Stephanie Mills (album)

Stephanie Mills is the tenth studio album by the American R&B singer Stephanie Mills, released in 1985 on MCA Records. Following her last release I've Got the Cure on Casablanca Records, Mills self-titled new album was the first release upon signing a new recording contract with MCA Records.^[1]

The album features R&B hits "Rising Desire", "Stand Back" and "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love", which was a number-one hit for 2 weeks on Billboard’s Top R&B Songs chart.

Jazz musician George Duke produced the tracks "Automatic Passion", "Under Pressure", "Rising Desire" and "Just You". Richard Rudolph husband of late singer Minnie Riperton produced the tracks "Time of Your Life" and "Hold On to Midnight".^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Stand Back"	Carl Sturken Evan Rogers	5:09
2.	"Automatic Passion"	Karyn White Robert Brookins Tony Haynes	4:10
3.	"Rising Desire"	Raymond Jones	5:57
4.	"Time of Your Life"	Rod Temperton	4:28
5.	"Hold On to Midnight"	Rod Temperton Howard King	5:40
6.	"Just You"	Diane Warren Robbie Buchanan	4:50
7.	"I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love"	Angela Winbush	4:51
8.	"Under Pressure"	Michael Jay Michael Watson	6:20

Personnel

Lead vocals - Stephanie Mills
Keyboards, Synthesizer – Larry Williams, Randy Cantor [Additional]
Flute – Larry Williams
Bass – Abraham Laboriel, Freddie "Ready" Washington
Guitar – Paul Jackson, Jr., John McGhee, Ron Jennings
Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar – Michael Landau
Alto Saxophone – Mark Russo
Backing Vocals – Carl Carwell, Cydney L. Davis, Lynn Davis, Robert Brookins, Rod Temperton
Drums – John Robinson
Synthesizer [Bass] – Carl Sturken
Engineer [Assistant] – Cowboy Clyde Kaplan, Joe Borja, Magic Moreno, Robert de la Garza, Tom Nist
Design – DZN*, Norm Ung
Executive-Producer – Stephanie Mills
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	47
US Billboard Top R&B Albums^[4]	4

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[5]
Year	Single	US	US R&B	US Dance
1985	"Stand Back"	—	15	7
1986	"I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love"	—	1	—
1986	"Rising Desire"	—	11	—

References

↑ Stephanie Mills - Albums Discography - Allmusic
↑ Stephanie Mills - Stephanie Mills (Vinyl, LP, Album).discogs
↑ "Stephanie Mills US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
↑ Stephanie Mills - Chart history - Billboard
↑ "Stephanie Mills US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-05-07.

Stephanie Mills

Studio albums	Movin' in the Right Direction For the First Time What Cha' Gonna Do with My Lovin' Sweet Sensation Stephanie Tantalizingly Hot Love Has Lifted Me Merciless I've Got the Cure Stephanie Mills If I Were Your Woman Home Christmas Something Real Personal Inspirations Born for This!

Singles	"What Cha' Gonna Do with My Lovin" "You Can't Get Over" "Put Your Body in It" "Sweet Sensation" "Never Knew Love Like This Before" "Two Hearts" "Last Night" "Keep Away Girls" "Pilot Error" "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" "The Medicine Song" "King Holiday" "Stand Back" "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love" "Rising Desire" "I Feel Good All Over" "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" "Secret Lady" "If I Were Your Woman" "Where Is the Love" "Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)" "Home" "Comfort of a Man" "All Day, All Night" "Never Do You Wrong"

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