Sweet Sensation (Stephanie Mills album)
Sweet Sensation is the fourth album by American R&B and soul singer Stephanie Mills. Released in 1980, produced by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas. The album features her biggest hit, "Never Knew Love Like This Before" which peaked within the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100 and won two Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female and Best R&B Song, the former becoming her first career Grammy win. Sweet Sensation received gold status by the Recording Industry Association of America for sells over 500,000 copies.[3]
| Sweet Sensation | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 16, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1979–1980 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound Studios (New York City, New York) | |||
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| Label | 20th Century Fox | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Billboard | (unrated)[2] |
Track listing
- All songs written by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sweet Sensation" | 4:30 | |
| 2. | "Try My Love" | 3:50 | |
| 3. | "I Just Wanna Say" | 6:10 | |
| 4. | "Wish That You Were Mine" | 4:33 | |
| 5. | "D-A-N-C-I-N'" |
| 5:41 |
| 6. | "Still Mine" | 5:43 | |
| 7. | "Never Knew Love Like This Before" | 5:27 | |
| 8. | "Mixture of Love" |
| 4:25 |
Personnel
- Stephanie Mills – vocals
- Hubert Eaves III – keyboards
- James Mtume – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, rhythm arrangements, vocal arrangements, producer
- Ed Walsh – synthesizer programming
- Reggie Lucas – guitars, backing vocals, rhythm arrangements, vocal arrangements, producer
- Ed Moore – guitars
- Basil Fearington – bass guitar
- Howard King – drums
- Gene Blanco – horn and string arrangements
- Wade Marcus – horn and string arrangements
- Tawatha Agee – backing vocals, vocal contractor
- Gwen Guthrie – backing vocals
- Brenda White King – backing vocals
- Recorded and Mixed at Sigma Sound Studios (New York, NY)
- James Dougherty – engineer, mixing
- Craig Michaels – assistant engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
- Glen Christensen – art direction, photography
- Stanley James – make-up, hair stylist
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[8][9] | ||||
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| US | US R&B |
US A/C |
US Dance | UK | ||
| 1980 | "Sweet Sensation" | 52 | 3 | — | 5 | — |
| "Never Knew Love Like This Before" | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
References
- Sweet Sensation review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- "Review: Stephanie Mills – Sweet Sensation" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 16. April 19, 1980. p. 55. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2020 – via American Radio History.
- "Stephanie Mills US certification history". riaa.com. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
- "Stephanie Mills Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- "Stephanie Mills Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- "Stephanie Mills chart history". billboard.com. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
- "Stephanie Mills Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
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