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If I Were Your Woman (Stephanie Mills album)

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If I Were Your Woman
Studio album by
Stephanie Mills
ReleasedJune 1, 1987
Recorded1986–1987
StudiosAlpha International Studios (Philadelphia, PA); Celestial Sound Studios, Greene St. Recording, Quadrasonic Studios, Sigma Sound and Unique Recording Studios (New York City, NY); Cherokee Studios and Sound Castle Recorders (Los Angeles, CA); Baby O'Recorders (Hollywood, CA); Mama Jo's Studio and Larrabee Sound Studios (North Hollywood, CA); Battery Studios (London, UK).
Genres
Length39:58
LabelMCA
Producers
Stephanie Mills chronology
Stephanie Mills
(1985)		 If I Were Your Woman
(1987)		 Home
(1989)
Singles from If I Were Your Woman
  1. "I Feel Good All Over"
    Released: 1987
  2. "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me"
    Released: 1987
  3. "Secret Lady"
    Released: 1988
  4. "If I Were Your Woman"
    Released: 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[1]
The New York Times(favorable)[2]

If I Were Your Woman is the eleventh studio album by American recording artist Stephanie Mills, released on June 1, 1987, on MCA Records. The album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 30 on the Billboard 200 chart. If I Were Your Woman was also certified Gold and Platinum in the US by the RIAA.[3][4]

Critical reception

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Robert K. Oermann of USA Today ranked this album at No. 26 on his list of 1987's top 50 R&B albums.[5]

Singles

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The album's lead single "I Feel Good All Over" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and No. 22 on the Billboard Dance Single Sales chart.[6][7] It's second single titled "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Dance Single Sales chart.[8][9] A remix of "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.[10] The album's title track also reached No. 19 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.[11]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Feel Good All Over"
Nick Martinelli5:02
2."If I Were Your Woman"
Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey4:36
3."(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me"
Laurence5:52
4."Jesse"
Brookins5:17
5."Secret Lady"
  • Mills
  • Howard Grate
LaForrest "La La "Cope5:25
6."Touch Me Now"
Brathwaithe4:54
7."Running for Your Love"
  • Mills
  • Brathwaithe
  • Alexander
Brathwaithe4:33
8."Can't Change My Ways"
  • David Reeves
  • Mills
  • Davy D
  • Russell Simmons
4:28

Personnel

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  • Stephanie Mills – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 3, 6, 7)
  • Donald Robinson – acoustic piano (1), Rhodes piano (1)
  • Randy Cantor – synthesizers (1)
  • Ron Kersey – keyboards (2), programming (2)
  • Paul Laurence – all other instruments (3)
  • Robert Brookins – keyboards (4), programming (4)
  • George Duke – acoustic piano (4)
  • Barry Eastmond – keyboards (5), pianos (6)
  • LaForrest "La La" Cope – keyboards (5), arrangements (5)
  • V. Jeffrey Smith – synthesizers (5), additional programming (5), rhythm arrangements (5)
  • Skip Anderson – acoustic piano (7)
  • Keith Andes – additional synthesizers (7)
  • Davy D – all instruments (8)
  • Randy Bowland – guitars (1)
  • Herb Smith – guitars (2)
  • Kevin Chokan – guitars (4)
  • Ira Siegel – guitars (5, 6)
  • Mike Campbell – guitars (7)
  • Doug Grigsby – bass (1)
  • Freddie Washington – bass (2)
  • Timmy Allen – bass (3)
  • Wayne Braithwaite – bass (5, 6, 7), synthesizers (7), drum programming (7)
  • Darryl Burgee – drums (1), percussion (1)
  • John Paris – drum overdubs (4)
  • Yogi Horton – drums (5)
  • Terry Silverlight – drums (6)
  • Jimmy Maelen – percussion (5)
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion (6)
  • Nick Martinelli – arrangements (1)
  • Edith Wint – string contractor (6)
  • Richard Henrickson – concertmaster (6)
  • Cynthia Biggs – backing vocals (1)
  • Deborah Dukes – backing vocals (1)
  • Annette Hardeman – backing vocals (1)
  • Gabriel Hardeman – backing vocals (1), arrangements (1)
  • Charlene Holloway – backing vocals (1)
  • Gordon Scott – backing vocals (1)
  • Alex Brown – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7, 8), BGV arrangements (2, 4–7)
  • Lynn Davis – backing vocals (2)
  • Vesta Williams – backing vocals (2)
  • Marva King – backing vocals (4)
  • Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (4)
  • Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals (6, 7, 8)
  • Maxine Waters – backing vocals (6, 7, 8)
  • Cliff Branch – backing vocals (7)

Technical

  • Taavi Mote – remix engineer
  • Hill Swimmer – engineer (1)
  • Erik Zobler – engineer (2)
  • Ron Banks – engineer (3)
  • Louil Silas Jr. – remixing (3, 5)
  • Mitch Gibson – engineer (4)
  • Tommy Vicari – engineer (4, 8)
  • Philip Walters – engineer (4)
  • Carl Beatty – engineer (5)
  • Fernando Kral – engineer (5, 6)
  • Cassandra Mills – remixing (5)
  • John Convertino – engineer (6, 7)
  • Acar Key – engineer (6, 7)
  • Brian Max – engineer (6, 7)
  • Barbara Milne – engineer (6, 7)
  • Bryan "Chuck" New – engineer (6, 7)
  • Jon Smith – engineer (6, 7)

Design

  • Cassandra Mills – executive producer, album concept
  • Stephanie Mills – executive producer, album concept
  • September – art direction, design
  • Ron Slenzak – photography
  • Jeffrey Beaton – make-up
  • James Gibson – hair stylist

Charts

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[12]30
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13]1

Singles

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Year Single Chart positions[14]
US
Pop		 US
R&B		 US
Dance		 UK
1987 "I Feel Good All Over" — 1 — —
"(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" 85 1 23 62
"Secret Lady" — 7 — —
1988 "If I Were Your Woman" — 19 — —

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ If I Were Your Woman review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  2. ↑ Holden, Stephen (July 6, 1986). "BLACK FEMALE VOCALISTS BANISH FORMULA POP". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ Stephanie Mills (1987). If I Were Your Woman (album). MCA Records.
  4. ↑ "Stephanie Mills: If I Were Your Woman". riaa.com. RIAA.
  5. ↑ K. Oermann, Robert (December 31, 1987). "I'm looking over the albums that shook my soul in 1987". USA Today – via newsbank.com.
  6. ↑ "Stephanie Mills: I Feel Good All Over (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  7. ↑ "Stephanie Mills: I Feel Good All Over (Dance Single Sales)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  8. ↑ "Stephanie Mills: (You're Puttin') A Rush on Me (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  9. ↑ "Stephanie Mills: (You're Puttin') A Rush on Me (Dance Single Sales)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  10. ↑ "(You're Puttin') A Rush On Me (Remix): Dance Club Songs". billboard.com. Billboard.
  11. ↑ "Stephanie Mills: If I Were Your Woman (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  12. ↑ "Stephanie Mills Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Stephanie Mills Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  14. ↑ "UK Charts > Stephanie Mills". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
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