| "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love" | ||||
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| Single by Stephanie Mills | ||||
| from the album Stephanie Mills | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary R&B/Soul | |||
| Length | 6:34 | |||
| Label | MCA 5669 | |||
| Writer(s) | Angela Winbush, René Moore | |||
| Producer | Ron Kersey | |||
| Stephanie Mills singles chronology | ||||
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"I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love" is a song by R&B singer, Stephanie Mills, and is the second single from the singer's 1985 self-titled album. The song was written by Angela Winbush and René Moore, of the singing duo Rene & Angela.
The single peaked at the summit of the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart, reaching number one for two weeks in May 1986. It was Mills's first number-one single on the chart and would prove to be one of her most successful singles in the R&B markets. However, the single did not make the Hot 100.[1]
| Preceded by "Kiss" by Prince and The Revolution |
Billboard Hot Black Singles number-one single May 3, 1986 |
Succeeded by "On My Own" by Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald |