The 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. The recording sessions took place at Audio Achievements, in Torrance, and Echo Sound, in Los Feliz. The album was produced by Quincy Jones III, Bilal Bashir, Greg Kuehn, Schoolly D, and Tairrie B, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Eazy-E and Everlast.
Two singles, "Murder She Wrote" & "Swingin' wit' T", peaked at numbers 27 and 28, respectively, on the US Hot Rap Singles chart.
Contents
Critical reception
The St. Petersburg Times concluded that "The Power of a Woman is a feminist discourse for the '90s, a dissertation that is cerebral but not musty, gutter-wise but sophisticated, sexually up front and somewhat obscene."
Track listing
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
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