# Soul Exposed

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1990 studio album by Melba Moore

Soul Exposed Studio album by Melba Moore Released March 26, 1990 Length 53:21 Label Orpheus Capitol Producer David "Pic" Conley Norman Connors Sir Gant Howard King William A. Rhineheart Rahni Song Daniel Telefaro David Townsend Linda Vitali Bebe Winans Melba Moore chronology I'm in Love (1986) Soul Exposed (1990) Happy Together (1996) Singles from Soul Exposed "Do You Really Want My Love" Released: 1990 "Lift Every Voice and Sing" Released: 1990

***Soul Exposed*** is the seventeenth album by American singer [Melba Moore](/source/Melba_Moore). It was released by [Orpheus Music](/source/Orpheus_Music) and [Capitol Records](/source/Capitol_Records) on March 26, 1990. Her final release with Capitol, the album spawned the hits "Do You Really Want My Love" and "[Lift Every Voice and Sing](/source/Lift_Every_Voice_and_Sing)," the latter of which went to number nine on *Billboard*'s R&B chart.[1]

## Critical reception

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1] Entertainment Weekly B−[2]

[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) editor Ed Hogan found that *Soul Exposed* "seemed to touch on all of [Moore's] musical roots," while showing her "wide stylistic range."[1] *[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)*'s Greg Sandow felt that the album "starts off as danceable R&B, hard to distinguish from anyone else’s. At least it’s agreeable R&B. And Moore does sing it better than most. Even her characteristic squeals fall into place as a particularly energetic form of emphasis."[2]

## Track listing

Side one No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Do You Really Want My Love" David "Pic" Conley David Townsend Conley Townsend 4:31 2. "Hold Me" Daniel Telefaro Linda Vitali Doug Booth Telefaro Vitali 4:34 3. "New Love" William A. Rhineheart Rhineheart 3:57 4. "I Love Being In Love" Mary Unobsky Michael O'Hara Sami McKinney O'Hara McKinney 4:52 5. "Lift Every Voice and Sing" James Weldon Johnson John Rosamond Johnson Bebe Winans 5:49

Side two No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 6. "Face to Face" Bruce Purse Janice Dempsey Telefaro Vitali Dempsey[a] 4:34 7. "Crying in the Night" Howard King Lisa Fischer King Rahni Song 4:12 8. "Don't You Want to Be My Lover" Charlie Singleton Dean Gant Sir Gant 3:53 9. "Too Many Lovers" Conley Townsend Ian Foster Conley Townsend 4:20 10. "Stormy Weather" Harold Arlen Ted Koehler Norman Connors 5:36

**Notes**

- **[^\[a\]](#ref_a)** denotes co-producer

## Charts

Chart (1990) Peak position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 52

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-allmusic_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-allmusic_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-allmusic_1-2) ["*Soul Exposed*"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/soul-exposed-mw0000203897). *[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)*. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ew_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ew_2-1) ["*Soul Exposed*"](https://ew.com/article/1990/03/30/soul-exposed/). *[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)*. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-BillboardRandBHipHop_3-0)** "[Melba Moore Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Melba-Moore/chart-history/BLP)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved March 18, 2022.

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