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1980 studio album by Stephanie Mills
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.
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Track listing
- All songs written by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas except where indicated.
Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Sweet Sensation" | | 4:30 |
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2. | "Try My Love" | | 3:50 |
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3. | "I Just Wanna Say" | | 6:10 |
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4. | "Wish That You Were Mine" | | 4:33 |
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5. | "D-A-N-C-I-N'" | | 5:41 |
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6. | "Still Mine" | | 5:43 |
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7. | "
Never Knew Love Like This Before" | | 5:27 |
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8. | "Mixture of Love" | | 4:25 |
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Personnel
- Stephanie Mills – vocals
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Hubert Eaves III – keyboards
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James Mtume – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, rhythm arrangements, vocal arrangements, producer
- Ed Walsh – synthesizer programming
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Reggie Lucas – guitars, backing vocals, rhythm arrangements, vocal arrangements, producer
- Ed Moore – guitars
- Basil Fearington – bass guitar
- Howard King – drums
- Gene Blanco – horn and string arrangements
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Wade Marcus – horn and string arrangements
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Tawatha Agee – backing vocals, vocal contractor
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Gwen Guthrie – backing vocals
- Brenda White King – backing vocals
- Recorded and Mixed at
Sigma Sound Studios (New York, NY)
- James Dougherty – engineer, mixing
- Craig Michaels – assistant engineer
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Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
- Glen Christensen – art direction, photography
- Stanley James – make-up, hair stylist
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
References
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Sweet Sensation review at
AllMusic. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
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"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.
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"Stephanie Mills US certification history". riaa.com. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
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"Stephanie Mills Chart History (Billboard 200)".
Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
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"Stephanie Mills Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)".
Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
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"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
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"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
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"Stephanie Mills chart history". billboard.com. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
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"Stephanie Mills Official Charts Company".
Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
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