How Could It Be

How Could It Be is Eddie Murphy's debut musical studio album that was released on July 20, 1985 by Columbia Records.
==Tracklisting==
#Do I	3:56
#C-O-N Confused	3:41
#How Could It Be (featuring Crystal Blake)	4:39
#I Wish (I Could Tell You When)	4:28
#Party All The Time (featuring Rick James)	4:12
#I, Me, Us, We	4:41
#My God Is Color Blind	4:42
#Everything's Coming Up Roses	4:34
==Chart Performance==
"How Could It Be" peaked at #26 on the Billboard 200 and #17 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It was certified gold by the RIAA with certified units/sales of 500,000.
==Critical Reception==
Robert Christgau gave the album a "C" minus, writing that it "also typifies the one-worlder cheerleading of a lyricist who can't be as bright as we'd hoped him to be in his finest moments--he's got politics like Jerry Lewis, only with less soul."
Allmusic's Jason Ellis wrote: "Despite his best intentions, How Could It Be is often marred by its lack of great material, and Murphy's voice is thin and often lacking control."
Category:1980s albums
Category:R&B
Category:Synthpop