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Read My Lips is the fourteenth album by American singer Melba Moore. It was released by Capitol Records on March 22, 1985. This album featured the hit title track and "When You Love Me Like This". The title track garnered Moore a third Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, making her just the third black artist after Donna Summer and Tina Turner to be nominated in the category.[2]

Read My Lips
Studio album by Melba Moore
Released	March 22, 1985
Studio	Unique Recording Studios (New York City)[1]
Length	40:58
Label	Capitol
Producer	Richard James Burgess Keith Diamond Paul Laurence
Melba Moore chronology
Never Say Never (1983) Read My Lips (1985) A Lot of Love (1986)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

AllMusic editor Justin Kantor awarded the album four and a half stars out of five and called it "the most versatile and underrated item in Moore's often overlooked catalog." He found that "with arrangements that are always on the dot, solid songs, and stellar vocals, Read My Lips is a must for every Moore fan's collection."[3]

Track listing

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[4]	130
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5]	24

References

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