)		 A Lot of Love
(1986)

Read My Lips is the fourteenth album by American singer Melba Moore. It was released by Capitol Records on March 22, 1985. This album featured the hit title track and "When You Love Me Like This". The title track garnered Moore a third Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, making her just the fourth black artist after Donna Summer, Joan Armatrading, and Tina Turner to be nominated in the category.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[3]

AllMusic editor Justin Kantor awarded the album four and a half stars out of five and called it "the most versatile and underrated item in Moore's often overlooked catalog." He found that "with arrangements that are always on the dot, solid songs, and stellar vocals, Read My Lips is a must for every Moore fan's collection."[3]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Love of a Lifetime"
Diamond5:39
2."I Can't Believe It's Over"
  • Diamond
  • Lew Kirton
Diamond5:30
3."Read My Lips"
Diamond4:07
4."Dreams"Stevie NicksDiamond4:55
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
5."When You Love Me Like This (duet with Lillo Thomas)"DiamondDiamond4:24
6."Winner"
Laurence4:14
7."King of My Heart"DiamondDiamond3:57
8."To Those Who Wait"
Diamond4:28
9."Mind Over Matter"
  • Jay Levy
  • Terry Shaddick
Richard James Burgess3:44

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4]130
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5]24

References

  1. ↑ "Read My Lips - Melba Moore | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ Jet - 17 Aug 1998 - Page 46 Vol. 94, No. 12 "As a singer, Moore made a name for herself with such hits as Love's Comin'At Ya, Livin For Your Love, A Little Bit More, Falling and It's Been So Long. She even earned Grammy nominations for the albums, Read My Lips and This Is It."
  3. 1 2 Kantor, Justin. "Read My Lips". Allmusic. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Melba Moore Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Melba Moore Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
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