What a Woman Needs is the eleventh studio album by American singer Melba Moore. It was released by EMI America Records on October 12, 1981. Her debut project with the label, it reached number 46 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Moore wrote six of the eight songs.[1]

What a Woman Needs
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 12, 1981
Length46:59
LabelEMI America
Producer
Melba Moore chronology
Closer
(1980)
What a Woman Needs
(1981)
The Other Side of the Rainbow
(1982)

Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Let's Stand Together"
  • McFadden
  • Whitehead
5:03
2."Your Sweet Lovin'"
  • Bruce Hawes
  • Moore
  • McFadden
  • Whitehead
3:38
3."What a Woman Needs"
  • Hawes
  • Jason Smith
  • Moore
  • McFadden
  • Whitehead
4:21
4."Take My Love"KashifKashif6:30
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
5."Overnight Sensation"
  • Gloria Sklerov
  • Pamela Phillips
  • McFadden
  • Whitehead
4:22
6."Each Second"
  • Jerry Cohen
  • McFadden
  • Whitehead
  • McFadden
  • Whitehead
5:12
7."Piece of the Rock"
  • Alvin Fields
  • Frank Fuchs
  • Jolyon Skinner
Ted Currier4:12
8."Let's Get Back to Lovin'"
  • Cohen
  • McFadden
  • Whitehead
Harris3:30

Charts

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Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 201
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 46

References

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  1. ^ Jet - 3 Jan 1983 - Page 64: Melba Moore Stakes Claim To Fame As Recording Star - It's hard to imagine that being immensely successful on Broadway would prove to be a stumbling block for someone venturing into the recording industry. But that was the case for Melba Moore who starred in such Broadway productions as Hair, Purlie and Timbuktu. "Finding myself as a recording star was a little hard at first, ... album and six of eight on What A Woman Needs."
  2. ^ "Melba Moore Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Melba Moore Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2022.