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Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy was probably best known for
his stand up comedy and acting career, but he did have a short lived
music career, which is why we include him here. Eddie Murphy was
from Brooklyn. He started out as a comedian, and his first comedic
release was self-titled in 1982 (there were some songs on his comedic
albums, such as "Boogie in Your Butt"). Also in the early 1980's,
Eddie landed a gig on Saturday Night Live, where he played some
memorable characters, such as Gumby, Buckwheat, and his parody of Mr.
Rogers.
Eddie Murphy then turned his eye to the silver screen,
and he starred in some of the more memorable movies of the 80's,
including 48 Hours, Trading Places, Beverly Hills Cop,
and Coming to America. Films that Murphy turned down due to
scheduling conflicts included Ghostbusters and Star Trek IV:
The Voyage Home.
Although Murphy had dabbled in music prior to the mid
1980's, it was in 1985 that he released his first music album,
How Could It Be. Many of you will remember the
hit song
"Party all the Time" from that album, which charted at no. 2
on the Billboard Chart. His 1989 release, So Happy, also
featured a no. 2 R&B hit song, "Put Your Mouth on Me". His final
album release was Love's Alright, in 1993, which did not chart in
the top 40. Of course Murphy has continued a successful acting
career post 1980's, but he has never been able to reproduce the success
of his heyday. The Eddie Murphy Discography, not including his
comedy releases, is as follows:1985: How Could It Be
1989: So Happy
1993: Love's Alright |
