Sweet Sensation (album)
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Sweet Sensation is the fourth album by Stephanie Mills
. Released in 1980, Produced by James Mtume
and Reggie Lucas
.
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Stephanie Mills
Stephanie Dorthea Mills is an American R&B and soul singer, and a former Broadway star.-Career:Mills began her career appearing in her first play at the age of nine. Two years later, Mills won Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater a record six times...
. Released in 1980, Produced by James Mtume
James Mtume
James Mtume is a jazz and R&B musician and a radio personality. Mtume's group is perhaps best known for their 1983 R&B hit song "Juicy Fruit". The song was sampled by The Notorious B.I.G. in his song "Juicy"...
and Reggie Lucas
Reggie Lucas
Reginald "Reggie" Lucas is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. Lucas is most famous for his production work with percussionist Mtume and for producing the majority of Madonna's 1983 self-titled debut album.-Biography:...
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Track listing
All tracks composed by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas; except where indicated- "Sweet Sensation" - 4:30
- "Try My Love" (Tawatha Agee, Hubert Eaves IIIHubert Eaves IIIHubert Eaves III is a keyboardist, songwriter and record producer. He worked on all of the hits by the influential dance act D-Train in the early 1980s. He also did session work with Mtume. Eaves was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he was taught piano by his father.-References:...
) - 3:50 - "I Just Wanna Say" - 6:10
- "Wish That You Were Mine" - 4:33
- "D-A-N-C-I-N'" (Howard King, Edward Moore) - 5:41
- "Still Mine" - 5:33
- "Never Knew Love Like This BeforeNever Knew Love Like This Before"Never Knew Love Like This Before" is a song by American R&B singer Stephanie Mills. The song is the second and final single from Mills' 1980 album, Sweet Sensation. The single was released in August 1979 and became a huge hit in 1980....
" - 5:27 - "Mixture of Love" (J. Mills, J. Simmons) - 4:25
Personnel
- Howard King – drums
- Basil Fearrington – bass
- James MtumeJames MtumeJames Mtume is a jazz and R&B musician and a radio personality. Mtume's group is perhaps best known for their 1983 R&B hit song "Juicy Fruit". The song was sampled by The Notorious B.I.G. in his song "Juicy"...
– keyboards - Hubert Eaves IIIHubert Eaves IIIHubert Eaves III is a keyboardist, songwriter and record producer. He worked on all of the hits by the influential dance act D-Train in the early 1980s. He also did session work with Mtume. Eaves was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he was taught piano by his father.-References:...
– keyboards - Reggie LucasReggie LucasReginald "Reggie" Lucas is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. Lucas is most famous for his production work with percussionist Mtume and for producing the majority of Madonna's 1983 self-titled debut album.-Biography:...
– guitar - Ed Moore – guitar
- James Mtume – percussion
- Ed Walsh – synthesizer programming
- Tawatha Agee, Gwen GuthrieGwen GuthrieGwen Guthrie was an American singer-songwriter, who also sang backing vocals for Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, and Madonna, among others, and who wrote songs made famous by Ben E. King, and Roberta Flack....
, 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 MarcusWade MarcusWade Marcus was a producer during the 1970s. He composed the music to the film The Final Comedown with Grant Green. He also produced albums by The Blackbyrds, Gary Bartz, A Taste of Honey, The Sylvers, Eddie Kendricks, The Dramatics, Peaches & Herb, Donald Byrd, G. C...
– String and horn arrangements
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- Recorded and mixed at Sigma Sound StudiosSigma Sound StudiosSigma Sound Studios is an American music recording studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania founded by recording engineer Joseph Tarsia in 1968.Located at 212 N. 12th Street in Philadelphia, it was the second studio in the country to offer 24-track recording and the first in the country to use console...
, New York - Engineered and mixed by James Dougherty
- Assistant engineer: Craig Michaels
Charts and certifications
| Year | Album | Chart positions | U.S. certifications |
Record label | |
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| 1980 | Sweet Sensation | 16 | 3 | Gold | 20th Century Records |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||||
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| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
US A/C |
US Dance | UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1980 | "Sweet Sensation" | 52 | 3 | — | 5 | — |
| "Never Knew Love Like This Before Never Knew Love Like This Before "Never Knew Love Like This Before" is a song by American R&B singer Stephanie Mills. The song is the second and final single from Mills' 1980 album, Sweet Sensation. The single was released in August 1979 and became a huge hit in 1980.... " |
6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |