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Stephanie Mills (album)

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Released
  
1985

Genre
  
R&Bsouldance

Label
  
MCA

Recorded
  
1984–1985

Length
  
39:65

Producer
  
George DukeRichard RudolphRon KerseyNick MartinelliStephanie Mills (executive producer)

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.

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".

Personnel

  • Lead vocals - Stephanie Mills
  • Keyboards, Synthesizer – Larry Williams, Randy Cantor
  • 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

    • References

    Stephanie Mills (album) Wikipedia
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