Soul Exposed

Soul Exposed is the seventeenth album by American singer Melba Moore. It was released by Orpheus Music and 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," the latter of which went to number nine on Billboard's R&B chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	B−

AllMusic editor Ed Hogan found that Soul Exposed "seemed to touch on all of [Moore's] musical roots," while showing her "wide stylistic range." 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."

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Do You Really Want My Love"	David "Pic" Conley David Townsend	ConleyTownsend	4:31
2.	"Hold Me"	Daniel TelefaroLinda VitaliDoug Booth	TelefaroVitali	4:34
3.	"New Love"	William A. Rhineheart	Rhineheart	3:57
4.	"I Love Being In Love"	Mary UnobskyMichael O'HaraSami McKinney	O'HaraMcKinney	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 PurseJanice Dempsey	TelefaroVitaliDempsey[a]	4:34
7.	"Crying in the Night"	Howard KingLisa Fischer	KingRahni Song	4:12
8.	"Don't You Want to Be My Lover"	Charlie SingletonDean Gant	Sir Gant	3:53
9.	"Too Many Lovers"	ConleyTownsendIan Foster	ConleyTownsend	4:20
10.	"Stormy Weather"	Harold Arlen Ted Koehler	Norman Connors	5:36

Notes

^[a] denotes co-producer

Charts

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