Sweet Sensation (album)

Sweet Sensation
Studio album by Stephanie Mills
Released April 16, 1980
Recorded 19791980
Studio Sigma Sound Studios
(New York City, New York)
Genre R&B, soul, post-disco, adult contemporary
Label 20th Century-Fox Records
Producer James Mtume, Reggie Lucas
Stephanie Mills chronology
What Cha' Gonna Do with My Lovin'
(1979)
Sweet Sensation
(1980)
Stephanie
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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.

Track listing

All tracks composed by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas; except where indicated

  1. "Sweet Sensation" - 4:30
  2. "Try My Love" (Tawatha Agee, Hubert Eaves III) - 3:50
  3. "I Just Wanna Say" - 6:10
  4. "Wish That You Were Mine" - 4:33
  5. "D-A-N-C-I-N'" (Howard King, Edward Moore) - 5:41
  6. "Still Mine" - 5:33
  7. "Never Knew Love Like This Before" - 5:27
  8. "Mixture of Love" (J. Mills, J. Simmons) - 4:25

Personnel


Charts and certifications

Year Album Chart positions[2][3] U.S.
certifications[4]
Record label
US US
R&B
1980 Sweet Sensation 16 3 Gold 20th Century Records

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[2][3][5]
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

  1. Allmusic review
  2. 1 2 "Stephanie Mills US chart history". billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  3. 1 2 "Stephanie Mills US chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  4. "Stephanie Mills US certification history". riaa.com. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  5. "Stephanie Mills UK chart history". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
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