Women Hold Up Half the Sky (album) explained

Women Hold Up Half the Sky
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Ruby Turner
Cover:	Women Hold Up Half the Sky.jpg
Released:	1986
Label:	Jive
Next Title:	Ruby Turner Live at Glastonbury
Next Year:	1986

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

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).^{[1] [2] [3]}

Track listing

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^[4]	4
UK Albums Chart	47

Notes and References

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