I've Got the Cure

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I've Got the Cure
I've Got the Cure (Stephanie Mills album - cover art).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 10, 1984 (1984-September-10)
Recorded19831984
Genre
Label Casablanca
Producer
Stephanie Mills chronology
Merciless
(1983)
I've Got the Cure
(1984)
Stephanie Mills
(1985)
Singles from I've Got the Cure
  1. "The Medicine Song"
    Released: 1984
  2. "Edge of the Razor"
    Released: 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
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I've Got the Cure is the eighth studio album by American singer Stephanie Mills, released on September 10, 1984, by Casablanca Records, her final release for the label. It features the single "The Medicine Song", which peaked at number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. The album peaked at No. 73 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and at No. 10 on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Contents

In 2013, the UK's Cherry Red Records reissued I've Got the Cure on their Soul Music Records imprint. This re-release is an expanded edition compact disc which includes "The Medicine Song" (Original Mark Berry 12" Mix), "Edge of the Razor" (Dance Mix) and "Edge of the Razor" (Dub Mix) as bonus tracks.

Four of the album's ten tracks - "Edge of the Razor", "Give it Half a Chance", "Outrageous" and "Everlasting Love" were produced by George Duke who also played on the album.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "The Medicine Song" (David "Hawk" Wolinski) 4:52
  2. "Edge of the Razor" (Tom Snow, Roy Freeland) 4:56
  3. "In My Life" (Pat Leonard, Keithen Carter) 4:06
  4. "Give it Half a Chance" (Kenny Loggins, Stephen Bishop) 4:41

Side two

  1. "Outrageous" (Len Ron Hanks, John Lewis Parker) 4:50
  2. "You Might Just Need a Friend" (Pat Leonard, Keithen Carter) 3:56
  3. "Everlasting Love" (Howard Grate, Michael Powell) 4:23
  4. "Rough Trade" (Pat Leonard, Keithen Carter, David "Hawk" Wolinski) 3:49
  5. "Undercover" (Pat Leonard, Keithen Carter) 3:50

Bonus Tracks on 2013 SoulMusic Records Reissue

  1. "The Medicine Song" (Mark Berry 12 Inch Mix) 6:40
  2. "Edge of the Razor" (Dance Mix) 6:39
  3. "Edge of the Razor" (Dub Mix) 4:01

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the I've Got the Cure liner notes. [2]

Production

Studios

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 73
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [4] 10

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References

  1. I've Got the Cure review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  2. I've Got the Cure (CD booklet). Stephanie Mills. Casablanca Records. 1984.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. "Stephanie Mills Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  4. "Stephanie Mills Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2020.