Power of a Woman (Tairrie B album)

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. 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

 * 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