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
- Producer – James Mtume, Reggie Lucas
- Howard King – drums
- Basil Fearington – bass guitar
- James Mtume – keyboards
- Hubert Eaves III – keyboards
- Reggie Lucas – guitar
- Ed Moore – guitar
- James Mtume – percussion
- Ed Walsh – synthesizer programming
- Tawatha Agee, Gwen Guthrie, Brenda White King, James Mtume, Reggie Lucas – background vocals
- James Mtume and Reggie Lucas – Rhythm arrangements
- Tawatha Agee, James Mtume and Reggie Lucas – Vocal arrangements
- Tawatha Agee – Vocal contractor
- Gene Blanco – String and horn arrangements
- Wade Marcus – String and horn arrangements
- Recorded and mixed at Sigma Sound Studios, New York
- Engineered and mixed by James Dougherty
- Assistant engineer: Craig Michaels
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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