Women Hold Up Half the Sky (album)

Women Hold Up Half the Sky is the debut solo studio album by British Jamaican singer Ruby Turner, released in 1986 by Jive Records.

Women Hold Up Half the Sky
Studio album by Ruby Turner
Released	1986
Genre	Funk soul synthpop
Label	Jive
Producer	Bryan "Chuck" New Billy Ocean Monte Moir Jon Astrop Jolyon Skinner Jonathan Butler Pete Q. Harris Womack & Womack
Ruby Turner chronology
Women Hold Up Half the Sky (1986) Ruby Turner Live at Glastonbury (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Singles

The album includes five singles which reached the UK Singles Chart: a cover of The Staple Singers song and featuring Jonathan Butler, "If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)" (UK #30), "I'm in Love" (UK #61, #57 re-release), "Bye Baby" (UK #52), a cover of the Etta James standard "I'd Rather Go Blind" (UK #24) and "In My Life" (UK #95).[2][3][4]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)"	Billy Ocean	4:27
2.	"In My Life (It's Better to Be in Love)"	Monte Moir	4:42
3.	"A Woman Left Lonely"	Jon Astrop	4:45
4.	"Bye Baby"	Jolyon Skinner Jonathan Butler	4:39
5.	"I'd Rather Go Blind"	Pete Q. Harris	6:34

Side two

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
6.	"I'm in Love"	Bryan "Chuck" New	4:29
7.	"The Story of a Man and a Woman"	New	4:50
8.	"Only Women Bleed"	New	4:05
9.	"Still on My Mind"	Harris	3:39
10.	"He's Mine"	New	3:50
11.	"Hurting Inside"	Womack & Womack	5:27

2010 Remastered Edition bonus tracks

12. "Won't Cry No More"
13. "I'm Livin' a Life of Love"
14. "If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)" (Extended Version)
15. "Ooo Baby Baby"
16. "In My Life (It's Better to Be in Love)" (Alternative Version)

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position
New Zealand Albums Chart[5]	4
UK Albums Chart[4]	47

References

1. "Women Hold Up Half the Sky - Ruby Turner - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
2. "RUBY TURNER - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
3. Bruce Eder. "Ruby Turner | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 569. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
5. Hung, Steffen. "charts.nz - Ruby Turner - Women Hold Up Half The Sky". charts.nz. Retrieved 24 September 2018.

External links

• Women Hold Up Half the Sky at Discogs (list of releases)