Sweet Sensation (album)

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Sweet Sensation
File:Sweet sensation cover.jpg
Studio album by Stephanie Mills
Released April 16, 1980
Recorded 1979–1980
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)What Cha' Gonna Do with My Lovin'1979		 Sweet Sensation
(1980)		 Stephanie
(1981)Stephanie 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[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

  • Howard King – drums
  • Basil Fearrington – bass
  • 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, 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 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
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