How Could It Be
1985 studio album by Eddie Murphy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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How Could It Be is the debut musical studio album by comedian/actor Eddie Murphy. The album was released in September 1985[1] on Columbia Records and was produced by Aquil Fudge, with the exception of the hit top ten single "Party All the Time", which was produced by Rick James.
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AllMusic | [3] |
Robert Christgau | (C-)[4] |
New York Daily News | (unfavorable)[5] |
New York Daily News | [6] |
The Cincinnati Post | [7] |
The Cincinnati Enquirer | [8] |
Detroit Free Press | [9] |
The Boston Globe | (unfavorable)[10] |
The Gazette | (favorable)[11] |
The Buffalo News | (unfavorable)[12] |
The Commercial Appeal | (favorable)[13] |
Gannett News Service | (unfavorable)[14] |
The Honolulu Advertiser | (unfavorable)[15] |
The Canadian Press | (unfavorable)[16] |
Copley Press | (favorable)[17] |
Daily Press | (favorable)[18] |
The Morning Call | (unfavorable)[19] |
The Daily Oklahoman | (favorable)[20] |
Oakland Tribune | [21] |
Lexington Herald-Leader | (unfavorable)[22] |
Los Angeles Times | [23] |
How Could It Be | ||||
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Released | September 1985[1] | |||
Recorded | 1985[2] | |||
Studio | Wonderland Studios, Joint Recording Studios, Soundworks Studios, Clinton Recording, Power Station | |||
Length | 34:53 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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Singles from How Could It Be | ||||
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The album was a commercial success, making it to No. 26 on the Billboard 200 and No. 17 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Two singles were released: "Party All the Time", which made it to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the title track, which became a minor R&B hit. This studio album was recorded as part of fulfilling a $100,000 bet that Richard Pryor had made with Eddie Murphy that he could not sing.[citation needed] In the album's liner notes, Eddie Murphy wrote the following "To Richard Pryor, my idol, with whom I have a $100,000 bet. No, motherfucker, I didn't forget."[24]
In an interview in 1987, Murphy said: "My album could have been much better but it came out okay".[25]