Power of a Woman (Tairrie B album)

Power of a Woman
Power of a Woman
Studio album by Tairrie B
Released	June 12, 1990
Recorded	1989
Studio	Audio Achievements (Torrance, CA); Echo Sound (Los Feliz, CA);
Genre	Hip hop
Length	49:44
Label	Ruthless; MCA;
Producer	Tairrie B (also exec.); Bilal Bashir; Greg Kuehn; QDIII; Schoolly D;
Tairrie B chronology
Singles from Power of a Woman
	"Murder She Wrote"; Released: April 20, 1990; "Swingin' 'Wit "T""; Released: September 28, 1990;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Los Angeles Times	^[2]

Power of a Woman is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Tairrie B. It was released on June 12, 1990 via Comptown/Ruthless/MCA Records.^[3] Recording sessions took place at Audio Achievements in Torrance and Echo Sound in Los Feliz. Production was handled by Quincy Jones III, Bilal Bashir, Greg Kuehn, Schoolly D, and Tairrie B herself, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Eazy-E and Everlast.

Despite gaining rather favorable reviews, it did not manage to chart on the Billboard; however, two singles "Murder She Wrote" & "Swingin' Wit' T placed themselves at numbers 27 & 28 respectively, on the US Hot Rap Singles chart.

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"			0:32
2.	"Swingin' Wit' T"	Theresa Beth Maurice White Philip Bailey Larry Dunn	QD3 Tairrie B	4:13
3.	"Anything You Want" (featuring Eazy-E)	Beth Jesse B. Weaver, Jr. Sylvester Stewart	Schoolly D	3:58
4.	"Vinnie Tha' Moocha" (featuring Everlast)	Cab Calloway Irving Mills Clarence Gaskill	Greg Kuehn Tairrie B	4:01
5.	"Step 2 This"	Beth Bilal Bashir	Bilal Bashir Tairrie B	6:09
6.	"Murder She Wrote"	Beth Quincy Jones III	QD3 Tairrie B	3:16
7.	"Packin' a Punch"	Beth Art Neville Joseph Modeliste Leo Nocentelli George Porter, Jr.	Bilal Bashir Tairrie B	5:28
8.	"Let the Beat Rock"	Jones III	QD3	3:31
9.	"Player"	Beth Gregory Russell Kuehn	Greg Kuehn Tairrie B	5:25
10.	"Schooll's In"	Beth Weaver, Jr. Joe Tex Charles Bobbit Fred Wesley James Brown	Schoolly D	4:50
11.	"Ruthless Bitch"	Beth	Tairrie B	8:21
Total length:				49:44

Notes

Track 3 contains a sample from "Sing a Simple Song"
Track 4 is a variation of "Minnie the Moocher"
Track 10 contains sample from "Givin' up Food for Funk"

Personnel[edit]

Theresa "Tairrie B" Beth – vocals, producer (tracks: 2, 4-7, 9, 11), mixing (tracks: 2-5, 7), executive producer, design, stylist
Eric "Eazy-E" Wright – rap vocals (track 3)
Erik "Everlast" Schrody – rap vocals (track 4)
Quincy Jones III – producer (tracks: 2, 6, 8), mixing (track 2)
Jesse "Schoolly D" Weaver, Jr. – producer (tracks: 3, 10)
Greg Kuehn – producer (tracks: 4, 9)
Bilal Bashir – producer (tracks: 5, 7), mixing (tracks: 4, 5, 7)
Donovan "The Dirt Biker" Smith – recording (tracks: 2, 8, 9), mastering
Bob Morse – recording (tracks: 3-7, 10), mixing (tracks: 4, 5, 7)
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
Jeff Adamoff – art direction
Peter Dokus – photography
Missy Garland – make-up
George Green – hair

References[edit]

^ Huey, Steve. "Tairrie B. - The Power of a Woman Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^ Gold, Jonathan (July 7, 1990). "Dr. Dre's Expanding Sphere of Influence". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^ "The Power of a woman /[performed by] Tairrie B. | U.S. Copyright Public Records System". publicrecords.copyright.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-25.

External links[edit]

Tairrie B – The Power Of A Woman at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Huey, Steve. "Tairrie B. - The Power of a Woman Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 8, 2023.

[2] Gold, Jonathan (July 7, 1990). "Dr. Dre's Expanding Sphere of Influence". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 8, 2023.

[3] "The Power of a woman /[performed by] Tairrie B. | U.S. Copyright Public Records System". publicrecords.copyright.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-25.

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