Amii

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Amii
Amii Stewart - Amii.jpg
Studio album by
Amii Stewart
Released1986
Recorded1986
Genre R&B, Dance-pop, Disco
Length42:46
Label Sherman Records / RCA Italy
Producer Giorgio Moroder (Tracks A1-A5)
Bolland & Bolland (Tracks B1-B5)
Amii Stewart chronology
The Hits
(1985)
Amii
(1986)
Time for Fantasy
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Amii is a studio album by Amii Stewart released in 1986 which includes singles "Love Ain't No Toy" (originally recorded by Yvonne Fair) and "Time Is Tight". The album was produced by Giorgio Moroder and Dutch brothers Bolland & Bolland for Teldec Germany and RCA Italy.

Contents

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Time is Tight" (Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey) (4:13)
  2. "Power Play" (Moroder, Forsey) (3:49)
  3. "Easy on Your Love" (Moroder, Tom Whitlock) (3:27)
  4. "Love's in Disguise" (Moroder, Forsey) (3:35)
  5. "Lover to Lover" (Giuseppe "Beppe" Cantarelli, Roy Freeland) (4:16)

Side B

  1. "Break These Chains" (Bolland & Bolland) (4:35)
  2. "Love Ain't No Toy" (Norman Whitfield) (4:59)
  3. "The Mystery of Love" (Bolland & Bolland) (5:15)
  4. "Conspiracy" (Bolland & Bolland) (3:59)
  5. "This Generation" (Bolland & Bolland) (4:38)

Personnel

Tracks A1-A5

Tracks B1-B5

Musicians

Backing Vocals

Production

[2]

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