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How Could It Be is the debut musical studio album by comedian/actor Eddie Murphy. The album was released on July 20, 1985, 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. The album was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews but was a commercial success, making it to #26 on the Billboard 200 and #17 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Two singles were released: "Party All the Time", which made it to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the title track, which became a minor R&B hit.
Video How Could It Be
Track listing
Maps How Could It Be
Personnel
- Drums: James Allen, Dennis Davis, Rick James
- Percussion: Aquil Fudge
- Bass: Frank Hamilton, Michael McKinney, Fred Washington
- Guitars: Gordon Banks, Ben Bridges, Kenny Hawkins, Larry John McNally, Mike O'Neil, Paul Pesco, Greg Poree, David Williams, Larry Menally
- Keyboards, Synthesizers: Frank Hamilton, Greg Levias, Jeff Lorber, Greg Phillinganes, Darryl Ross, Levi Ruffin, Bill Wolfer, Stevie Wonder, Bill Young
- Synthesizer programming: Abdoulaye Soumare, Bob Bradlove
- Harmonica: Stevie Wonder
- Horns: Earl Gardner, Richard Gibbs, Larry Gittens, Bob Malach, Keith Quinn
- Backing Vocals: Roderick Bascom, Crystal Blake, Alvin "Blues" Broussard, Anthony Clark, Carlotta Clark, Lisa Clark, Paul Freudenburg, Larry Gittens, Rod Gordon, Cynthia Green, Bruce Hawes, Rick James, David Allen Jones, Jacque Kimbrough, Derek Lawrence, Lorelei McBroom, Daryl Murphy, LaMorris Payne, Daryl Phinnessee, William Rivera, Dwayne Roberson, Darryl Ross, Levi Ruffin, Howard Smith, Spartacus R., Michelle Wiley, Philip "Bully" Williams, Steven Lindstrom
- Technical
- Larkin Arnold - executive producer
- Nancy Greenberg - art direction
- Annie Leibovitz - photography
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Charts
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Certifications
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References
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